ISRAEL: Vibrant economy, but universities lack innovation policy

BY Lawrence J. Speer Israel may have transformed itself over the past decade into one of the world's most vibrant economies, but innovation training is nonetheless sorely lacking in the nation's universities, according to Milly Perry, director of The Research Authority at The Open University of Israel. He was speaking on September 14, at the Institutional Management in Higher Education conference in Paris, sponsored by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD). "Israel has become known for its entrepreneurial activity, but the ...


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