Higher Education for Development: The Role of University Towns in China

Mei, Weihui; Symaco, Lorraine Pe

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“…This represents an opportunity for universities to collaborate, e.g., by means of joint events or projects, the most common types of cooperation. Additionally, the approach of establishing a governance committee with members from HEIs, industry, and the community in the context of university towns 25 could also be useful in broader contexts, as a strategy to foster symbiotic collaborations between universities and cities to promote sustainable development. This strategy could be valuable to overcome the most common challenges of lack of time and interest in these relations, as responsibilities and resources could be shared, assuring that managing sustainable development solutions to be implemented in practice, besides being both pro-environmental and pro-social, are profitable for involved stakeholders 33 .…”

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Towards symbiotic approaches between universities, sustainable development, and cities

Filho

Caughman

Dinis

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Universities are key actors and play a central role in the cities which host them, either as employers, consumers or simply as a magnet to young people and cultural activities. They can be also influencers and supporters of cities in the field of sustainable development. Through an exploratory method and aiming to explore the efforts deployed to foster closer links between universities, sustainable development, and cities and address a literature gap in this regard, this study considers the contribution of universities to sustainable development at the city level. Based on some of the ongoing initiatives worldwide and an international online survey documenting measures undertaken, this study translates the commitment to pursuing sustainable development within cities, with responses from a sample of 45 countries. This study lists some items which may help foster more symbiotic relations between cities and universities. The findings of this study may be used as baselines for strengthening the connections between universities and cities in addressing the sustainable development challenges, as demonstrated through the responses obtained. Accordingly, some suggested actions involving cooperation may include increased communication with city stakeholders and the undertaking of joint initiatives and projects, taking advantage of the ongoing sustainable development challenges worldwide.

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Towards symbiotic approaches between universities, sustainable development, and cities

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Caughman

Dinis

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“…The most widely applied method is training with seven articles stating it. Training is a method of developing human resource competencies that dominates because it can encourage regional growth by training relevant human resources and having relationships with the industry (Mei & Symaco, 2021). Meanwhile, training is expected to improve students' ability to work (Hasibuan & Silvya, 2019).…”

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Human Resources Competency Development Model in Higher Education (Comparative Approach Based on Literature Study in 27 Countries)

Reniati,

Yunfin,

Febriani

2023

Proceeding International

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The observation of this research is to identify, evaluate, and interpret the work of researchers and practitioners in developing HR competencies in Higher Education with a comparative approach based on literature studies or Systematic Literature Review systematically. Based on 34 articles published during the period from 2012 to 2022. The results showed that from the geographical area of the 34 articles that met the criteria came from 27 countries dominated by Nigeria (9%), USA (6%), Indonesia (6 %), China (6%), Tanzania (6%), Jordan (6%) and Kazakhstan (6%). Based on the Scope by field and research method, the method for developing human resource competencies in tertiary institutions has been carried out in 34 different journals in different disciplines consisting of Education Learning (50%), Human Resources (9%), Management (9%), Social Sciences (9%), Business (3%) and other journals (19%) with no specific fields. Based on the Research Method and Sample the most widely used method is the interview method with qualitative data types and taking samples of lecturers. The results of this study indicated that there are various processes that universities go through to create a human resource competency development model starting from recruitment and selection as well as training which is the most widely used method. Besides that, the development of human resource competencies also requires special attention in improving the hard skills and soft skills possessed by lecturers so that they can improve the quality of the learning process and alumni to be ready to compete in the work world.

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“…Thus, investments in higher education are deemed critical to attaining enhanced productivity, growth, and technological development. Evidently, the growth rate of the entire economy is often associated to the magnitude of investment in higher education [13]- [18]. Bridges et al [19] advised that higher education needs to "re-purpose and re-think its role" to meet the changing needs of countries in transition.…”

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Measuring the performance of higher education among state universities and colleges in SOX Region, Philippines

Cerado

Naanep²

2023

IJERE

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As state universities and colleges (SUCs) in the Philippines are confronted by tough competition for limited resources, and to show to government legislators that subsidy on tertiary education meaningfully produces significant returns; thus, they are pressed to undertake continuous improvement for optimum performance. Practically, measuring the performance of SUCs is essential to identify critical issues, make informed decisions, and enhance higher education policies. In this descriptive-evaluative study, the institutional performance was measured using the Fiscal Year 2016 SUC levelling instrument of department of budget management (DBM) and the commission on higher education (CHED), covering four key result areas (KRA): i) Relevance and quality of teaching; ii) Research productivity, iii) Community engagement; and iv) Resources management. Respondents included 217 faculty members and 24 deans from the four SUCs in SOX Region, Philippines. A combination of descriptive and inferential statistics was used in the data analysis. Results indicated that the SUCs fared randomly in the leveling scheme. SUC-Y got excellent performance, while SUC-X tailed at a very satisfactory rating in all areas. Statistical tests showed that SUC-Y was relatively superior to the other SUCs. Moreover, the performance of SUC-W and Z were comparable and found as the lowest in the group. The major issues and challenges affecting institutional performance include multi-tasking or designation of faculty to administrative positions, inadequate laboratory facilities, and limited online modality for laboratory subjects.

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Higher Education for Development: The Role of University Towns in China

Cited by 6 publications

References 44 publications

Towards symbiotic approaches between universities, sustainable development, and cities

Towards symbiotic approaches between universities, sustainable development, and cities

Human Resources Competency Development Model in Higher Education (Comparative Approach Based on Literature Study in 27 Countries)

Measuring the performance of higher education among state universities and colleges in SOX Region, Philippines

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