Naslov
Long-term Sustainability in Linking Education with Business Environment

Autori
Unković, Barbara ; Golja, Tea

Izvornik
South East European University Review (1409-7001) 6 (2010), 1; 19-40

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
higher education; research & development centre; knowledge triangle; sustainable development; Croatia

Sažetak
Croatian universities face the necessity to adapt to a series of profound global changes brought upon by the knowledge-based economy, established by Lisbon Council. There is an evident lack of cooperation between universities and business sector in Croatia. This is due to the lack of researching framework within the universities itself. The main purpose of the paper is to highlight the need for changing the usual way of university – business relationship. The aim is to enlighten the importance of recognizing business environment as a potential partner for the future development and the overall qualitative improvement of the university. An empirical analysis was conducted at the Department of Economics and Tourism “Dr.Mijo Mirković using questionnaires. Interviews were conducted with the responsible managers in the most prominent business companies in Istrian County to get their opinion on the relationship between academic and business sector. The results show that there is a need to re-examine the role of the University in the society ; to change its way of functioning, to enrich the usual way of teaching with real business cases, as well as to establish deep links with the business environment. The authors propose one possible model of University’s development– establishment of the research and development center as the backbone for the creation of economic partnership with the surrounding environment.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

Napomena
Časopis registriran u Nacionalnoj Sveučilišnoj knjižnici u Makedoniji

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