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This chapter attempts to make some quantitative and qualitative comparisons of the 12 countries that have been involved in the UniDev project, by examining the changing role of academic institutions within the contexts of innovation and economic growth and development. As explained in the introductory chapter of this text, the project has been working with national teams in 12 countries (Brazil, Cuba, Uruguay, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, South Africa, Tanzania, Russian Federation, Latvia, Vietnam, and China). It is interesting to note that in spite of different economic systems (ranging from liberal market economies to socialist economies), different levels of development, and different roles in national innovation systems, the role of higher education (and especially that of universities) has proven to be a hot topic in all the countries.
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Carl von Linnaeus, vice chancellor of Uppsala University, 25 September, 1759. Translation by authors, based on a free translation from sixteenth century Swedish by Gunnar Weimarck in Universitetsläraren 15/2007
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Brundenius, C., Göransson, B. (2011). The Three Missions of Universities: A Synthesis of UniDev Project Findings. In: Göransson, B., Brundenius, C. (eds) Universities in Transition. Insight and Innovation in International Development. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7509-6_16
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