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<p>The presented research investigates the case of non-metropolitan, regional universities in Central-Eastern Europe to understand how their third mission strategy and practice contribute to the societal development of their localities. It intends to fill a gap in related contemporary research, which usually neglects such universities in this part of the EHEA. The investigation is built on a comparative case study design with non-random, purposive sampling on the cases of <italic>Universitatea Transylvania din Braşov</italic> (UTBv) in Braşov, Romania, and <italic>Dunaújvárosi Egyetem</italic> (DUE) in Dunaújváros, Hungary, and employs a mixed methodology of the convergent parallel design (parallel databases). The paper presents an outline of a doctoral research plan with an overview of its preliminary results, the author’s related publications, the present state of the research, and its possible future directions.</p>
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The presented research investigates the case of non-metropolitan, regional universities in Central-Eastern Europe to understand how their third mission strategy and practice contribute to the societal development of their localities. It intends to fill a gap in related contemporary research, which usually neglects such universities in this part of the EHEA. The investigation is built on a comparative case study design with non-random, purposive sampling on the cases of Universitatea Transylvania din Braşov (UTBv) in Braşov, Romania, and Dunaújvárosi Egyetem (DUE) in Dunaújváros, Hungary, and employs a mixed methodology of the convergent parallel design (parallel databases). The paper presents an outline of a doctoral research plan with an overview of its preliminary results, the author’s related publications, the present state of the research, and its possible future directions.

The Third Mission of Central-Eastern European Regional Universities: Two Cases from Romania and Hungary

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Communicatio

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The presented research investigates the case of non-metropolitan, regional universities in Central-Eastern Europe to understand how their third mission...

The Third Mission of Central-Eastern European Regional Universities: Two Cases from Romania and Hungary

Publicado en línea: 13 feb 2023

Páginas: 111 - 124

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/auscom-2022-0008

Palabras clave
Central-Eastern Europe, regional universities, university third mission, comparative case study

© 2022 Krisztina Sitku, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The Third Mission of Central-Eastern European Regional Universities: Two Cases from Romania and Hungary

Publicado en línea: 13 feb 2023

Páginas: 111 - 124

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/auscom-2022-0008

Palabras claveCentral-Eastern Europe, regional universities, university third mission, comparative case study

© 2022 Krisztina Sitku, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
Central-Eastern Europe, regional universities, university third mission, comparative case study