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The role of universities in society has become a key area of debate in recent years, coinciding with movement towards a more globally integrated economy in which processes of learning and knowledge-generation are widely recognized as central to competitive advantage. Alongside the traditional functions of educating and conducting research, the importance of a broader interface between university and society has been emphasized in concepts such as ‘systems of innovation,’ the ‘triple helix of industry, government, and university’ and the ‘entrepreneurial university.’
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Aranguren, M.J., Larrea, M., Wilson, J.R. (2012). Academia and Public Policy: Towards the Co-generation of Knowledge and Learning Processes. In: Asheim, B.T., Parrilli, M.D. (eds) Interactive Learning for Innovation. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230362420_12
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