The aim of this article is to analyse the “Third Mission”(TM) of universities within Nordic
countries and universitieś approach to implementing the mission into their strategy. The …

In Denmark, third mission activities were for the first time explicitly formulated as mandatory
in the University Act of May 2003, and the purpose of this paper is to analyze current third …

In recent years, there has been increasing pressure on Universities to shift from focusing
primarily on teaching and performing research, and to add an equivocal Third Mission (TM) …

Universities are increasingly pressurized to contribute to the socio-economic development of
their societies. This has led to increasing calls for stronger societal engagement around the …

There is a widespread recognition across Europe, amongst policy-makers, university
managers and scholars, that universities' societal roles (the 'third mission') are increasingly …

In modern, knowledge-based societies, universities play an increasingly important role in
achieving economic growth and social progress. Their traditional roles and missions are …

Since the establishment of the first universities in Africa, African universities have been
expected to serve, and engage with, the external communities. In fact, existing literature …

Globally, debates on the notion of a third set of activities aimed at linking higher education
institutions more closely with surrounding society are not new. In the last decade or so, calls …

This article looks at third mission activities as an integral part of universities of applied
sciences (UAS) and sheds light on the wide portfolio of third stream initiatives at the Austrian …

Purpose–Over the past 20 years public policy has sought to promote and formalise the socio‐
economic role of universities under the auspices of the so called “third mission”. The …