The Glion Colloquium is a

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. It holds a forum every second year in

Glion Glion () is a village in the municipality of Montreux in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The village is located 700 m.a.s.l., overlooking Lake Geneva. The position of this village in Montreux and the Chauderon Gorge made it a touristic destin ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

to consider the role of the world's leading higher education institutions in addressing emerging challenges and opportunities. For instance, one of its visions was the increase in the universities' role in the

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process.

Overview

The Glion Colloquim was co-founded by

Luc E. Weber Luc E. Weber (born 18 September 1941) is the Rector Emeritus of the University of Geneva and the President of the Glion Colloquium. Biography Luc E. Weber received a PhD in Economics and Business from the University of Lausanne. From 1975 to 200 ...

and

Werner Z. Hirsch Werner Zvi Hirsch (June 10, 1920 – July 10, 2009) was a German-born American economist. Born in small-town Germany, Hirsch emigrated to Mandatory Palestine (later known as Israel) to escape the Nazis in the late 1930s, where he attended the ...

. The first conference was held in Glion in May 1998. The ''Glion Declaration'' was written by

Frank H. T. Rhodes Frank Harold Trevor Rhodes (October 29, 1926 – February 3, 2020) was the ninth president of Cornell University from 1977 to 1995. Biography Rhodes was born in Warwickshire, England, on October 29, 1926, the son of Gladys (Ford) and Harold Ce ...

in 1999. It questions the position of the university in a market-driven society. It also looks at the effects of

globalization Globalization, or globalisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is the process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments worldwide. The term ''globalization'' first appeared in the early 20t ...

on research universities. Its second declaration in 2009 stated that "universities exist to liberate the unlimited creativity of the human species and to celebrate the unbounded resilience of the human spirit."

Bibliography

*''The Glion Declaration'', Frank H. T. Rhodes (author) (1999) *''Governance in Higher Education: The University in a State of Flux'', Luc E. Weber (author), Werner Z. Hirsch (editor), Werner Hirsch (author) (2001) *''As the Walls of Academia Are Tumbling Down'', Luc E. Weber (ed.), Werner Zvi Hirsch (ed.) (2003) *''Reinventing the Research University'', Luc E. Weber (ed.),

James Johnson Duderstadt James Johnson Duderstadt was the President of the University of Michigan from 1988 to 1996. Duderstadt was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1987 for significant contributions to nuclear science and engineering relating t ...

(ed.), 2004 *''Universities and Business: Partnering for the Knowledge Society'', Luc E. Weber (ed.), James Johnson Duderstadt (ed.), 2006 *''The Globalization of Higher Education (Glion Colloquium)'', Luc E. Weber (ed.), James Johnson Duderstadt (ed.), 2008 *''University Research for Innovation'', Luc E. Weber (ed.), James Johnson Duderstadt (ed.), (2010)

References

External links

Official website
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