University leadership and the journey towards the entrepreneurial university

Devoted to the presentation of IAU projects and initiatives, this issue focuses more specifically on the IAU 15th General Conference. The In Focus section is on Leadership for a changing public private higher education funding landscape, the theme retained for the upcoming IAU 2017 International Conference and IAU Global Meeting of Associtaions to take place in Ghana in October 2017

University leadership and the journey towards the entrepreneurial university
Higher Education (HE) systems around the world are experiencing many common challenges. Student participation rates are rising and at the same time public investment is reducing. The allocation of research funds is more competitive and also tied to requirements to demonstrate greater impact. Governments increasingly expect universities to be engines of innovation and economic growth. How are universities dealing with rising expectations, greater student numbers, increased competition, and reductions in state funding. More...