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  • Published 2010, London, Paris & Geneva
  • Economica, 358 pp, $60
  • Glion Colloquium Series #6

  • ISBN 978-2-7178-5797-9

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    lays the foundation, economic (Luc Weber), technological (Charles Vest) and social (Ellen Hazelkorn).


    (Jean-Lou Chameau), industry (Wayne Johnson) and national innovation policies (Frans Van Vught and David Dill).

    from long-established (Georg Winckler, Ralph Eichler and Heather Munroe-Blum) and emerging institutions (Bertil Andersson et al, Fawwaz Ulaby, Arif Al-Hammadi et al, and Juan de la Fuente) to compare how regional and institutional characteristics shape innovation strategies.

    Michael Crow describes the transformation of Arizona State University, Bernd Huber reviews Germany’s excellent initiative, James Duderstadt discusses a U.S. approach to energy challenges, Michel Bénard describes the shift of high-tech industry towards open innovation and Jamil Salmi concludes with the challenges of creating world-class universities.

    Nam Suh proposes an innovation model, Dieter Lenzen returns to Humboldt’s ideas in creating the 19th-century research university, and Gururaj Deshpande demonstrates how innovative organizations could be created in different environments. John Seely Brown suggests that the power of ICT, coupled with new social networking, is driving an epistemological shift.

    Frank Rhodes reviews the past decade spanned by the Glion Colloquia and helps draft a new Glion Declaration.
    University research for Innovation


    Economica, Glion colloquium Series No 6, London, Paris and Geneva.

    In June 2009, university and industry leaders from around the world gathered in Glion-above-Montreux, Switzerland, for the VII Glion Colloquium to consider
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    Whether in the “old world” of Europe and North America or in rapidly developing nations, the message is clear:
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    Today’s economy requires not only leadership in innovation, but also educated citizens capable of applying technology, talent and capital in new ways. Institutions of higher learning must collaborate with industry and government to create a climate that enables innovation to thrive.

    Part of the challenge is the changing nature of innovation itself – it is becoming far more open, spans virtually all disciplines and is increasingly global. And it arises not only in the laboratory and classroom, but also in the marketplace, workplace and community.

    Launched in 1998 by Professors Luc Weber (University of Geneva) and Werner Hirsch (University of California), the Glion Colloquium has brought together university leaders from Europe and North America to discuss the future of higher education, frequently joined by leaders from business, foundations and government. Topics have included the rapidly changing nature of research universities, university governance, the interaction between universities and society, the future of the university and the responsibilities of higher education, as articulated in the important document, The Glion Declaration: The University at the Millennium, prepared for the UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education in 1998.

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