Engines of Innovation
Subtitle: The Entrepreneurial University in the Twenty-First Century
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press; The University of North Carolina Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9781469609843
Subjects: Community and college; Education, higher, aims and objectives; Business and education; Entrepreneurship; Education, higher, united states
Description: Thorp and Goldstein make the case for the pivotal role of research universities as agents of societal change. They argue that universities must use their vast intellectual and financial resources to confront global challenges such as climate change, extreme poverty, childhood diseases, and an impending worldwide shortage of clean water. They provide not only an urgent call to action but also a practical guide for our nation's leading institutions to make the most of the opportunities available to be major players in solving the world's biggest problems.