NKNE 2008 – 6th Edition - (Page 4)

new KNOWLEDGE for a new economy What makes for a great research-intensive university? Great Students are the Foundation. sor Ste Profes phen J . Toope , nt and Preside ha Vice C ncello rsity o r, Unive f British Colum bia anada provides a rich spectrum of post-secondary options that position the country well by world standards. But, is this good enough in our globally competitive world? My own part of this spectrum is Canada’s large, research-intensive universities. Of particular interest to me is the sub-set that has the potential to be globally influential. It’s a far smaller number – three, perhaps four – than many Canadians might think, and it’s a number certainly smaller than Canadians would wish. The US, Canada’s partner and competitor, takes eight of the top 10 positions in the prestigious Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities. Canada has but two spots in the top 50, the University of Toronto and my own university. What makes for a great researchintensive university? Great students are the foundation; they attract great teachers and researchers. Researchers compete for funding awarded by peer review, now more frequently at the international level. Success attracts the brightest graduate students to do the research endeavour’s heavy lifting, spawning further success. This virtuous circle gets fuelled with increased support, coalescing ever-greater amounts of talent and ideas in a process somewhat analogous to the way that stars are formed. APACITY RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES THE ROLE FOR CANADA’S

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NKNE 2008 – 6th Edition

NKNE 2008 – 6th Edition
Canada's Future
The Role for Canada's Research Universities
The Life Changers
Kids, Computers and The Social Networking Revolution

NKNE 2008 – 6th Edition

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