University Lecturing as a Technique of Collective Imagination: On Seeing Things as If They Had Taken a Bodily Form

Lecturing is the only educational form inherited from the universities of the middle ages that is still in use today. However, it seems that lecturing is under threat, as recent calls to do away with lecturing in favour of more dynamic settings, such as the flipped classroom or pre-recorded talks, have found many adherents. In line with the post...

Silence in Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration: Not Everything Said is Relevant, Not Everything Relevant is Said

Solving publicly important issues asks for the development of socio-technical approaches, which demands collaboration between researchers with different perspectives, values, and interests. In these complex interdisciplinary collaborations, the course of communication is of utmost importance, including the moments when people, consciously or not...

Campus Delft: History, policy framework and development of the TU Delft campus

The Delft University of Technology is adapting its campus to the challenges it faces in a rapidly-changing academic context. The original monofunctional greenfield area is being transformed into a high-quality urban campus. The campus needs to provide a sustainable learning and working environment for staff, students and visitors. This article...

Productiviteitstrends in het wetenschappelijk onderwijs

Productiviteitstrends in het wetenschappelijk onderwijs is een studie naar de ontwikkeling in de sector van het wetenschappelijk onderwijs en onderzoek in de laatste 30 jaar. In deze periode heeft een aantal belangrijke hervormingen plaatsgehad met iedere keer de gedachte het wetenschappelijk onderwijs en onderzoek doelmatiger en effectiever te...

Productiviteitstrends in het wetenschappelijk onderwijs: Een empirisch onderzoek naar het effect van regulering op de productiviteitsontwikkeling tussen 1982 en 2009

In dit rapport worden de belangrijkste ontwikkelingen in het wetenschappelijk onderwijs tussen 1982 en 2009 gepresenteerd. Centraal staat de relatie tussen institutionele ontwikkelingen en de productiviteitsontwikkelingen.

Bringing University Knowledge to Market: Experiences in the Netherlands on the Project Level

In the knowledge-based economy, the pivotal role of commercialization of university knowledge is increasingly recognized by researchers and policymakers dealing with national and regional economies. Knowledge commercialization is the process in which value is added to new knowledge in its transformation into new (improved) products, processes,...

Entrepreneurial university activity can field or living labs be supportive?

„Field labs? („living labs?) are explored to determine their role in bringing new knowledge from university to market. The case is the Netherlands, a country facing an innovation system in which much new knowledge is created by universities but small amounts are brought to market, apparently caused by various missing links. To arrive at a better...

Sustainable visions for the campus of the future

Since 2008 new long-term agreements on energy-efficiency have become effective in the Netherlands. Participating organisations of thirty-six sectors have agreed with the Dutch government to make efforts to realise energy-efficiency of 30 percent in the period 2005-2020 and 50 percent - as a guideline - before 2030. Higher education is...

Can living labs solve the knowledge paradox? A case study of the Netherlands

The Netherlands is facing a situation in which much knowledge is created at universities but small amounts are brought to market. Various indicators point to missing links in knowledge valorization in this country. To arrive at a better understanding of knowledge valorization the paper presents an exploration of failure/success on the project...

Managing the university campus: Information to support real estate decisions

In the past decade managing the university campus has become more complex and challenging, with many more stakeholders, opportunities and threats to consider. Decreasing public involvement and funding for universities puts pressure on the internal allocation of resources, comparing investments in real estate with investments in human resources....

From ivory Tower to living lab? Unlocking university knowledge in the regional economy

The valorization of knowledge created at universities is recognised as the third mission of many universities in the developed world today. For this reason researchers and policy makers have started to give much attention to performance of universities in terms of patent applications, licenses, research joint ventures and alliances, and the...

Towards a sustainable campus: Visions for the future of higher education

Since 2008 long-term agreements on energy efficiency have become effective in the Netherlands. Participating organisations of forty-six sectors have agreed with the Dutch government to make efforts to realise energy efficiency of 30 percent in the period 2005- 2020 and 50 percent - as a guideline - before 2030. Higher education is represented...

Sustainability indicators in university campuses: The experience of Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

This article aims at describing the performance of sustainability indicators for Universidade de São Paulo, developed in Agência USP de Inovação/USP Recicla Program. In this context, the university's resources consumption has been assessed and indicators have been established so as to support actions, goals and sustainability policies for the...

Towards a sustainable campus: Visions for the future of higher education

Since 2008 long-term agreements on energy efficiency have become effective in the Netherlands. Participating organisations of forty-six sectors have agreed with the Dutch government to make efforts to realise energy efficiency of 30 percent in the period 2005-2020 and 50 percent - as a guideline - before 2030. Higher education is represented...

Inter-collge cooperation as a tool for a campus environmentalization: Strengthening the cooperation project between Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain

For several decades, environmental variables have been introduced to universities, either in curriculum activities or campus management. Following such trend, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), in Brazil, and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), in Spain, created, throughout the 1990s, organizational structures able to coordinate environmental...

Design and promotion of a plan good practice of sustainable tourism in the Technological University of Riviera Nayarit

This document presents a proposal for the University of Technology, Riviera Nayarit (UTRN) on the issue of sustainable tourism. The UTRN, is an educational institution whose vision is to specialize in the tourist industry. It seeks to be recognized internationally and to contribute to national development. It inquires to generate research lines...

Entrepreneurial Networks of University Spin-offs: How Social Networks Affect the Growth of Firms

Knowledge can be valorized in many different ways. University spin-offs have proven to be very effective as the knowledge generated in a university or research institute is directly translated into commercial activities. In addition, university spin-offs have played an important role in the economic and innovation growth of the region. While...