Spain has begun a serious effort to increase its scientific and technological research efforts and to develop a large body of qualified researchers to participate in areas of science important to the European Economic Community. (MSE)

The new information technologies have caused profound changes in the structure of universities and their links with the social environment. Responding to intrinsic needs of science and education, the technologies have become catalysts in a much broader process involving universities and their changing roles in society. (Author/MSE)

University-industry cooperation in East Germany takes a variety of forms: cooperation on scientific committees, industry-commissioned faculty research, joint university-industry research groups undertaking projects for industry, university-industry projects of significance for the national economy, joint applied research organizations, and…

Assessments such as ranking exercises arguably level the playing field for stakeholders. Quality assurance may remain a challenge for consumers, but "public" assessments do provide a nominal element of independence or autonomy. This article outlines, from a German perspective, the way in which research assessments are frequently subject…

Brain drain has been a long-lasting phenomenon. It existed in the former Yugoslavia, and was affected by various factors, from political through economic ones to the attractive offers for advanced studies and work in scientific institutions or firms in developed countries. Some ad-hoc analyses were made concerning individual groups or periods, but…

Twelve strategies for redirecting university research efforts to respond to present-day needs are outlined, as discussed in a conference session of European university administrators. (MSE)

The need for adaptive mechanisms in higher education to accommodate rapid technological and scientific advancement and the appearance of a number of new engineering disciplines can be met through institutional structure and the relationship of universities to industrial and research organizations. (MSE)

The evolution, purposes, and administration of teaching-research-industry complexes in the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, established to improve the coordination of specialist training and industry productivity and technology, are described, and industry progress made in recent years as a result of these programs is outlined. (MSE)

European countries have discriminated increasingly against foreign students at a time when developing nations need more of technically and scientifically competent graduates. An interuniversity cooperative program of associateships for scientists from developing countries would help reduce the isolation of these scientists and recognize their…

The Romanian aproach to the concept of integrating education in general and higher technical education in particular with scientific research and production is outlined. It is illustrated with an engineering program of the Bucharest Polytechnic and its relationship with research and industry. (MSE)

Current focuses of scientific and technical research in socialist countries' universities and institutes include increasing creativity, developing student skills for independent problem-solving, computer applications, increasing research efficiency, and integration of research and production. (MSE)

The first 10 years of Spain's leading organization designed to promote the establishment of relationships between universities and industry are discussed. Its activities in scientific and technical research projects and funding, continuing education programs, and coordination of employment opportunities are outlined. (MSE)

The challenge of new information technologies goes beyond university training of information specialists and information science research to include training for all professions facing the use of such technology, development of educational technology and its use in teacher education, and research on the relationship of technologies and social…

Thirty-eight current research projects on Danish higher education are listed, and some exclusions and limitations of the research in general are noted. Much of the research effort focuses on needs arising as a result of reform in the last 20 years. (MSE)

The relationships between industry and higher education in Switzerland, involving two federal polytechnics and financed directly by the government, are described, including characteristics and intensity of the relationships, training, consultation and other services, exchange agreements, and the issue of patents. The two specific polytechnic…