Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) play a crucial role in human capacity building and knowledge creation regardless of countries, which significantly contribute to the development of a peaceful, stable, independent, and self-sustaining society. Consequently, stakeholders in higher education have advocated for the establishment of Quality…

In this paper, we engage with the Research Excellence Framework (REF) -- the UK government's national policy tool for competitive allocation of scarce research funding. Success on the terms of the REF provides guaranteed income for UK Universities for a 6- or 7-year period -- and as a result, we suggest that the REF operates as an asset-like…

Background/purpose: Entrepreneurial universities are vital for economic development and innovation, yet securing sustainable funding beyond traditional sources is a critical challenge. This study addresses the need to identify and understand diverse financing mechanisms employed by these universities to foster their entrepreneurial activities. The…

This study investigates the processes of Technology Transfer within Brazilian public universities across the country's five regions. As an applied research project employing quantitative methods, it provides a detailed analysis of these processes. An exploratory approach was adopted, utilizing metrics such as the mean, standard deviation, and…

Poor academic performance remains among the most concerning educational issues, especially in higher education and online learning. To address the concern, institutions like the University of Southeastern Philippines (USeP) leverage educational data mining (EDM) techniques to generate relevant information from learning management systems (LMS)…

Entrepreneurship education has gained significant attention from scholars and policymakers for its potential to shape students' entrepreneurial aspirations. However, its effectiveness in influencing entrepreneurial intentions remains inconsistent and controversial. Drawing on social cognitive theory, we investigated the curvilinear impact of…

Purpose: The research purpose had been to investigate the dominant factors that influenced the success of the development of entrepreneurship courses in cultivating entrepreneurial mindsets and entrepreneurial skills into educational frameworks in universities. Design/methodology/approach: The case study used in-depth interviews with key…

Little is known about the university-based professionals who facilitate research impact and the networks they form to build institutional capacity. This article explores the efforts of Research Impact Canada, a pan-Canadian professional network dedicated to building institutional capacity for research impact across disciplines. Based on interviews…

Objective: Examine undergraduate students' perceptions of the connections between alcohol consumption and sexual violence, associated campus-based prevention efforts, and recommendations for improvements. Participants: Undergraduate students (n = 244) at three large public universities. Methods: Qualitative thematic secondary analysis was…

The world was introduced to the first academic establishment granting degrees when Fatima al-Fihriya, a female Muslim scholar, established Jamia al-Qarawiyyin, in the ancient city of Fes in 859 CE. After spreading throughout the Arab Muslim world, it took hundreds of years for this new establishment to make its way into Europe with the university…

Innovation and entrepreneurship education is critical for fostering economic growth and societal advancement. In applied universities, the effectiveness of such education is influenced by various factors. Here we investigate the key elements affecting innovation and entrepreneurship education through an empirical study of Chinese applied…

Online and distance learning technology with the learning management system (LMS) is an example of the application of online learning models at universities, which is the impact of technological developments. However, advances in LMS technology still need to be implemented in universities, the problem of university readiness being the main factor.…

Developing students' competences for postgraduate has been attractive to explore in the field of social sciences. However, there is little study to analyze the effect of an e-learning practiced innovation on knowledge management and massive open online courses (MOOCs) for postgraduate student academic performance in Open University. We applied a…

Childhood and children must be central to societies committed to sustainable development; therefore, such themes must be on the agenda of Universities in order to boost the development, attention, assistance, health, education, and protection of children, through active and responsible social actions. This article was developed based on the case…

The Punjab University Library (PUL) is the oldest and largest public-sector university library in Pakistan, established in 1873 as a Punjab University College Library and then upgraded as PUL in 1882. As in many other post-colonial countries, the end of British rule over South Asians in 1947 did not end colonialism itself, as an embedded feature…