Glion Colloquium Explained

The Glion Colloquium is a think-tank on higher education. It holds a forum every second year in Glion, Switzerland to consider the role of the world's leading higher education institutions in addressing emerging challenges and opportunities.^[1] For instance, one of its visions was the increase in the universities' role in the sustainability process.

Overview

The Glion Colloquim was co-founded by Luc E. Weber and Werner Z. Hirsch.^{[2] [3]} The first conference was held in Glion in May 1998.^[4] The Glion Declaration was written by Frank H. T. Rhodes in 1999.^[4] It questions the position of the university in a market-driven society.^[4] It also looks at the effects of globalization on research universities.^[5] Its second declaration in 2009 stated that "universities exist to liberate the unlimited creativity of the human species and to celebrate the unbounded resilience of the human spirit."^[6]

Bibliography

• The Glion Declaration, Frank H. T. Rhodes (author) (1999)
• Governance in Higher Education: The University in a State of Flux, Luc E. Weber (author), Werner Z. Hirsch (editor), Werner Hirsch (author) (2001)
• As the Walls of Academia Are Tumbling Down, Luc E. Weber (ed.), Werner Zvi Hirsch (ed.) (2003)
• Reinventing the Research University, Luc E. Weber (ed.), James Johnson Duderstadt (ed.), 2004
• Universities and Business: Partnering for the Knowledge Society, Luc E. Weber (ed.), James Johnson Duderstadt (ed.), 2006
• The Globalization of Higher Education (Glion Colloquium), Luc E. Weber (ed.), James Johnson Duderstadt (ed.), 2008
• University Research for Innovation, Luc E. Weber (ed.), James Johnson Duderstadt (ed.), (2010)

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Book: Jeronen, Eila. Teaching Methods in Science Subjects Promoting Sustainability. MDPI. 2018. 9783038426509. Basel. 16.
2. Web site: Weber family . 2010-02-03 . 2016-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185726/http://www.weberfamily.ch/luc/ . dead .
3. Web site: OECD . 2010-04-14 . 2011-06-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606102708/http://www.oecd.org/document/2/0,3343,fr_21571361_38973579_40919234_1_1_1_1,00.html . live .
4. Web site: Planning for Higher Education . 2010-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721223612/http://www1.scup.org/PHE/FMPro?-db=PubItems.fp5&-lay=BR&-format=read_full.htm&-error=error.htm&ID_pub=PUB-nqBP8mILKZ9p4tyA9j&t_Pub_PgNum=37&-SortField=t_Pub_PgNum&-Find . 2011-07-21 . dead .
5. Web site: Singapore Government Medis Release . 2010-02-03 . 2012-02-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120224202039/http://www.nrf.gov.sg/nrf/uploadedFiles/News_and_Events/SMART%20speech%20(FINAL).pdf . dead .
6. Web site: Global Sustainability: Timescales, Magnitudes, Paradigms, and Black Swans. Duderstadt. James. June 2011. 2019-04-16. 2009-04-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20090409124742/http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/messages/downloadsexceeded.html. live.