This special issue of Industry and Higher Education is devoted to a selection of papers from the International Conference ‘New Horizons in Industry and Education’ held on the island of Santorini, Greece in September 1999. In this introductory paper the author provides an overview of the conference, summarizes the most important presentations, and offers personal reflections on the conference outcomes.
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