Systematic Development of Generic Skills to Enhance Innovation Capacity of Eastern and Southeastern European Universities

The level of innovativeness within the higher education systems of east and southeast Europe and their graduates is still assessed as modest or moderate. Besides the general socio–economic context and the inherited institutional management types, this deficiency stems from a lack of generic skills crucial for increasing the innovation capacity of the universities. TrainESEE v.2 project suggests that significant changes should be already put in place within the applied teaching methodology, but also highlights the importance of developing project development and management skills, innovation, entrepreneurial skills, and finally competences needed to strengthen science to business cooperation.

PENGELOLAAN HUTAN DESA DI KPH WILAYAH VIII SEMENDO DARI PERSPEKTIF KINERJA KELEMBAGAAN

Muara Danau Village Forest Management Institution (LPHD) is a forum on forest management activities that aim to improve community welfare. At present, the condition of the farming business is not effective, so it requires some rules as a measure of success. This study aims to analyze the institution of the Muara Danau Village Forest Management Institution (LPHD) in the implementation of Village Forest Management. The research was conducted in Muara Danau Village, Semende Darat Laut Subdistrict, Muara Enim Regency, South Sumatra Province, from March to April 2020. Data were analyzed by using the SSBP approach. The results of the study showed the situation of farmers utilizing forest resources in the form of water sources and non-timber forest products. Smallholders manage the forest based on institutional structure stated in the AD/ART, and administrative sanctions. In terms of planting patterns in the arable land, the structure controls farmer behavior by using an agroforestry system. This makes Muara Danau Village Forest Management Institution (LPHD) obtain a good performance in the aspect of institutional management which is measured by the involvement of members and institutional administrators in group activities/training (91%) and the types of binding group rules in the form of written rules (AD/ART) as well as unwritten rules (84%) in managing areas measured based on the type of forest resource conservation activity (95%). However, managing businesses have not obtained optimal results, as measured by the absence of institutions that handle the marketing of forest products for groups (cooperatives). Based on the results of the research, the institution of Muara Danau Village Forest Management Institution (LPHD) is categorized as good.

Book Review. Győrfi Dénes’s Bibliotheca Universitatis Claudiopolitanae. Evoluția instituțională și practici ale lecturii în Clujul Universitar

This book review is presenting a published PhD thesis concerning the history of the library of the university of Cluj, from its foundation until 1945. The book is dealing with three distiguishable periods, the 1872–1918 period, during the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy; the period of 1918-1940, the era of the Great Romania, and the third period is represented by the years of World War II. Based on a rich bibliography, the author is following the major processes concerning the institutional management of the library.

Readiness of fashion education and training institutions management in facing the industrial revolution 4.0 and society 5.0

This study aims to determine the extent to which the management of education and fashion training institutions is prepared to face the industrial revolution 4.0 and society 5.0. This research is a case study research by examining field conditions. The data collection method is triangulation with observation, interviews, and documentation. The data of this study were obtained from the head of the institution, instructors, and course students. Technique triangulation and source triangulation were carried out to check the validity of the data. The research was conducted at the Yogyakarta Career Busana course and training institute. The results of the research based on the principles of POAC (planning, organizing, actuating, controlling) include the condition of the institution's management such as the institution's program curriculum, institutional management, strategy, program implementation, and control strategies and techniques in management. The results show that a strategy is needed to increase the readiness of educational institutions and fashion training for industrial revolution 4.0 and society 5.0. The development strategy can be seen from several aspects of the management function, namely planning, organizing, activating, and controlling. Institutions that have good readiness for the industrial revolution 4.0 and society 5.0 have aspects of management functions that are by the development, needs, and conditions of the industrial revolution 4.0 and society 5.0.

Management of the Natural Attractions in the Area Simarjarunjung Simalungun North Sumatra Province

Nature is the utilization of natural resources and environmental governance has been defined as the object of tourist attraction and to be made the target of tourism potential. The natural potential in Indonesia is very diverse, one of which is the potential of Nature Tourism in North Sumatra. Natural potential that is being developed is only one Nature in The Simarjarunjung. This study aims to determine how the institutional management of the Natural Attractions in the Area Simarjarunjung Simalungun Regency and utilization of natural resources on the activities of the Nature in The Simarjarunjung Simalungun. This research method is qualitative using institutional theory has aspects of that structure, shape and norms. The utilization of natural resources using the theory states there are four aspects, namely, the common property, state property, private property and the common property. The result of this research is the institutional management of the Natural Attractions in The Simarjarunjung have the management of the Combined Forest Farmer Group and the Group Aware of Its Loyal Both as a driver and manager. Natural attractions in The Simarjarunjung managed group and personal with having the structure of the management. Natural resources in the Region's Nature Simarjarunjung have natural resources that is different such is the charm of nature, the mountains, the pine stands, agro-forestry plants and microclimate. The utilization of these natural resources will continue to be managed to improve the local economy. Keywords: Nature, Simarjarunjung, Institutional Management, Natural Resources.

