Innováció a tudástársadalom idején
Innovation in the Era of Knowledge Society

Summary/Abstract: Higher education has to respond to new challenges of the knowledge society in order to be able to efficiently contribute to the utilisation of new knowledge and to the acquisition of new technological, business and digital capabilities. During the past few years new types of innovation come to the front, such as the free innovations or frugal innovations beyond the traditional Schumpeterian innovations. This article reviews the characteristics of the new types of innovation and those challenges that they mean for the higher education. The scientific and technological excellence are still matters in higher education but it is now equally important to change the structure, content and methodologies of education for the development of capabilities, skills and competencies relevant for the knowledge society. Beside them it is necessary to devote attention to such capabilities and skills as team work, international collaboration, transdisciplinarity as well as mental stamina, flexibility or dealing with success and failure. The technosciences of the 21st century makes responsible research and innovation essential both in the education and after the graduation.

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