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Developmental Universities?
The emergence of knowledge as a crucial means of production in the global economy induced a new agenda for universities that tends to evaluate traditional functions such as teaching and knowledge creation in the light of commercial relevance and in addition encourages entrepreneurial activities in form of patenting innovations or fee-for-service agreements. Universities are crucial for maintaining global competitiveness at the technological frontier but they are also becoming important in developing countries since research and development (R&D) is increasingly organized as a global task that is no longer limited to leading industrialized nations. The purpose of this project is to assess empirically whether the emerging trend among developing countries to use policies towards universities, as a developmental tool, constitutes an effective strategy. The research focus is China as a new major investor in knowledge production.
Last modified 9 Nov 2010