http://enews.ksu.edu.sa/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/UWN.jpgBy Johan Muller. Universities have never been as crucial to nation states as they are today. This is because, in order to compete in the global economy, nations need their university sectors to produce and apply knowledge, and to produce knowledgeable and well-skilled workers across the skill spectrum. This much is contemporary common sense. Read more...