Contents: 1. Historical Background (The first decade. - After 1970: UDSM (University of Dar es Salaam) as a developmental university. - The 1980s: decade of decline. - Groping for solutions: the genesis of ITP (Institutional Transformation Programme). - External stimuli to the reform process). -...

Universities are under increasing pressure to help promote socio-economic growth in their local communities. However until now, no systematic, critical attention has been paid to the factors and mechanisms that currently make this process so daunting. In Universities and Regional Development,...

"Universities are fundamental to the contemporary knowledge economy. They directly and indirectly support economic growth in both developing and advanced economies. In addition to their traditional teaching and research functions, they often also have important roles in supporting regional...