The Humanities at Michigan State University

The author discusses a project called "The Sunflower Symposium," named in honor of Simon Wiesenthal's The Sunflower (1998). The project was a catalyst for discussions on legalized discrimination, the infringement of civil rights, (in)justice, (in)tolerance, and civic responsibility, influencing students to connect the Holocaust to other world events. It proved an effective pedagogic method for examining critically and taking action on important global issues. Evidence of the effectiveness of this message is presented and suggestions for integrating literature into courses are offered.     

大学生科技创新能力培养探析

文章提出了创新能力的本质，阐述了大学是培养科技创新人才的重要基地，分析了国外高校培养大学生科技创新能力的方法，提出了探索有中国特色的培养大学生科技创新能力的途径和方法。     

University Education of Engineers in France

In France, training in engineering was exclusively provided by the ‘Grandes Ecoles’. In this context, the French universities have been developing engineering training alongside traditional training courses. The growth in engineering training has been particularly important during the last five years. The author describes the conditions of the setting up and the nature of the different training courses and gives an evaluation after the first twenty years of their existence. The statistics regarding the profiles of the applicants, the distribution over the different specializations and the salary progression are given.     

以教师为本 构建高校和谐教育

构建社会主义和谐社会,是我国新时期一项重要战略的决策。构建和谐社会有赖于构建和谐教育。教师是学校的主人,是教育的主体和教学的主导。因此,构建和谐的高校教育必须坚持以教师为本。     

The introduction of Total Quality Management at Oregon State University

Oregon State University became one of the first research universities in the United States to introduce the Total Quality Management methodology into its administrative structure in 1989. Beginning with finance and administration, quality improvement teams were introduced and achieved significant improvement in process effectiveness and efficiency. Improved quality was also achieved and measured by customer satisfaction.TQM was expanded to all administrative areas — including student affairs, research, and faculty administration — over the next four years. TQM has also been used in curriculum development, teaching improvement, and research proposal development.This paper describes the implementation strategy used by Oregon State University and presents some of the results achieved. Particular attention is paid to implementation barriers found in university settings.Today, Oregon State University has over 85 process improvement teams working in both administrative and academic areas and has received many awards for its work in Total Quality Management.     

The University,the State,and Civil Society

This article discusses the contributions of modern universities to civil society in the light of recent university reforms in western European countries. It seeks to position modern higher education reforms based on New Public Management ideas into three different contexts: the normative ideals surrounding university activity, the organizational ideals related to university governance, and finally, the actual recent reform processes and their implications for civil society. A central idea in the following analysis is that the university makes its primary contribution to civil society in its capacity as a cultural institution. The article concludes with a discussion of the conditions under which such a contribution may be sustained.     

Summer science program at Appalachian State University

Practical problems of the gifted dyslexic are explored through a case study, that of an unusually talented craftsman who is both dyslexic and epileptic, and whose school history is reviewed and evaluated.     

浙江大学高水平产教融合培养卓越工程师的实践与探索

以智能化为特征的第四次工业革命正在深刻影响卓越工程师的培养路径和育人内涵,推动我国重塑工程师培养体系,增强自主培养卓越工程师的能力。以浙江大学为例,阐述了发挥高水平研究型大学优势,构建一流产教融合生态,深化专业学位研究生教育改革,依托工程师学院培养研究生层次卓越工程师的实践与探索。     

新加坡工程师学会

新加坡工程师学会成立于1966年,是新加坡最早成立的工程师机构。由于许多IES会员在新加坡政府单位任职,因此IES实为新加坡政府征询工程专业议题的主要机构。IES体认其本身关键性的角色,故强调正直、专业精神、热情与社会责任等核心价值,希望能鉴定更多合格的工程师服务国家,并以促进工程领域的科学、人文与专业发展于人群为使命。     

应用型本科院校“卓越工程师”培养模式探索与实践

文章以我校新媒体工程技术类专业的人才培养为例,分析了当前地方应用型本科院校在工程技术人才培养过程中存在的问题,介绍了我校面向"卓越工程师"培养的人才培养模式探索和实践,包括基于"大工程"概念的课程体系建设,"课堂实验·课程设计·综合实训·毕业设计"的"四重螺旋上升"模式的实践实训体系构建,以及虚实结合的多层次校企合作实训平台建设等措施。     

The State of European University Cooperation

Professor Eith's study was translated from Die Deutsche Universitätszeitung vereinigt mit Hochschul-Dienst, October 2, 1972. It was prepared before the membership of the European Community was expanded from six to nine but remains a timely statement on a delicate and important issue. Readers may find it helpful to consult the program of work in education, reprinted in the "Documentation" section of this issue of Western European Education, that was proposed to the Community in May 1973 by Professor Ralf Dahrendorf, the commissioner responsible for research, science, and education.     

Twenty-Five Years of Collaboration for Interprofessional Education and Practice at The Ohio State University

As a society, we realize that the profound issues facing us cannot be addressed by any individual or profession alone. By tracing the 25-year history of the Interprofessional Commission of Ohio at The Ohio State University, this article illustrates how collaboration among the helping professions, academics, individual citizens, and community agencies and organizations offers the best hope for meeting the challenge of improving human conditions in our increasingly complex world. This article chronicles the development of the Commission from its inception as a vision to its present form, describes the evolution of the program from a client-centered focus to one that now embraces a community-based approach, and concludes with a brief look at some challenges facing collaborative programs in the new millennium. Web site addresses are included.