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The evolution of the local role(s) of the university in a low-tech region
2013
The present case study addresses the case of a geographical area neglected by most of the literature about the changing role of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs): the low-tech contexts. This literature has traditionally exhibited two primary aspects. First, a focus on success stories such as entrepreneurial universities located in high-tech regions (e.g. Silicon Valley). Second, it reveals an inclination towards an evolution from ivory towers to entrepreneurial universities. The article argues that this oversimplification does not apply exactly to some environments where the HEIs have maintained links with industry since their inception. The purpose is to demonstrate HEIs' relevance in l…
LU Filoloģijas un filozofijas fakultātes bibliotēkas krājuma veidošanās pirmskara periodā
2017
The faculties of the humanities of the newly established University of Latvia had to create their libraries from the ground up, as opposed to the technical libraries who had partly preserved the stocks from the departments of the predecessor, the RPI. Books for the library of the Faculty of Philology and Philosophy were obtained through governmental allocations, purchases, and donations, and so it grew from 350 books in 1919 to more than 40 thousand in 1939. This article explores the first years of the formation of library holdings.
The Formative Years
2018
The school and university education of G.B. Guccia are presented. He studied in the new educational system created when the Kingdom of Italy was founded. Sicily had a long story of cultivators of mathematics, which we briefly review. Shortly after G.B. Guccia entered university the most important encounter of his life occurred: he met the geometer Luigi Cremona and moved to Rome. Five years later he presented his thesis under the guidance of Cremona.
Effectiveness of Entrepreneurial Universities: Experiences and Challenges in Digital Era (A Systemic Approach)
2021
The modern world actively discusses the challenges that will lead to the Fourth Industrial Revolution. As the specialists assume, part of the jobs will be replaced by artificial intelligence. In addition, creation of completely new jobs is expected. As for the jobs that might be maintained in future, skills upgrading will be particularly important. In such a turbulent environment of economic development, universities, and in particular entrepreneurial universities, play a significant role. We think so as these universities have special structures that promote form a university-industry-government triple helix, reskilling and commercialization of new ideas, etc. Due to the above-mentioned fa…
Ranking lists and European Framework Programmes: Does university status matter for performance in Framework Programmes?
2011
The operational context for higher education institutions has become increasingly competitive: universities have to compete on national and international markets for students, staff, funding and prestige. In this context, universities have increasingly become to think of themselves as actors who are in direct competition with others, and adapt their strategies to increase their status and survive in the new environment. The possibly best-known approach to measuring the status of universities is through the various ranking lists. Though focusing on different indicators like scientific performance or reputation, ranking lists can be considered as a mechanism for highlighting and even creating…
Excluyentes y comprensivos : la política universitaria de Ruiz-Giménez, 1951-1956
2006
Se estudian las familias políticas del partido único de la dictadura de Franco a finales de los años cuarenta y en los años cincuenta. Se trata la trayectoria de Ruiz-Giménez, ministro de educación entre 1951 y 1956, las reformas universitarias que introdujo, así como las "inquietudes" de los estudiantes de la generación de los años cincuenta, germen de una nueva política de intelectuales jóvenes contra la dictadura. We study the one-party political families of the Franco dictatorship in the late forties and fifties. We analyze the trajectory of Ruiz-Giménez, minister of education between 1951 and 1956, the university reforms introduced and the "concerns" of students in the generation of th…
Universidad española y oposición al franquismo: la regeneración universitaria (1956-1975)
2012
Durante el franquismo la universidad conoció un doble proceso: el sometimiento a la dictadura y la recuperación de la cultura democrática. Aunque el sometimiento ha merecido los principales esfuerzos historiográficos hasta ahora, en este trabajo interesa la recuperación de la cultura democrática. Se analiza la emergencia de esta emancipación y la influencia que tuvieron no sólo el movimiento estudiantil, más conocido, sino la labor de estudio, investigación y la irrupción de un nuevo profesorado numeroso que hicieron sus tesis doctorales y alteraron el panorama científico y cultural. The university in the Franco met a double process: the submission to the dictatorship and the emergence of a…
Apprendenti universitari e profili di competenza nella scrittura accademica
2021
Nell'ambito delle ricerche sulle competenze linguistiche degli studenti universitari in Italia, il contributo indaga le pratiche di comunicazione scritta e le relative difficoltà espresse da studenti di un corso di recupero OFA in corsi di laurea triennale. L'indagine è parte di un progetto di rilevazione più ampio ed è stata realizzata somministrando un questionario informatizzato. I dati raccolti permettono di sviluppare alcune riflessioni utili sul profilo linguistico-comunicativo di apprendenti dalle competenze definite "fragili"; la loro autorappresentazione in termini di biografia linguistica; i bisogni linguistico-comunicativi espressi in rapporto ai compiti di scrittura, e il senso …
Fusarium species recovered from the water distribution system of a French university hospital
2012
Abstract Dijon Hospital is a French tertiary care institution undergoing major renovation, and different microbiological controls revealed the presence of Fusarium spp. in the water distribution system. Because some Fusarium spp. can cause life-threatening opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients, an 8-month survey was conducted in two hospital sites in order to evaluate the prevalence of the fungi in the water system. In 2 units of one hospital site, 100% of the samples of tap-water were positive, with high concentrations of Fusarium spp. (up to 10 5 cfu/L). In the second hospital site, 94% of samples were positive, but generally with lower concentrations. The analysis of tr…
Reversal of Gender Disparity in Journalism Education- Study of Ghana Institute of Journalism
2017
Journalism has practically become a feminine profession across the world. To understand the root of the flow of women into the Journalism profession it is pertinent to begin at the university education level. Gallagher’s 1992 worldwide survey of female students in 83 journalism institutions reveals a significant increase in number of female students. Djerf-Pierre (2007) and others argue along Bourdieu’s conception of education as a form of social capital which empowers, enables and enhances women’s competitiveness in a pre-dominantly androgynous social arena. The study analyses 16 years of enrolment data of the Academic Affairs Unit of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), a leading Jour…