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| As the Walls of Academia are Tumbling Down | |
Universities, particularly those with a strong research orientation, are being challenged by new circumstances. These include the information technology revolution and the ever greater complexity of societal and scientific problems.
As a result, society is making novel demands on universities. In response, they lower their external walls so that they can collaborate with industry and government. The effects on education, research and regional economic growth deserve investigation. So do their effects on universities upholding their academic values once they have escaped the ivory tower. In order to effectively address the multifaceted challenges of tomorrow, universities must also lower their internal walls and stimulate close collaboration between disciplines in a variety of ways. This book examines the new world facing universities and offers a series of recommendations on how to meet the challenges.
Contributors include James J. Duderstadt (University of Michigan), Werner Z. Hirsch, (University of California, Los Angeles), Peter Lorange (IMD, Lausanne), Jakob Nüesch, (Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich), Peter Preuss, Charles F. Kennel and Sharon E. R. Franks (University of California, San Diego), Frank H. T. Rhodes, (American Philosophical Society), Henry Rosovsky (Harvard University), J. William. Schopf and Werner Z. Hirsch (University of California, Los Angeles), Lucy Smith (University of Oslo), Ulrich W. Suter and Matthias Erzinger, (Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich), Leslie Wagner, (LeedsMunicipalUniversity), Mary L. Walshok, (University of California, San Diego), Luc E. Weber (University of Geneva) and Harold M. Williams (Getty Trust). Werner Z. Hirsch is a professor of economics at the University of California, Los Angeles and founding member of two public policy institutes. Luc E. Weber is a professor of public economics and former rector of the University of Geneva; presently, he is vice-president of the International Association of Universities and a member of the board of the European University Association, as well as of the Steering Committee for Higher Education and Research of the Council of Europe. | |
| Contents | |
| PREFACE by Werner Z. Hirsch and Luc E. Weber CONTRIBUTORS CHAPTER 1 Universities and the Global Village: An Introductory Overview Werner Z. Hirsch Part I The New 21st Century Environment and its Implications for Universities CHAPTER 2 No Ivory Tower: University and Society in the Twenty-First Century Henry Rosovsky CHAPTER 3 Scientific Advances and the ever more Complex Challenges Facing Society Jakob Nüesch CHAPTER 4 Preparing for the Revolution: the Future of the University in the Digital Age James J. Duderstadt CHAPTER 5 The ever Increasing Demands Made on Universities in the United States by Society and Politicians Harold M. Williams CHAPTER 6 Universities’ Responsiveness and Responsibilities in an Age of Heightened Competition Luc E. Weber Part II Lowering Walls inside the University CHAPTER 7 Strategies to Foster Interdisciplinary Teaching and Research in a University J. William Schopf and Werner Z. Hirsch CHAPTER 8 Opening up Departments and their Teaching Lucy Smith PART III Lowering External Walls of Universities CHAPTER 9 University High-Tech Alliances: Promising Economic Opportunities as well as Dangers Werner Z. Hirsch CHAPTER 10 Technology Transfer at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ) Ulrich W. Suter and Matthias Erzinger CHAPTER 11 Transforming the Walls of Academia into Bridges: Connecting ResearchUniversities and Industry in San Diego, California Peter Preuss, Charles F. Kennel and Sharon E.R. Franks CHAPTER 12 Facilitating Lifelong Learning in a ResearchUniversity Context Mary L. Walshok CHAPTER 13 Facilitating Lifelong Education Leslie Wagner PART IV To Conclude: The Future of University Partnerships CHAPTER 14 The Industry View of Collaborative Research Peter Lorange CHAPTER 15 The Future of University Partnerships Frank H.T. Rhodes | |