Higher Education in Innovation Ecosystems

Yuzhuo Cai, Jinyuan Ma and Qiongqiong Chen
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Yuzhuo Cai: Faculty of Management and Business, Tampere University, 33014 Tampere, Finland
Jinyuan Ma: Centre for Higher Education Research, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
Qiongqiong Chen: Office of Strategic Planning and Development, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 11, 1-12

Abstract: While higher education has been considered as both an ‘engine’ for innovation and a ‘catalyst’ for sustainability development, the integration of both the ‘innovation engine’ and ‘sustainability catalyst’ roles is best reflected in higher education’s engagement in innovation ecosystems—the theme of this special issue, including 16 articles dealing with the topic from various perspectives. In this editorial, we outline an overarching framework about the relations between higher education and innovation ecosystem. When elaborating the framework, we provide a new definition of innovation ecosystem and identify three roles of university in innovation ecosystems, based on synthesizing relevant literature. The framework could facilitate readers to comprehend each of the collected articles and find synergy among them.

Keywords: higher education; university; sustainability; innovation ecosystem; third mission; knowledge-based society; global innovation networks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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