Global Research and Commercialization: An Under-the-Radar Next Big Thing

In an article featured in the fall 2013 IIENetworker magazine, Downing A. Thomas makes the case that global research and commercialization together represent the under-the-radar "next big thing in international education." Thomas, Dean of International Programs at the University of Iowa, believes that public-private partnerships will provide a new path to develop research capacity. "We cannot assume that all such opportunities simply await us within our own borders," says Thomas. "Just as our economies are now global entities, our research enterprises will increasingly reach beyond national boundaries."

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