Evolving Corporate Education Strategies for Developing Countries: The Role of Universities

Forty-nine academics and researchers contribute 24 chapters proposing strategies for professionalizing university education in developing countries to suit the needs and demands of the 21st century knowledge society. Forty-two of the contributors are from India, the others from Malaysia, Slovenia, Turkey, and the US. The text is intended for policy makers, practitioners, and scholars in developing countries worldwide seeking ways to rejuvenate and renovate their higher education systems. Coverage includes an overview of corporate education, knowledge economy, and higher education; bridging the academia-industry divide in human capital development; case studies exploring issues in preparing professionals for various fields such biotechnology, food processing, cancer therapy, biotechnology, management, banking, and power system operation; and developments in higher education which can help in evolving strategies for corporate education.

Highlights the practice of developing countries putting academic theory into practice by integrating their cultural traditions with their intellectual higher education system. [...] Good for those who are seeking examples of how other countries have grown to compete on the global scale by improving their corporate education. An index and detailed table of contents enables one to quickly find desired information. The work will be of use to policy makers, practitioners, and scholars.