University of Michigan Program on Engaged Universities
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007The University of Michigan is hosting a regional meeting called The Role of Engaged Universities in Economic Transformation on October 15-16, 2007 based on the National Academy of Science’s Rising Above the Gathering Storm report. The three major focus areas of the conference are:
1. How does a state or region that has had its economic focus on manufacturing transform itself into one based on a knowledge economy that maintains a complementarity to its traditional base?
2. What elements define the significant role of research universities (and of higher education in general) of the state or region in effecting and being engaged in such a transition?
3. What incisive collaborative steps must be taken as part of state or regional initiatives and university strategies to catalyze this transition?
Looks like a good program for folks interested in the Knowledge Economy.