NEW GUNi WORLD REPORT: Knowledge, Engagement and Higher Education: Contributing to Social Change.
GUNi is pleased to present: Higher Education in the World Report 5:
Knowledge, Engagement and Higher Education: Contributing to Social
Change, that has been published this week by Palgrave MacMillan. The
Report is a collective work published as part of the GUNi series on the
social commitment of universities. It is the result of a global and
regional analysis of higher education in the world, with a specific
subject chosen for each edition. Edited by GUNi, Bud Hall (Canada) and
Rajesh Tandon (India) have been the guest editors. Seventy three authors
from all the world regions have contributed to this edition.
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Knowledge, engagement and higher education, a matter of social responsibility
Higher education institutions (HEIs) are active players in
contributing to social change and the creation of another possible
world. HEIs are active players as well in spreading current paradigms,
perceptions of reality and beliefs. HEI's educate the future generation
of citizens that meanwhile will carry their professional activity they
will at the same time deal with human problems.
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See the Table of Contents and Authors of the new GUNi Report
The report is a collective work in which 73 authors from all the
world regions have contributed. A special mention have to be done to all
them and the guest editors, as without they involvement and work in the
project, for almost two years, this Report wouldn't exist. The result
is the more comprehensive document regarding the issue of
Community-University Engagement at global level. GUNi want to thank to
all them having join the project.
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