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"Fourth Generation" Universities and Regional Development
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Abstract In the XXI. century the role of higher education is in a transition phase, the successful higher education institutions have an important role in the formation of the economy and the society of a certain region. Several successful examples prove that universities have a quite intense role in the imp... view more
In the XXI. century the role of higher education is in a transition phase, the successful higher education institutions have an important role in the formation of the economy and the society of a certain region. Several successful examples prove that universities have a quite intense role in the improvement of competitiveness of certain territories and in many cases they have an active role in endeavors regarding economic development. Modern economic development demands that due to the increased social and economic commitments the traditional (education and research) activities of the universities should broaden. To be able to exploit their optimal potential regarding economic development, high quality education is a necessary but not sufficient factor (first generation universities). High-standard research (second generation universities) and the adaptation of research outputs by the local economy (third generation universities) are also necessary. Through this the competitiveness of enterprises will increase that may result in the increase of competitiveness in the region. However, these processes and effects improve the competitiveness of a certain territory through direct or indirect, mainly complex transposals. These processes and effects may vary in case of regions with different competitiveness. Nowadays the modern higher education institutions should be able to proactively influence the economic and social processes of their regions. Higher education institutions who possess this feature may be called fourth generation universities. With the reinterpretation of the well-known models of regional economy (Porter's Diamond Model, Triple Helix Model) in a university context we highlight the framework in which the modern "fourth generation universities" may function. The goal of this study is to review and systematize the active and passive activities of universities that serve the improvement of regional competitiveness. We explore the success factors, "bricks" with which we can characterize the internationally successful universities that have significant impact on local economic development.... view less
Keywords
university level of education; university system; university; twenty-first century; competitiveness; economic development (on national level); innovation potential; regional development
Classification
University Education
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Political Economy
Free Keywords
"Fourth Generation" universities; diamond-model
Collection Title
Higher education institutions and regional development: proceedings of the 3. ERSA International Workshop
Editor
Hamm, Rüdiger; Kopper, Johannes
Conference
3. ERSA International Workshop. Mönchengladbach, 2015
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Publisher
Stünings Medien
City
Krefeld
Page/Pages
p. 14-31
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.227113
ISBN
978-3-00-049656-1
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0
With the permission of the rights owner, this publication is under open access due to a (DFG-/German Research Foundation-funded) national or Alliance license.