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Higher Education and Regional Growth

Higher Education and Regional Growth

Rick Wylie

(2018)

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Abstract

  • The specialisation, knowledge and innovation brought about by universities often play a key role for the economic success of cities and regions. Yet higher education is also increasingly regarded, in some European countries and regions, as an economic sector in itself, whereby the measure of success lies in the ability to attract international students and set up international partnerships. Universities need therefore to find successful strategies responding to global challenges and fitting local contexts.
This edited volume brings together a collection of international and regional experts on the subject of higher education and regional growth. It explores the changing role of universities in a globally competitive environment and the way in which they interact with the regional business and policy community. The publication builds upon a seminar co-organised by Policy Network and the UCLan Applied Policy Science Unit which was funded by the Samuel Lindow Foundation, which took place at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) on 12 December 2014. It brings together the wide array of evidence presented at the event and provides the reader with additional input from academic experts.
Rick Wylie is Samuel Lindow Academic Director at the University of Central Lancashire's West Cumbria campus, Principal of the Samuel Lindow Foundation and Executive Director of the UCLan Applied Policy Science Unit.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Cover Cover
HIGHER EDUCATION AND REGIONAL GROWTH i
About Policy Network ii
About the Samuel Lindow Foundation iii
About the University of Central Lancashire Applied Policy Science Unit iv
HIGHER EDUCATION AND REGIONAL GROWTH: Local Contexts and Global Challenges v
Contents vii
About the Contributors ix
Foreword xi
Preface xv
Introduction 1
Notes 9
References 10
A New Role for Universities in Post-Brexit Britain? 13
Towards the Very Model of a Modern University 17
What is a university? 25
UCLan’s mission and new model 31
The university as an anchor institution 33
The future 36
Notes 42
References 42
“Not a World Apart” 45
But what can universities do? 52
Summary and conclusion 55
Notes 57
References 58
Entrepreneurial Universities in a Regional Context 61
Introduction 61
The entrepreneurial university – an overview 62
Academic entrepreneurs 63
Role of the university 65
University-industry linkages 67
Regional context is important 69
Challenges facing an entrepreneurial university 70
Case study: An analysis of factors that contribute to the entrepreneurial university 72
The implications for strategy 75
Conclusions 76
Notes 76
References 77
The Governance of a Globalised University 81
Abstract 81
Introduction 81
Governance 82
The globalised university 84
Globalising or world class? 86
The governance of a global university 89
British university governance 91
Globalisation and localisation 93
Conclusion 95
Notes 96
References 97
Universities Impacting on Their Region – A Case Study 101
Note 113
Conclusion 115
Notes 119