scholarly journals University social responsibility in the context of economic displacement from the proposed upgrading of a higher education institution: The case of the University of Groningen Yantai campus

2020 ◽  
Vol 78 ◽  
pp. 102268
Author(s):  
Chen Chen ◽  
Vanclay Frank
Author(s):  
Dave Thomas

Integrating corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities as part of a higher education institution (HEI) organisational strategies and practices to address economic and social inequality is no longer a new phenomenon. This promotes increased levels of involvement, choice, and diversity, and is aligned with recent initiatives to widen participation improve representation and promote attainment. CSR may also be encapsulated within frameworks through which HEIs may identify and self-reflect on institutional and cultural barriers that impede minority ethnic (ME) staff and students' progression and attainment. This chapter is informed by discussions concerning CSR within higher education in relation to the aims and objectives of education; student progression and attainment as a university's socially responsible business practice and act of due diligence, to improve representation, progression and success for ME students; curriculum vs. education and the function of a liberating curriculum as a vehicle to enhance academic attainment and promote student success.


2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 141
Author(s):  
Lina Sinatra Wijaya ◽  
Krismiyati Krismiyati

<em>Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is one of the promotion techniques done by a Public Relations in higher education institutions to face the tougher competition among the higher education institution in gaining new students. Most higher education institutions in Salatiga try to do some CSR programs to achieve their goal. This study tries to investigate what suitable model of CSR done by higher education institutions in Salatiga-Central Java which is also implemented and the influence of this program to students’ intake in one academic year. Lastly, it tries to propose a CSR modeling for increasing students’ intake at higher education Institution in Salatiga-Central Java. This study employs interview and literature study for data collection. The data are then analyzed qualitatively to answer the posed research questions. This study involved 7 Higher education institutions in Salatiga-Central Java and also 19 High schools which are spread in 7 cities in Central Java. The result of the study shows that the Public Relations unit in each higher education institutions has carried out their CSR program to some of the Schools in Central Java, but lack of coordination done by both parties. However they emphasize their CSR program focusing on community service, high school student activities, scholarships and training. In order to effectively achieve the goal, an intake cycled relations model is proposed.</em>


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 6563
Author(s):  
Taiye Tairat Borishade ◽  
Rowland Worlu ◽  
Olaleke Oluseye Ogunnaike ◽  
Deborah Oluwaseun Aka ◽  
Joy Ifiavor Dirisu

This study surveyed customer experience management (CEM) and student’s loyalty in higher education institution (HEI) sector using a private university in Ogun State, Nigeria as a case study. The primary intent of this study was to determine the roles of humanic and mechanic clues on student’s loyalty. The two hypotheses formulated to address the research questions and objectives raised in this study were analysed with Categorical Regression, which is also known as CATREG analysis. This study applied survey research design and the data were spawned via designed questionnaire. An overall of 215 copies of the questionnaires were regained from the student of the private university in Ogun State. Multi-stage sampling methods were engaged in this study. The research findings of this study show that mechanic clues significantly influence students’ retention, while humanic clues significantly influence students’ disposition to endorse the institution of higher education to others. As part of the recommendations of the study, it was suggested that the university management should deliberately focus on mechanic clues in terms of providing a conducive environment, especially one that is clean for its students at all times.


Área Abierta ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 309-325
Author(s):  
Đorđe Stakić ◽  
Marija Tasic ◽  
Marko Stanković ◽  
Milena Bogdanović

This paper presents a research on students’ attitudes towards the use of Wikipedia in teaching. The sample was comprised of students from the Pedagogical Faculty in Vranje, a higher education institution affiliated with the University of Niš, Serbia. Students were assigned to write articles on Wikipedia as an alternative to writing their standard term papers. That way the Wikipedia content became significantly enriched. They positively evaluated Wikipedia as a teaching tool. The results confirmed that students preferred creating articles on Wikipedia to writing standard term papers. Those results may contribute significantly to further improvement and modernization of university teaching.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-42
Author(s):  
Abatihun Alehegn

This article reports on the findings of a study undertaken to establish practices and challenges to academic publishing at a higher education institution in Ethiopia. A descriptive survey design was employed and con- -venience and purposive sampling were used to select the sample. The data were gathered by means of a questionnaire with closed- and open-ended questions and were analysed using descriptive and thematic analysis. The results show that, despite the benefits of publishing, not all academics in the university are publishing in local and international journals due to a number of challenges. These include a lack of commitment and motivation, lack of experience and exposure to publishing, and inadequate information,knowledge and skills to access accredited journals. Academics also suffer from work overload, a lack of support from the university to publish, and challenges emanating from journals themselves. It is recommended thatthe university, the Ethiopian Ministry of Science and Higher Education and other relevant stakeholders should collaborate to address this situation. Key words: academics, academic publishing, higher education institution, challenges, practices, university


2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (515) ◽  
pp. 117-127
Author(s):  
O. V. Rayevnyeva ◽  
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V. Y. Yermachenko ◽  
M. M. Berest ◽  
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The article is aimed at developing the conceptual principles for the creation and functioning of innovation-active university (IAU) as a modern strategic model of higher education institution in conditions of transformation and digitalization of society. A number of problems and contradictions are allocated and systematized, causing the need to transform the traditional university into an innovation-active, entrepreneurial structure, the activity of which consists in the interaction of the university with the economy, public administration bodies and society. It is determined that the formation of a new paradigm for the development of the higher education system raises the need for innovation-active universities in the form of entrepreneurial organizations that have a resource willingness to promote accelerated development of both the economy and society through intensive transfer of new, generated at the university knowledge and technology on the basis of partnership with key stakeholders. On the basis of studying the conceptual basis of the emergence and development of the IAU, a number of hypotheses of building an innovation-active university were developed, a system of conceptual provisions and principles of its functioning was formed. The purpose and objectives of the innovation-active university are defined, the system-forming directions of its innovation activity are allocated and characterized. On the basis of the carried out researches, the framework for the creation and development of the IAU was formed, containing a list of components of the internal environment and the factors that ensure their support on the basis of development of entrepreneurship and innovation. Prospects for further research in this direction are the development of a mechanism for the functioning of an innovation-active university, which will ensure the effective transformation of higher education institution on the basis of innovation and entrepreneurship development and will contribute to maintaining a high level of its competitiveness in the educational space.


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