Univer-cities strategic implications for Asia : readings from Cambridge and Berkeley, to Singapore /

"Univer-cities : Strategic Implications for Asia aims to redefine the multi-faceted symbiotic relationship between universities and host cities. The four readings in this reader will invite readers to challenge the traditional view of what a university is as a place, and re-define the university as...

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Autor Corporativo: ebrary, Inc
Outros autores: Teo, Anthony S. C., 1944-, Carolin, Peter
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: New Jersey : World Scientific, 2013.
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Acceso en liña:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Summary:"Univer-cities : Strategic Implications for Asia aims to redefine the multi-faceted symbiotic relationship between universities and host cities. The four readings in this reader will invite readers to challenge the traditional view of what a university is as a place, and re-define the university as a space; drawing discoverers, creators, and seekers who are keen to preserve and enhance the value of higher education in Asia. The reader will also show how universities can make a huge and innovative impact on the immediate, surrounding, and global communities that are drawn into its ambit of its campus and sought out by the university in inter-univer-city and trans-disciplinary linkages"--
Descrición Física:xxii, 138 p. : ill., maps.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.