Preface / Luc E. Weber and James J. Duderstadt -- Globalization : what does it mean for higher education? / Deepak Nayyar -- Reinvigorating universities in an entrepreneurial age / Carl Schramm -- Partnering on a global scale / Wayne C. Johnson -- Developed universities and the developing world : opportunities and obligations / Robert M. Berdahl -- The challenge to European universities in the emerging global marketplace / Howard Newby -- Comprehensive universities in contintental Europe : falling behind? / George Winckler -- The engagement of Australian universities with globalization / John Niland -- Japanese university reform seen through bureaucratic reform and changes in patterns of scientific collaboration / Yuko Harayama and Rene Carraz -- Russian universities in the global world / Vladimir Troyan -- Response of Chinese higher education and SJTU to globalization : an overview / Jie Zhang -- Building Singapore's university education system in a globalized world : issues, policies and challenges / Tony Tan Keng Yam -- Globalization of research universities in Korea / Nam Po Suh -- Science and technology in Brazil / Carlos H. Brito Cruz -- Global success : real world research "meets" global practitioners / Peter Lorange -- Universities as content providers / Dennis Tsichritzis -- The organizational challenge for European universities facing globalization / Patrick Aebischer and Jean-Francois Ricci -- Higher education in the 21st century : global imperatives, regional challenges, national responsibilities and emerging opportunities / James J. Duderstadt -- An open university for the 21st century / B. M. Gourley -- The emerging meta university / Charles M. Vest -- The responsibility of universities to promote a sustainable society / Luc Weber -- Doing good by doing little? University responsibility in a violent setting / John Waterbury -- Has our reach exceeded our grasp? Taking a second look at higher education as a global enterprise / Robert Zemsky -- Globalization, public policies and higher education / David Ward -- Summary : the globalization of higher education / James Duderstadt, Jerry Taggart and Luc Weber.