Table of Contents

Introduction PART I Universities, societies and transitions: setting the scene 1 Comparing and transferring: visions, politics and universities 2 Conceptions of the university and the demands of contemporary societies PART II Universities and transitions in conceptions of society 3 The development of higher education for the knowledge society and the knowledge economy 4 The role of the university in the development of the learning society 5 The concept of the ‘intelligent country’ PART III Universities and economic development 6 Concepts of development: the role of education 7 The role of the university in regional economic development 8 Regional universities in the Baltic Sea region: higher education and regional development PART IV Universities and the demands of the economy 9 The role of higher education in national innovation systems in Central and Eastern Europe 10 Bridging knowledge and economy: technology transfer and higher education 11 The changing requirements for business management and business education in the ‘countries in transition’: combining cultural and institutional perspectives 12 Competence development for the knowledge-driven economy 13 Concepts of a service university PART V Universities and social, civic and ethical demands 14 Higher education as an agent of social innovation 15 The role of the university in community development: responding to the challenges of globalization 16 Higher education and its contribution to public health: tackling health inequalities through health policy development in Lithuania 17 Spirituality and citizenship in higher education 18 Higher education, scientific research and social change PART VI Universities, societies and transitions in perspective 19 The audit and ‘embrace’ of quality in a higher education system under change 20 Universities and societies: traditions, transitions and tensions

About the Author

David Bridges was Pro Vice Chancellor of the University of East Anglia until 2000 when we became founding Director of the Association of Universities in the East of England.

Palmira Juceviciene is Professor of Kaunas University of Technology, Head of the Department of Educational Systems and Director of the Institute of Educational Studies.

Robertas Jucevicius is Professor and Head of the Strategic Management Department at the Kaunas University of Technology. He also is a Director of Business Strategy Institute at the same University.

Terence Mclaughlin was formerly Professor of Philosophy of Education at the London Institute of Education.

Jolanta Stankeviciute is a Research Associate at the Von Hugel Institute, St Edmund’s College, Cambridge. She was previously an Associate Professor at Kaunas University of Technology.