GLOBAL: High-tech sector cooperation with higher education must be genuine to succeed
September 1st, 2010
BY Lawrence J. Speer
Joe Astroth wants to be a change agent. As chief education officer of US-based high-tech giant Autodesk, Astroth is playing a leading role in the company's continuing bid to create stronger links between industry and academia. And it's a role he relishes. The global recession, Astroth says, has changed the environment facing businesses and universities alike. "The economic crisis has brought us together in an accelerated manner," Astroth told University World News during a mid-September interview at a high-level Paris conference ...
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