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Universities as drivers of the urban economies in Asia : the case of Vietnam

Tran, Ngoc Ca - 2006

research, from reliance on secondary data to interviews with universities and survey of firms. Several case studies of the key … universities in four regions have been undertaken: Hanoi in the north, Danang in the center, and Ho Chi Minh City and Cantho in the … south of Vietnam. The findings show that the role of Vietnamese universities in research is much weaker than teaching, and …

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University-local industry linkages : the case of Tohoku University in the Sendai area of Japan

Jiang, Juan - 2006

"This paper focuses on Tohoku University in Sendai in the nonmetropolitan area of Japan. Both a long historical and comparative perspective and a spacial perspective are essential to discuss the relevance of university-local industry linkages to local regional economic development. The...

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Exports, university-industry linkages, and innovation challenges in Bangalore, India

D'Costa, Anthony P. - 2006

"The success of the Indian software industry is now internationally recognized. Consequently, scholars, policymakers, and industry officials everywhere generally anticipate the increasing competitiveness of India in high technology activities. Using a structural framework, the author argues that...

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Promoting Local Innovation : Enhancing IK Dynamics and Links with Scientific Knowledge

World Bank - 2012

Local innovation refers to the dynamics of IK - the knowledge that grows within a social group, incorporating learning from own experience over generations but also knowledge gained from other sources and fully internalized within local ways of thinking and doing. Local innovation is the process...

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Progress in participation in tertiary education in India from 1983 to 2004

Azam, Mehtabul - 2008

"Using nationally representative household surveys, this paper examines the trends in attainment, enrollment, and access to tertiary (higher) education in India from 1983 to 2005. The findings suggest that there has been considerable progress in attainment and participation; however, they remain...

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Latin American universities and the third mission : trends, challenges, and policy options

Thorn, Kristian - 2006

"Universities in Latin America are increasingly considered instruments of social and economic development and face …. The paper discusses trends and challenges within Latin American universities, as well as policy options available for … strengthening their contributions to social and economic development. The so-called third mission of universities is often equated …

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Higher education in Latin America : the international dimension

Wit, Hans de (contributor) - 2005

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China : higher education reform

1997

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Higher education : the lessons of experience

1994

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Human Capital for a Knowledge Society Higher Education in the Maldives : An Evolving Seascape

World Bank - 2012

The Republic of Maldives, a middle-income country of extraordinary natural beauty, is one of the most advanced nations in South Asia. The Maldives consists of an archipelago of nearly 1,200 islands and a population of approximately 400,000 inhabitants; 310,000 Maldivians and 90,000 expatriate...

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