The two time-honoured tasks of universities are teaching and research which have long provided
society with specific skills and new knowledge and ideas. Expectations have increased exponentially
and demands are originating from a much wider range of stakeholders. Universities are now given
progressively more important roles in economic expansion, social development, better forms of
political organization and governance, plus providing education for more students, and developing and
transferring technology to industry. The capacity of universities to respond is insufficient, in both the
developed and developing worlds. New models to guide the evolution of universities include the triple
helix, the creation of entrepreneurial or specialized universities, large-scale excellence-driven
environments or the concept of developmental universities. Most of these ultimately suggest that the
universities move towards technology-oriented third missions, thus a closer interaction with
enterprises. This special issue of Science and Public Policy explores such issues in 12 countries.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:tut/oai:encore.tut.ac.za:d1001313 |
| Date | 01 March 2009 |
| Creators | Göransson, BO, Maharajh, R, Schmoch, U |
| Publisher | Beech Tree Publishing |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Rights | © Beech Tree Publishing |
| Relation | Science and Public Policy |
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