From education to innovation – an institution of higher education as a scientific-research organisation
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Management - Year 2012, Vol 11, Issue 2
Abstract
The aim of the article is to present the main features of the desired model for a modern higher education institution, especially in terms of creating innovations as well as transferring technologies to the economy. Therefore, an alteration is required within the income framework of Polish institutions of higher education and at least partial income independence from didactic activity profits. To achieve the aim, the authors exploited the current literature, including documents, reports as well as draft laws regulating the functioning of institutions of higher education. The first part of the article presents the determinants of the functioning of institutions of higher education in Poland. In the second part, the authors outlined the trends of changes in higher learning based on strategic documents of the European Union and Poland in terms of higher learning. The final part of the article deals with the desirable models of institutions of higher education facing the contemporary challenges of a competitive economy. The authors identified a few characteristics of the desired model: market-oriented didactic process, scientific research towards the needs of the economy, technology transfer into the economy, cooperation between an institution of higher education and stakeholders, impact on an institution milieu, an auxiliary role of an institution of higher education towards its milieu, and an ability to blend cooperation with competition.
Authors and Affiliations
Tomasz Zacłona, Dariusz Woźniak
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