This book presents the theories and abilities of integrating corporate education into traditional universities as well as highlighting professional development in different subject areas. The book is divided into four sections: the first provides a basic conceptual background, explaining the concepts of corporate education and knowledge economy, the importance of research for sustainable development in higher education, and the concept of interaction and collaboration with other players in society; the second section deals with the topic of bridging the academia and industry divide in human ca
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This book presents the theories and abilities of integrating corporate education into traditional universities as well as highlighting professional development in different subject areas. The book is divided into four sections: the first provides a basic conceptual background, explaining the concepts of corporate education and knowledge economy, the importance of research for sustainable development in higher education, and the concept of interaction and collaboration with other players in society; the second section deals with the topic of bridging the academia and industry divide in human capital development; the third section focuses on issues related to preparing professionals for various fields; and the fourth section focuses on some case studies of industries and academia.
Section one, 'Corporate education, knowledge economy, and higher education', contains the following chapters: Knowledge economy and corporate education / Ram M. Vemuri, B. PanduRanga Narasimharao; Moving from corporate training to corporate education: a case study in accountancy from Turkey / Evren Dilek Sengur, Ash Beyhan Acar; Evolving corporate education: relevance of management education / Rajat Kanti Baisya; Brane Semolic; Sustainability in higher education through basic science research: strategies for corporate bodies in pharmaceuticals / P. Yogeeswari, D. Sriram; NGOs and corporate education: a case study from Jharkhand / Ravi Sinha, Mrinal Gaurav; Integrated and corporate learning in higher education: challenges and strategies / Om Prakash, Archie Mathur; Section two, 'Human capital development: bridging academia-industry divide', contains: Multi-faceted industry-academia collaboration / K. Guruprasad; Preparing engineering graduates for corporate enterprise: a case study on human capacity building for the Indian power sector / B. N. Balaji Singh; V. V. Kutumbarao, Ram B. Koganti; Education and training in modern biotechnology in India: bridging the academia-industry divide / C. Kameswara Rao, Seetharam Annadana; Nanorevolution and professionalizing university education: opportunities and obstacles / Mahendra Rai, Shivaji Deshmukh; Instilling ideology of professionalism in university education: assessment of shifting paradigms / M. M. Salunkhe, N. V. Thakkar, R. K. Kamat; Corporate education in universities in India / N. Anand; Section three, 'Preparing professionals: some case studies', contains: Preparing bio-entrepreneurs: a case study / Sandesh Kamath B., Gireesh Babu K.; Skill development in the Indian food processing sector / Prabodh Halde, Subhaprada Nishtala, Uday Annapure, K. A. Anu Appaiah, D. N. Kulkarni; Preparing professionals in cancer therapy: a case study of programmed cell death / Shiv Shanker Pandey, Vivek Ambastha, Budhi Sagar Tiwari; Microbiology education for biotechnology industry / K. K. Pal, R. Dey, K. V. B. R. Tilak; University outreach in management education: a case from India for meeting the needs of professionals in the field / Yashavantha Dongre, B. PanduRanga Narasimharao; Preparing graduates for the Indian banking industry / Onkar Nath, Tukaram U. Fulzele; Power system operator certification: a case study from India / K. Balaraman, B. R. Lakshmikantha, R. Nagaraja; Section four, 'Higher education institutions and corporate education', contains: Corporate-university partnerships: the outreach and engagement model / Brandon W. Kliewer, Lorilee R. Sandmann, B. PanduRanga Narasimharao; Role of universities in leveraging ICT for corporate education / Subraya B. M.; Professionalising natural science education and multipronged open distance learning / B. PanduRanga Narasimharao; Integrating corporate education in Malaysian higher education: the experience of Open University Malaysia / Anuwar Ali; Internalizing quality culture: professionalizing university education / Ganesh A. Hegde.
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