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As Egypt seeks to reposition itself in the international community, one strategy it has adopted is to import academic capital from other countries to bolster its own higher education system and enhance its internationalization efforts. Increasing demand for higher education and vocal government support may be alluring to potential partners; but repressive government policies and an uncertain political environment may make it a risky gamble for foreign universities.

Driven to become more economically competitive, some national and state governments seek todevelop their local capacity with branch campuses, and the example of Abu Dhabi -- particularly New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) -- is instructive in how de facto research capacity at such institutions may be measured.

International branch campuses have evolved over the last decade in terms of their numbers and diversity, their relationship with the host government, and the strategies employed for quality assurance. We review the trends in these areas and suggest several implications for the way the phenomenon should be viewed.

Intro -- Universities and Colleges as Economic Drivers: Measuring Higher Education's Role in Economic Development -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Higher Education and Economic Competitiveness -- Chapter 2: The Diversity of University Economic Development Activities and Issues of Impact Measurement -- Chapter 3: Pitfalls of Traditional Measures of Higher Education's Role in Economic Development -- Chapter 4: On the Measurement of University Research Contributions to Economic Growth and Innovation -- Chapter 5: University Industry Government Collaboration for Economic Growth -- Chapter 6: The Convergence of Postsecondary Education and the Labor Market -- Chapter 7: The Essential Role of Community Colleges in Rebuilding the Nation's Communities and Economies -- Chapter 8: International Dimensions of Higher Education's Contributions to Economic Development -- Chapter 9: Unanticipated Consequences of University Intellectual Property Policies -- Chapter 10: The Impact of the 2008 Great Recession on College and University Contributions to State and Regional Economic Growth -- Appendix: Discussion Questions -- Contributors -- Index.

The Forum: Sites of Knowledge (Re-)Production: Toward an Institutional Sociology of International Relations Scholarship. - Sites of Knowledge (Re-)Production: Toward an Institutional : Sociology of International Relations Scholarship / FÉLIX GRENIER AND JONAS HAGMANN 333. - IR, the University, and the (Re)-Production of Order: Between Perversions of Agency and Duties of Subversion / INANNA HAMATI-ATAYA 337. - Self-Assessment, Reviews, and External Evaluation Exercises in International Relations Education / THOMAS BIERSTEKER 341. - Pragmatism and Educational Philosophy in IR / THIERRY BALZACQ 345. - Teaching (as) Statist Practice: Diplomatic Schools as Sites of International Education / JONAS HAGMANN AND MARINA LEBEDEVA 349. - Creating Embassies of Knowledge: Do International Branch Campuses Mitigate or Facilitate the Evolution of International Relations? / JASON E. LANE 353. - An Ethnographic Perspective on Educating State Subjects in Russia / MARTIN MÜLLER 358

"Las últimas décadas han sido un período de gran crecimiento y cambio para la educación superior en América Latina. Este libro ... nos proporciona el contexto histórico en el que se desarrolló la universidad latinoamericana desde una óptica comparativa y una reflexión sobre los grandes dilemas que enfrentó la política pública en educación superior en la última década. Los temas clave discutidos en el libro incluyen: América Latina y su nueva economía del conocimiento: Educación Superior, Gobierno y Colaboración Internacional. Las políticas, instituciones y programas que ayudaron a llevar a cabo los cambios así como sus resultados en términos de acceso, capacitación de la fuerza de trabajo e investigación. También se analiza: el papel de la educación superior en el desarrollo avanzado de la fuerza laboral; las tendencias en la movilidad académica y los resultados para la circulación de cerebros; los programas de becas de estudio en el extranjero patrocinados por los gobiernos; los intercambios con universidades estadounidenses en la región; las políticas como respuesta a los retos de acceso y equidad; los programas de intercambio académico y de becas promovidos por el gobierno de Estados Unidos con América Latina. Por último, este libro nos muestra cómo diferentes países de la región han conducido sus sistemas educativos y planifican su futuro y en particular, la política de promoción de la educación superior y la investigación de Brasil." (Contratapa)