Revisiting the role of universities in achieving MDGs
This chapter is an effort to look within the university education and suggest measures through which appropriate skill development and knowledge based society could catalyze the achievement of Millennium Development Goals in Malaysia.Universities have played a strategic role in the economic and soci...
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| author | Danila, Raudah Mohamed, Ahmad Martadha |
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| description | This chapter is an effort to look within the university education and suggest measures through which appropriate skill development and knowledge based society could catalyze the achievement of Millennium Development Goals in Malaysia.Universities have played a strategic role in the economic and social development of the country and of the regions where they are located.The university is a relevant actor in the social system, in what concerns the development of human capital, through the supply of new professionals that have universalistic skills which provide a better identification of social and economic responsibilities (Goddard et al. 2006). |
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| spelling | uum-139432015-05-12T05:43:23Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/13943/ Revisiting the role of universities in achieving MDGs Danila, Raudah Mohamed, Ahmad Martadha HC Economic History and Conditions This chapter is an effort to look within the university education and suggest measures through which appropriate skill development and knowledge based society could catalyze the achievement of Millennium Development Goals in Malaysia.Universities have played a strategic role in the economic and social development of the country and of the regions where they are located.The university is a relevant actor in the social system, in what concerns the development of human capital, through the supply of new professionals that have universalistic skills which provide a better identification of social and economic responsibilities (Goddard et al. 2006). Springer India Singh, Amita Gonzalez, Eduardo T. Thomson, Stanley Bruce 2012 Book Section PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/13943/1/p.PDF Danila, Raudah and Mohamed, Ahmad Martadha (2012) Revisiting the role of universities in achieving MDGs. In: Millennium Development Goals and Community Initiatives in the Asia Pacific. Springer India, India, pp. 121-128. ISBN 978-81-322-0759-7 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-0760-3_9 doi:10.1007/978-81-322-0760-3_9 doi:10.1007/978-81-322-0760-3_9 |
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| title_short | Revisiting the role of universities in achieving MDGs |
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