TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of university–industry partnerships in Kazakhstan
T2 - Innovation under constraint
AU - Jonbekova, Dilrabo
AU - Sparks, Jason
AU - Matthew Hartley
AU - Gulfiya Kuchumova
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by Nazarbayev University , Kazakhstan 091019CRP2110 .
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The Authors
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/11
Y1 - 2020/11
N2 - This paper examines university–industry partnerships (UIPs) in Kazakhstan. The study described here explored the kinds of collaborations with industry that universities have undertaken, their purposes and benefits, and the contextual barriers to such partnerships. Our findings suggest that UIPs in Kazakhstan remain weak and are largely limited to employers’ involvement in teaching, the provision of internships for students, and technical consultancies. We argue that the goal of policy makers to develop robust research partnerships that contribute to innovation and economic growth is constrained by heavy faculty teaching loads, poor institutional support for research, constant reforms in the higher education system, and little consistency in the priorities of the fast-changing Ministers of Education.
AB - This paper examines university–industry partnerships (UIPs) in Kazakhstan. The study described here explored the kinds of collaborations with industry that universities have undertaken, their purposes and benefits, and the contextual barriers to such partnerships. Our findings suggest that UIPs in Kazakhstan remain weak and are largely limited to employers’ involvement in teaching, the provision of internships for students, and technical consultancies. We argue that the goal of policy makers to develop robust research partnerships that contribute to innovation and economic growth is constrained by heavy faculty teaching loads, poor institutional support for research, constant reforms in the higher education system, and little consistency in the priorities of the fast-changing Ministers of Education.
KW - university–industry partnerships
KW - Higher education
KW - Employer engagement
KW - Innovation
KW - Kazakhstan
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2020.102291
DO - 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2020.102291
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85095440198
SN - 0738-0593
VL - 79
JO - International Journal of Educational Development
JF - International Journal of Educational Development
IS - 102291
M1 - 102291
ER -
