Univer-cities : strategic implications for Asia : readings from Cambridge and Berkeley, to Singapore / / editor, Anthony S.C. Teo.

"Univer-cities : Strategic Implications for Asia aims to redefine the multi-faceted symbiotic relationship between universities and host cities. The four readings in this reader will invite readers to challenge the traditional view of what a university is as a place, and re-define the universit...

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Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
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Physical Description:xxii, 138 p. :; ill., maps.
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Other title:Cambridge future.
Summary:"Univer-cities : Strategic Implications for Asia aims to redefine the multi-faceted symbiotic relationship between universities and host cities. The four readings in this reader will invite readers to challenge the traditional view of what a university is as a place, and re-define the university as a space; drawing discoverers, creators, and seekers who are keen to preserve and enhance the value of higher education in Asia. The reader will also show how universities can make a huge and innovative impact on the immediate, surrounding, and global communities that are drawn into its ambit of its campus and sought out by the university in inter-univer-city and trans-disciplinary linkages"--
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789814508650 (softcover : alk. paper)
9789814508667 (electronic bk.)
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: editor, Anthony S.C. Teo.