The University – An Institution of Creativity and Innovation for the Europe of Knowledge
The International Conference Education and Creativity for a Knowledge based Society – Social and Political Scinces, Communication, Foreign Languages and Public Relations, 2012, Titu Maiorescu University, pp. 5-21
Posted: 14 Mar 2013
Date Written: March 12, 2013
Abstract
In its strategic documents, Europe puts knowledge at the core of its development. The Europe of Knowledge is a common goal, of towering importance, for the European Union. The European Higher Education Area, launched in 2010, and the European Research Area, to be launched in 2014, will form the European Knowledge Area. In this framework, the university, the flagship institution of higher education, plays an essential role. Through academic education and scientific research, the university produces and transfers knowledge, develops skills in various specializations. In the new paradigm of higher education and research, creativity and innovation are fundamental elements. In this metamorphosis, required by the exigencies of knowledge and development, the university must become an academic space of creativity and innovation. The creative and innovative university is the institution which builds the Europe of Knowledge.
Keywords: university, education, research, creativity, innovation, knowledge, leadership, culture of risk
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