Networking in Education and Sustainable Economy Development in Developed and Developing Countries
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 11828
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
To promote sustainability in higher education institutions, and to foster best practices, encourage networking among different universities, different sustainable university awards have to be established. However, the impact and engagement with the awards are not the same or even similar, particularly between developed and developing countries. This special issue has several aims, and one of them is to discuss major sustainable university awards on two overlooks; the coverage of different dimensions of university sustainability and the spatial distribution of award winners. It is likewise expected to investigate the influences of the awards within the local context between developed and developing countries with the possibility of showing the gap in the aspects covered by awards and the spatial distribution of winners. Recommendations on how to improve both the engagement and networking of award bodies with higher education institutions and the coverage of university sustainability awards in developed and developing countries would be provided.
Secondly, we are aiming to investigate the operationalization of the triple helix system in developed and developing countries by examining the university-economy connection and its implications for national and regional innovation systems. It is especially important to set the perspective role of universities in capacity building in developing countries as well. This issue will try to gather the reviews and articles based on in-depth studies drawing on system theories such as the national and regional systems of innovation, innovative national capacity, and the triple helix system. They can attract useful examples of policy import for university managers and higher education policy-makers, local government officials, and regional industry associations. Additionally, they can highlight the significance of policy initiatives for networking and collaboration between the economy, university, and government agencies.
We want to encourage the submission of manuscripts that give insight into the topics mentioned above and to create awareness of the importance of networking in education and sustainable economy development in developed and developing countries.
Prof. Dr. Sandra Brkanlić
Prof. Dr. Javier Sanchez Garcia
Prof. Dr. Edgar Breso Esteve
Prof. Dr. Ivana Brkić
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- networking
- education
- universities
- economics
- industry
- economy
- sustainability
- development
- sustainable development
- policy
- government
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