Linking higher education and economic development
IMPLICATIONS FOR AFRICA FROM THREE SUCCESSFUL SYSTEMS
Pundy Pillay
HE RAKA
OHET
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Contents
List of tables and boxes v List of acronyms and abbreviations vi Preamble vii Acknowledgements ix
CHAPTER 1 : SYNTHESIS
Introduction 1 Synthesis of the Finland case study 3 Synthesis of the South Korea case study 10 Synthesis of the North Carolina case study 16 The role of higher education in economic development 21 Common threads and differences 25 Some possible implications for African countries 26
CHAPTER 2: FINLAND
Education and the economy 33 The higher education system 35 Research and development 38 The regional role of higher education 41 Higher education and the innovation system 43 Higher education-industry linkages 45 Higher education and quality 48 Higher education-labour market linkages 50 Financing higher education 51 Recent changes in the Finnish system 52 Concluding observations and implications for African countries 53
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CHAPTER 3: NORTH CAROLINA
The higher education system 55 The North Carolina Community College System 57 University-industry linkages: The case of NCSU 59 Identifying future challenges in higher education:
The UNC Tomorrow Commission - 63 Concluding observations and implications for African countries 68
CHAPTER 4: SOUTH KOREA
South Korean economic development 71 Education and economic development 73 Education financing 77 The higher education system ' 79 Higher education challenges 81 University-industry linkages 87 Concluding observations and implications for African countries 88 References 97 Appendix 1: List of interviewees 98 Appendix 2: Recommendations of the UNC Tomorrow Commission 100
