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University-Business Quality Partnerships

Graduate Employability as an Indicator of Higher Education Quality

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The knowledge-based economy discourse features a number of shifts, including the shift ‘from single to multiple and collaborating institutions’ (Hazelkorn, 2013, p. 58). In this context, the establishing of strong relationships between universities and industry has become one of the important keys to economic success (Duderstadt & Weber, 2006). Despite the various benefits of university-business partnerships (UBPs) (Prigge, 2005; Valentín, 2000), their impact continues to be under-researched, especially with regard to the quality of higher education (HE).

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Ilieva-Trichkova, P. (2017). University-Business Quality Partnerships. In: Dent, S., Lane, L., Strike, T. (eds) Collaboration, Communities and Competition. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-122-3_3

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