The New England Board of Higher Education "NEBHE" has been deeply interested in how New England higher education institutions can collaborate with one another and with other leaders to confront threats to their economic sustainability. These threats stem partly from shifts in academic content and delivery, student demography and…

European University Association (EUA) has been an active contributor to the Bologna Process since its start 20 years ago. The present position paper welcomes the recent progress in the development of the European Higher Education Area, on the occasion of the Bologna Process Ministerial Conference on 19 November. EUA leaders will join the European…

Wiljan van den Akker is a university professor, a respected academic administrator, and a published poet and writer. From a base at the Utrecht University, in the Netherlands, his three-decade long career spans three continents and includes one-on-one associations with Berkeley, UCLA and Oxford. Currently, he is the Vice-Rector for Research at…

Higher education can use resources more effectively by (1) developing collaborative relationships; (2) offering contract programs; (3) eliminating waste; (4) soliciting donations; (5) finding new roles for personnel; (6) using technology; and (7) not trying to be all things to all people. (SK)

Explores how educators can successfully provide quality continuing education to corporate America by addressing why industry and postsecondary educational institutions have not chosen to work together more closely in the past, models of successful partnerships, and what factors contribute to a successful partnership between business and…

Addresses the role of the university in industry-education collaboration and presents a case study of collaboration between industry and a university-based interdisciplinary team. In this case study, the final training program and training staff were strengthened as a result of the collaborative field-testing process. (CT)

Examines educational exchange between the University for Teacher Education in Iran and the University of California at Los Angeles during 1975 to 1979. Describes the substance and goals of the institutions' relationship, pointing to issues and problems encountered and raising questions about sociocultural issues in such relationships. (Author/CAM)

To meet increased technical demands, alternative engineering and technical degree programs are needed, such as four-year programs in engineering technology. A technical college and university in Florence, SC, are collaborating on such a 1+2+1 alternative degree program. (SK)

In Australia, Cooperative Research Centres strengthen linkages between universities as producers and industry as users of research. Shifting perspectives on the functions of universities, industry, and government are driven by the need for wealth creation, global competitiveness, and optimum linkages between research and commercialization. (SK)

Ten informal papers given at Discussion Forums to U.S. groups are provided which address current South African related issues as they touch upon the South African Information Exchange (SAIE) initiative. Papers have the following titles and authors: "Is There Space for American Involvement in South African Education?" (Merlyn C. Mehl);…

University autonomy is a concept widely discussed and often misunderstood. In the Latin American context, university autonomy has been regarded as something inherent to the nature of the universities. As long as universities exist, the phenomenon of university autonomy will be present . University autonomy should be examined in the light of such…

Includes "Introduction" (Nadine Burquel); "University-Enterprise Cooperation: The Last Decade" (Ed Prosser); "University-Enterprise Cooperation in Italy. The Consortium for Research and Continuing Education" (Aldo Cantoni); and "University-Industry Research and Teaching Partnerships. The Warwick Example"…

This paper discusses an approach to educational improvement through collaboration between schools and universities. It develops the concept of symbiosis between unlike institutions in which each recognizes need for the other in seeking to fulfill its self-interest. The first section defines the essential characteristics of successful renewal: that…

The relationship between theory and application and the role of the university in the discovery and solution of contemporary social problems are discussed in this special issue. The social sciences must respond directly to pressing social issues. (RM)

Discusses the need for new collaborative articulation and transfer programs between two-year and four-year institutions that involve not only faculty, but students and employers as well. Argues that the concepts of transfer and articulation should be broadened to make opportunities available for the increasing diversity of potential students. (14…