Understanding the Governance System in the Campus Development; the Cases of Norwegian University of Life Sciences and Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Gohari, Savis; Holsen, Terje

doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2016.08.694

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“…Accordingly, universities should be located in cities that offer incentives for young entrepreneurs and dreamers such as tax waiver benefits, rental co-working spaces, and startup accelerators and incubators to encourage students and alumni to have an impact on the society as well as the local economy [9]. From a social perspective, campuses located in cities with strong presence of community engagement initiatives and powerful local governments contribute greatly to the development of the campus [10]. As, universities are known for two main missions which are education and scientific research.…”

Section: University Campuses Location-allocationmentioning

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Where to build? A suitability modelling approach for university campuses location-allocation in Japan

Ahmed M.S. Mohammed,

Ukai

2023

Proceedings of International Exchange and Innovation Conference on Engineering &Amp; Sciences (IEICES)

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This research underscores the impact of university campuses, encompassing physical, economic, cultural, and social dimensions of their surroundings. Consequently, the selection of a suitable campus location should consider both the physical appropriateness and the preferences of key users, namely the students. This paper presents a suitability model employing the geographical information system (GIS) weighted overlay methodology to address this concern. The model employs criteria such as land use, land value, accessibility, and the mix of land uses to identify appropriate locations for university campuses in four Japanese cities. Findings reveal that suitable sites are predominantly found in the suburban areas of these cities, potentially leading to a studentification trend and social segregation between students and nonstudent residents. Additionally, placing campuses on city peripheries could strain university resources by incurring higher infrastructure costs. Therefore, decision-makers must carefully weigh location suitability against the ensuing social and economic implications to foster a successful campus-city relationship.

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Section: University Campuses Location-allocationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Where to build? A suitability modelling approach for university campuses location-allocation in Japan

Ahmed M.S. Mohammed,

Ukai

2023

Proceedings of International Exchange and Innovation Conference on Engineering &Amp; Sciences (IEICES)

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“…A relatively similar research conducted in Norway in understanding the governance system in the university campus development process pointed out that a successful campus development depends, to a large extent, on the process of exchange and governance between the national government (ministry responsible for education) and the universities in Norway. Any delay in the process could be a result of the neglect of the universities in recognizing the role and power of the national government (Gohari and Holsen, 2016).…”

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Strengthening university governance in sub-Sahara Africa: the Ghanaian perspective

Bingab

Forson

Abotsi

et al. 2018

IJEM

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Purpose The incentive to strengthen university governance is espoused by a number of implications but among these three are very conspicuous: improve quality of university education system, and thus provide students and the general public value for money; enhance the utilization of resources invested in university education; and nevertheless contribute significantly in human capital formation, guaranteeing effective and efficient public leadership and services to society. However, there are dearth studies on how this can be realized in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana. The purpose of this paper is to explore pertinent issues for desirable university governance and how it can be achieved in the sub-region drawing from the Ghanaian perspective. Design/methodology/approach This is a qualitative study seeking to explore the questions: what is needed to ensure desirable university governance? And how can it be achieved? Data were collected from primary sources and bolstered with secondary sources. In-depth interviews (structured and semi-structured guides) and documentary evidence were used to collect data from 19 participants in selected public and private universities in Ghana. Findings The study examines key governance issues such as funding, accountability, infrastructure, trust, and regulation. The paper further identifies and discusses dilemmas (weakness in legislative instruments, quality assurance, increased enrollment and self-regulation) institutions of higher learning have had to contend with in the discharge of their duty. Social implications In an effort to make a difference between poverty and wealth, knowledge becomes an indispensable means and university education is at the center of such knowledge. The call for public universities to be managed like businesses continuous to be as contentious as an issue, as the term governance and the discussion might not end any moment soon. For the proponents of this idea, public universities are no longer getting the needed resource support from the state and by implication the state does no longer view university education as a social good and, therefore, they must find their own way of operating by introducing reasonable fees to generate revenue. However, the school of thought that is against this idea thinks that university education must continue to be treated as a social good because it is geared toward the development of the country and is expensive and if not subsidized, who can afford. The poor and disadvantaged will be marginalized and so the state must directly or indirectly continue to fund university education in return for accountability. Originality/value This explorative study is a contribution to the discourse of university governance. It primarily focuses on issues that could serve as a catalyst in enhancing university education. This has important implications for equipping universities in Ghana and within the African sub-region with similar challenges for a better output to meet the development needs of its ailing economies and reposition it as a major firebrand to instill competition on the global arena of lifelong learning.

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“…While many scholars advocate using smart governance to overcome many challenges of our modern society, the question of which governance model or process is best (if any) is a question that remains under lively debate in both research and empirical practice. Building on earlier work [20,[32][33][34][35][36] and aiming at understanding governance in different contexts, this paper empirically and conceptually investigates the governance in smart city initiatives. This article scrutinizes the effectiveness or usefulness of governance perspective in complex context of the smart city but developing and proposing an effective governance model is beyond the scope of our study.…”

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The Governance Approach of Smart City Initiatives. Evidence from Trondheim, Bergen, and Bodø

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A pragmatic and polity-focused solution for governing a smart city in the direction of sustainability is still missing in theory and practice. A debate about whether a smart city is a pragmatic solution for modern challenges or just a technology-led urban utopia is entangled with the vexed issue of governance. While ‘smart governance’ has drawn unprecedented interest, the combination of its conceptual vagueness and broad applications couple with a lack of focus on its underlying international and local political paradigms have raised concerns about its utility. This study contributes to restoring attention to the original concept of governance, its differences with governing and government, and the potential challenges resulting from its functionality in its real, multi-layered, and complex contexts. This paper explores the intellectual connection between governance and smart cities, from both an empirical and a conceptual/analytical perspective. From the empirical side, we examine which actors, processes, and relational mechanisms at different levels that have had an impact on the initiation of smart cities in three Norwegian cities: Trondheim, Bergen, and Bodø. We illustrate how the structural sources of the interests, roles, and power in smart city initiatives have caused governance to emerge and change, but have also affected the goals designed by specific actors.

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Understanding the Governance System in the Campus Development; the Cases of Norwegian University of Life Sciences and Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Cited by 3 publications

References 15 publications

Where to build? A suitability modelling approach for university campuses location-allocation in Japan

Where to build? A suitability modelling approach for university campuses location-allocation in Japan

Strengthening university governance in sub-Sahara Africa: the Ghanaian perspective

The Governance Approach of Smart City Initiatives. Evidence from Trondheim, Bergen, and Bodø

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