The spectral scientists of corridor B: Neoliberalization and its ghosts in higher education

This paper examines the role and function of science as a vocation in contemporary higher education. In recent decades, universities have expanded and reorganized their resources and expertise around commercially viable research avenues. All the signs point towards the creep of new public management coupled with neoliberal economic policy that starting in the 1980s had introduced accountability, standardization and internal competitiveness into public sector institutions. In this paper, I examine how the idea of the vocation is produced in higher education institutes using the example of an internal research audit that was carried out in a major research-led university between 2002 and 2005. I examine its impacts on biomedical scientists who lost access to laboratory space, a move that effectively ended their research careers. These scientists were redeployed to teaching-only positions and shortly thereafter, resurrected as ghostly reminders of the effects of audit. While teaching-only staff echoed Foucauldian critique in exposing the power/knowledge matrices of institutional management, it was their spatialization as spectres stalking the edges of research that revealed how the moral economies of science are valorized not in resistance to neoliberalization but as constitutive of it.

Community-owned rural water supplies in Galicia (Spain): supporting role in the groundwater self-management

The community-owned rural water supplies in the rural areas of Galicia developed spontaneously in response to the historical shortcomings of local administrations, which are a clear example of commons management strategies. They have developed a water self-management model integrated into a complex network of actors. More than one-quarter of the total population rely on these systems. However, a large part of supplied water does not comply with the sanitary standards due to deficiencies in the system’s design, operation, and maintenance and the water catchment protection. Furthermore, the owners face difficulties complying with basic legal requirements due to the complexity of the regulatory framework and the lack of training of the water board members. COXAPO (‘Comunidad Xeral de Augas de Galicia’), an association of 150 community-owned water supplies, advises, trains, and supports the water boards for the legal, administrative, economic, and technical systems management. As a result, it gets the systems legally compliant concerning the institutional management and quality of supplied water. The success of this network governance recommends a role to the administration in promoting the networking of water boards by supporting the existing water supply associations and encouraging their constitution or provisioning equivalent services in regions where they do not exist.

Implementation of a Multimodal Academic Literacy Resource at a South African University

As a lecturer at a higher education institution in South Africa, the author is conscious of an emphasis placed on multimodal resources as part of the globally experienced shift to teach remotely due to the COVID-19 epidemic. In this autoethnographic study, she critically reflects on her experience in planning and executing the implementation of a custom-made multimodal resource called WIReD. WIReD is an acronym for writing, information literacy and reading development. She situates academic literacy and WIReD within the theoretical framework of multiliteracies, and thereafter provides background in terms of the study context and gives a brief description of WIReD. The methodology section includes the data used, a brief discussion on validity, reliability, and the reflexive process. The data analysis led to two broad categories of implementation inhibitors, namely inadequate resources and collaboration. These hindrances highlight broader issues with regard to institutional management, lecturers, and the needs of students in the South African higher education context.

Public Behaviour on Cash Waqf: Evidence from Indonesia

Despite the potential governmental agenda towards cash waqf, this area has been givessn limited attention in academic literature with special regards to the supply side. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the factors influencing the public intention in endowing cash waqf by utilizing an extended theory of planned behaviors (TPB); in which religiosity, knowledge, and trust variables are added. Primary data from 685 respondents in Indonesia are analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). The result showed that the intention to endow cash waqf is positively affected by all of the TPB variables (attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control) and other extended variables. The findings suggest an optimization in waqf fund collection and waqf fund management. For waqf collection, it is important to improve public literacy and the quality and quantity of supporting facilities and systems. Meanwhile, institutional management should be strengthened for waqf management.

Inclusive University Education in Bolivia: The Actors and Their Discourses

Education policies in Bolivia and other parts of Latin America have improved significantly in recent years. However, there continue to be barriers to higher education for students with specific educational support needs and difficulties are still found in the institutional management of inclusive education. This paper aims to better understand the elements that facilitate and hinder university inclusion of students with functional diversity in Bolivia. The methodology used is qualitative. The discourses of key informants within the university community were collected using the focus group technique. The software Atlas.ti-8 was used for data processing and inductive coding was performed using the constant comparison method. The study’s main findings indicate that both the categorization of functional diversity and the financing model in place have a great impact on inclusive education actions at the university level. The research also reveals a lack of correspondence between the rights of people with functional diversity and the resources allocated to them. The conclusions point to the need to establish intersectional institutional strategies based on the recognition of diversity as an essential value in the development of inclusive and sustainable education.