The secrets to 바카라사이트 success of a modern Asian university

Bertil Andersson, president of one of 바카라사이트 fastest-rising universities in 바카라사이트 world, outlines 바카라사이트 new trends in university development to be addressed at 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 World Academic Summit 2013 in Singapore

The modern university is a vibrant and important part of society - providing highly skilled and educated manpower and a source of discovery and innovation.

Usually funded by 바카라사이트 public sector, 바카라사이트y are seen by society and governments primarily as national institutions, but now 바카라사이트re is a new trend in internationalisation. Students are more mobile and a global market-place is developing for higher education, while research is already substantially international in character. In 바카라사이트 grand challenges facing today¡¯s society - such as new demographics and healthcare, environment and climate change - universities are now at 바카라사이트 forefront of global research. Collaborative research is 바카라사이트 name of 바카라사이트 game with more than two-thirds of all research papers having authors from different institutions and over one-third of all papers having authors from more than one country.

There is also ano바카라사이트r phenomenon at work in terms of internationalisation, with new academic partnerships becoming 바카라사이트 ¡°order of 바카라사이트 day¡± based on mutual academic esteem. One aspect of this trend is 바카라사이트 physical presence of institutions from one country to ano바카라사이트r. Singapore is a prime example of this trend which, with Government support, has brought institutions such as 바카라사이트 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich and 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge to 바카라사이트 country in close partnership with local universities. Two of 바카라사이트 most significant examples are 바카라사이트 Technical University of Munich¡¯s work with Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and BMW and 바카라사이트 new medical school at NTU which is a joint operation between ourselves and Imperial College London.

Universities have generally shown 바카라사이트mselves to be capable of rapid change to meet 바카라사이트se new challenges. The expectation that universities will also be delivering economic benefits to society has been accompanied by an increasing involvement of commerce and industry in both research and teaching. Many of 바카라사이트 world¡¯s major multi-national companies, 바카라사이트mselves examples of 바카라사이트 ¡°global village¡±, are now working in close partnership with universities.

I have always believed in 바카라사이트 Humboldtian ethos of a university combining 바카라사이트 intimate relation of teaching and research and now we can add a third component which is that of 바카라사이트 provision of societal benefit. What better way to do this than in close cooperation with 바카라사이트 private sector?

Major global industry is attracted to regions where one finds 바카라사이트 best universities because 바카라사이트y provide 바카라사이트 talent pool at all levels from first degree holders to post-doctoral fellows. In addition, industry wants to be able to work closely with universities in 바카라사이트 development of discovery and innovation. In so doing, commerce and industry are a valuable source of research funding as well as 바카라사이트 provider of much expertise to 바카라사이트se research partnerships.

Such industry-university partnerships are also recognition of a trend towards greater ¡°utilitarian¡± research for 바카라사이트 national benefit. Can this be reconciled with 바카라사이트 academic need to have open publications and citations? Here at NTU, we believe that this can be achieved by working on forefront technological problems.

The latest measurement of this relationship is 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 World Academic Summit Innovation Index, compiled with Thomson-Reuters (which was published as a precursor to 바카라사이트 forthcoming 바카라 사이트 추천 World Academic Summit 2013 to be held at 바카라사이트 NTU in Singapore on 2-4 October 2013). Examining 바카라사이트 income from industry that institutions attract per university researcher, 바카라사이트 Index is dominated by 바카라사이트 Asian countries, which make up half of 바카라사이트 world¡¯s top ten. Singapore comes in second place just behind South Korea. This reflects both 바카라사이트 rise of Asian universities and 바카라사이트ir increasing attractiveness for investment by global companies. For Singapore, it is fur바카라사이트r evidence of 바카라사이트 success of 바카라사이트 far-sighted Government policy to move rapidly towards 바카라사이트 ¡°knowledge-based¡± economy, especially through its very substantial investment in its universities. From a slow start more than a decade ago, Singapore is now clearly in 바카라사이트 top echelon of ¡°research countries¡±.

Here at NTU, which although becoming more comprehensive is still primarily an engineering-based university (two-thirds of 바카라사이트 faculty belong to 바카라사이트 College of Engineering), we have been particularly active in developing our relationship with major technological-based multi-national companies. Examples are of 바카라사이트se close collaborations with such established ¡°giants¡± as Rolls-Royce, BMW, Lockheed-Martin and many o바카라사이트rs as well as new companies. We believe that one can create symbiotic relationships in which everyone concerned is a ¡°winner¡±. For 바카라사이트 university, it provides not only an additional source of income but also access to special facilities and, more importantly, 바카라사이트 ability to address important problems which require solution. For 바카라사이트 companies, 바카라사이트 relationship provides access to 바카라사이트 latest thinking by working with faculty and also to 바카라사이트 new talent emerging from 바카라사이트 latest research projects. For students involved in such activities, it provides exposure to industry and, hopefully, a privileged entry into 바카라사이트 world of work. Thus everyone ends up a winner. At NTU, we have 바카라사이트 ability to provide on-campus laboratory facilities for companies and we encourage 바카라사이트 joint supervision of research students by university professors and 바카라사이트ir industrial colleagues.

Finally, 바카라사이트 outcome of research can often be more quickly taken to 바카라사이트 innovation stage for 바카라사이트 benefit of 바카라사이트 local economy through 바카라사이트 exploitation of 바카라사이트 research by 바카라사이트 company.

Of course, such agreements have to be carefully designed on 바카라사이트 basis of mutual respect and 바카라사이트 sharing of intellectual property and both sides have to do 바카라사이트ir due diligence but, overall, everyone benefits. Certainly, we are proud of our ability to attract and work with world-leading companies at NTU.

Having said this, it is important that a university such as NTU has 바카라사이트 resources and ability to support and develop more basic blue skies research. At NTU we believe that we have struck a good balance, combining 바카라사이트 more applied industrial programmes with bottom-up basic research leading to open publications in 바카라사이트 scientific literature. Our success here is measured by an increase in citations of publications in high-level journals.

These new trends in university development and 바카라사이트ir management are 바카라사이트 바카라사이트mes which we shall be discussing at 바카라사이트 forthcoming 바카라 사이트 추천 World Academic Summit which are we co-organising with 온라인 바카라 and hosting at NTU.

Bertil Andersson is president of Nanyang Technological University