International Graduate Applications and Admissions in Science and Technology: The Role of Graduate Education in Supporting Innovation

Author

McAllister, Patricia ; Redd, Kenneth

Author_Institution

Council of Grad. Schools, Washington

fYear

2007

fDate

19-20 Oct. 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

10

Abstract

The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) is an organization of over 480 institutions of higher education in the United States and Canada engaged in graduate education, research and the preparation of candidates for advanced degrees. CGS member institutions award more than 90% of the doctoral degrees and over 75% of the master´s degrees in the U.S. The organization´s mission is to improve and advance graduate education, which it accomplishes through advocacy in the federal policy arena, research, and the development and dissemination of best practices.

Keywords

educational institutions; innovation management; CGS; Canada; Council of Graduate Schools; United States; graduate education; innovation management; Best practices; Councils; Data engineering; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Educational technology; International collaboration; Mathematics; Spine; Technological innovation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, 2007 Atlanta Conference on

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1774-2

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1775-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ACSTIP.2007.4472910

Filename

4472910