Social Innovation in Higher Education

The skills, creativity, and research developed through higher education are major factors in any society’s success in creating jobs and advancing prosperity.

by Andreas Altmann (Author, Editor), Bernd Ebersberger (Editor), Claudia Mössenlechner (Editor), Desiree Wieser (Editor)
The higher education sector is being disrupted through the effect that technological innovations have on the educational market

This volume explores the governance and management of science, technology, and innovation (STI) in relation to social inclusion and sustainability, highlighting its goal, challenges, and opportunities. Divided into two sections, it addresses the goals and institutional arrangements around sustainable development in the context of Latin American countries as well as the challenges of developing absorptive STI capacities for inclusion in the higher education institutions and systems.

The Higher Education to 2030 series takes a forward-looking approach to analyzing the impact of various contemporary trends on tertiary (or postsecondary) education systems. This series will be of interest to higher education stakeholders such as policymakers, managers of higher education institutions, academics, researchers, and students—as well as to all readers interested in topical issues such as technology and globalization.

This book discusses the situation of Taiwanese universities facing a rapidly changing domestic and global environment. It examines the social structure, drawing on professional perspectives, data-based and systematic analysis.

This book examines the different ways companies can develop and design social innovation. Combining technological and social perspectives, the contributors present emerging research on social innovation from different sectors such as entrepreneurship, education and energy. Collectively, the authors demonstrate the ways in which social innovation can drive sustainability and development in regions around the world.