Higher education and regions : globally competitive, locally engaged.

Also available in French under the title: Enseignement supérieur et régions : concurrence mondiale, engagement local.

Also available in Spanish under the title: La educación superior y las regiones : globalmente competitivas, localmente comprometidas.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-238).

Introductory remarks -- Drivers for regional engagement -- Barriers to regional engagement of higher education -- The regions and their higher education institutions -- Contribution of higher education to regional business innovation : overcoming the barriers -- Contribution of higher education to regional human capital formation : overcoming the barriers -- Contribution of higher education to social, cultural and environmental development : overcoming the barriers -- Building capacity for co-operation between higher education and regions -- Pointers for future development.

This publication explores a range of policy measures and institutional reforms. Drawing from a review of 14 regions across 12 countries as well as OECD territorial reviews, it considers the regional engagement of higher education regarding teaching, research and service to the community. It offers answers to the following questions: What is higher education's regional engagement all about? What are its drivers and barriers? What does regional engagement mean for the governance and management of higher education institutions, for regions and for nations? And how does regional engagement fit in with the pursuit of world class academic excellence?--Publisher's description.

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