Making a case for university social responsibility

Chripa Schneller & Erich Thöni (Ed.), 2012: Knowledge Societies: Universities and their Social Responsibilities. Asia-Europe Foundation, Singapore. ISBN 978-981-07-1565-6

There is a perception that everyone is aware of what University Social Responsibility (USR) means. In reality, the understanding of this concept differs in focus, extent and action across many countries. To consolidate an overview of USR best practices in ASEM countries, the 2nd Asia-Europe Education Workshop "Knowledge Societies: Universities and their Social Responsibilities" [1] was organised jointly by the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) and the University of Innsbruck in Austria in June 2011.

The publication resulting from the 2nd Asia-Europe Education Workshop Knowledge Societies: Universities and their Social Responsibilities is now available. It features an Introductory Paper, a Summary of the Workshop Discussions and Recommendations as well as 5 selected case studies. It will be presented at the 3rd edition of the ASEM Rectors’ Conference (2012) as well as at the 4th Asia-Europe Meeting of Ministers for Education (2013).

Chripa Schneller
Project Coordinator

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