University-Business Cooperation as an Expression of a New Approach to the Management of the Higher Education Institution

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to present changes in perception of the management of higher education institutions and underline the need to build relationships between higher education institutions and enterpreneurs. This paper presents the conclusions and proposals included in the documents of the EU and national levels which relate to the issue of cooperation between universities and businesses and proposals formulated in the “Strategy for development of higher education in Poland until 2020” prepared by a consortium of Ernst & Young Business Advisory and The Gdańsk Institute for Market Economy which are an expression of a new approach to the management of the higher education institution. The study was enriched by presentation of economic arguments for cooperation between universities and the private sector and barriers to cooperation between the two environments.