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) …

This article is a review of the literature concerned with transnational, offshore, cross-border,
and borderless higher education, which together form a new thematic field within higher …

The marketisation of higher education is a growing worldwide trend. Increasingly, market
steering is replacing or supplementing government steering. Tuition fees are being …

Around the world, what it is to be a university is a matter of much debate. The range of ideas
of the university in public circulation is, however, exceedingly narrow and is dominated by …

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

Background: As universities in many countries engage more directly with industry, the
learning emphasis has moved from the student experience to the work-readiness of the …

The growing importance of knowledge, research and innovation are changing the social role
of universities in the globalized world. One of the most popular concepts used to approach …

It has become a received wisdom that the completion of a work placement as part of a
sandwich undergraduate degree is of positive benefit both to graduates and employers …

The role of academics in universities worldwide has undergone unprecedented change over
the past decade. In this book Fanghanel discusses the effect on academics of modes of …

Purpose This paper explores some management concepts and how applying these
concepts from business to higher education can be problematic, let alone incompatible …