Bìznes Inform (Apr 2018)
The Mission and Areas of Manifestations of the Phenomenon of Research University
Abstract
The article substantiates the author’s vision of the mission of modern research university, which is based on the combination of scientific research, training, service to the State, and disclosure of competence of innovative thinking, which represents an effective synthesis of the processes of cognition and creation. The author proposes to add the fourth stage and component to the development of the research university mission, which has begun in 21st century and is characterized by rapid expansion of digital technologies. The new mission reflects the full divertissement of the university phenomenon, which synthesizes the research and training activities. The author’s definition of the category of «research university» and the suggestion of the author’s own understanding of the categories of «world class university», «national university», and «corporate university» have provided for disclosure of their comprehensive content in accordance with the real situation of the contemporary development of science and education at the global level. The generalized areas of manifestations of the phenomenon of research university have allowed to determine ten indicators of internal purpose for the social and economic benefit, which are carried out by research universities for the benefit of mankind. The author presents his own vision of the hierarchy of universities in the modern global environment, which is based on the dominant advantage of high-tech digital universities, which are already elaborating the future of science and education and create possibilities to perform new functions, which classical universities cannot implement.
