Reinventing the Research University

The fourth Glion Colloquium, which was held in Glion above Montreux, Switzerland, in June 2003, drew together active university leaders (presidents, rectors, vice-chancellors), along with guests from industry with close ties to academe, to compare perspectives on the future of the research university in America and Europe, as reflected in its title, "Reinventing the Research University". Although there was considerable discussion about whether it would be more accurate to use other verbs such as "reforming", "renewing" or "refocusing", there was general agreement that change would characterize the future of the research university, driven by powerful social, economic and technological forces driving change in our world. Book jacket.