This special issue of Industry and Higher Education is devoted to a selection of papers, reviewed and revised for publication, from the Eighth International Conference on ‘New Horizons in Industry, Business and Education’ (NHIBE) held in Chania, Crete, Greece in August 2013. This introductory paper provides an overview of the conference, summarizes the most important presentations and offers some reflections on the conference outcomes.
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All of the papers listed, arranged alphabetically according to first-named author, are included in PapadourakisG.M.LazaridisI.PaschaloudisD., eds (2013), Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on New Horizons in Industry, Business and Education, Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Heraklion. These are the papers that were presented in the sessions as summarized in this Introduction to the Special Issue of the journal.
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Note that the papers selected for this issue of Industry and Higher Education have been revised for publication in the journal and, in some cases, have different titles to those in the conference programme and proceedings. These papers are indicated thus (*).
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AnderssonG.SahamaT.WillettG.HaugeB.‘Bringing skills and general competences back into technological education’.
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BarnesJ.BarnesS.‘Preparing 21st century business and engineering leaders in the context of technology, innovation, and sustainability’.
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BelidisA.VlachakisS.ChatzichristosC.‘Entrepreneurial education and training in the tertiary level institutions of Greece’.
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BitarA.MelkiA.ChammasM.‘Integrating next generation SCORM with social networking platform in higher education: A case study using Tin Can API and Elgg’.
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BramhallM.ShortC.‘Education for professional engineering practice’.
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DarousisE.KitsiosF.‘Case study of e-services development: New e-business idea in the Greek winter tourism economy’. DedoussisE.Al-DajaniH.WatsonE.TzokasN.‘Cultivating entrepreneurship in higher education’.
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FergusonM.‘Knowledge exchange between universities and the creative industries’.
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FragkakiE.FragkakiH.PapadourakisG.‘Implementation of a computer-based learning environment for teaching of narrative and time-based sequence of events’.
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HinoulH.‘The role of the research universities in a struggling European Economy’ (this paper is in the CD edition only of the conference proceedings).
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HonzikJ.MikulaP.Jr‘20 years of HE Fair Gaudeamus in Brno, Czech Republic’.
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KalochristianakisM.PanagiotakisS.KalogiannakisM.VassilakisK.‘Extensible and efficient e-university solutions’.
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KaranasiosN.KopevaD.VerardiF.RuffoloG.‘Invisible costs of start-ups’.
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KarelisS.PapadourakisG.‘Development of a virtual world with the program OpenSimulator’.
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KostoglouV.MinosG.TsikritzisL.‘Higher education job profiles: A literature review of research work and ICT applications’.
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KrassadakiE.LakiotakiK.MatsatsinisN.‘Adopting a strategy for enhancing generic skills in engineering education’.
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Levick-ParkinM.‘Creativity – innovation's muse: How art and design pedagogy can further entrepreneurship’.
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LiotasN.‘Gestalt practice and arts-based training for leadership, innovation and change management skills’.
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OosterveldB.VrolijkJ.MarkakiA.ThalassinosN.FragkiadakisG.‘Education and hospitality-industry: Food service managers’.
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PalomäkiH.‘Motivating students in technology by introduction projects’.
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PapoutsakisH.KarpathiotakiT.‘Master programs: A “tool” for business development’.
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RoumeliotisM.TsourelaM.‘Students' technology self-efficacy, readiness and personal innovativeness towards e-learning services in higher education in Greece’.
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TsourelaM.PaschaloudisD.‘Familiarization of Greek students with Web 2.0 services’.
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ValtanenJ.BerkiE.LeikasJ.SaariluomaP.‘Open and informal learning in problem-focused higher education through life-based design’.
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VaněčekD.‘Virtual and remote laboratories’.
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VlachakisS.SiakasK.NaaranojaM.‘Family businesses: A study regarding the use of marketing tools by small–medium family businesses in Greece’.
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VrolijkJ.OosterveldB.MarkakiA.ThalassinosN.FragkiadakisG.‘Education and food-industry: Olive oil consumption’.
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ZampetakisL.AnagnostiA.RozakisS.‘Understanding entrepreneurial intentions of students in agriculture and related sciences’.
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ZeměčkP.‘Research projects and industry in Europe’.
