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Chashmyazdan M, Sadatmoosavi A, Bamir M, Poursheikhali A, Masoud A. (2024). Future Requirements and Challenges of Universities and Higher Education Institutions in the Knowledge-Based Economy: Literature Reviews. johepal. 5(3), 180-191. doi:10.61186/johepal.5.3.180
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Future Requirements and Challenges of Universities and Higher Education Institutions in the Knowledge-Based Economy: Literature Reviews
MohammadReza Chashmyazdan , Ali Sadatmoosavi , Mousa Bamir * , Atousa Poursheikhali , Ali Masoud
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  • This research provides a general review to identify the requirements and challenges that universities and higher education institutions face in adopting a knowledge-based economy approach.  
  • The mission of universities and higher education institutions has undergone a fundamental change in order to respond to the economic needs of societies and now moving towards the paradigm of a knowledge-based economy.
  • The future requirements and challenges of universities in the knowledge-based economy approach can be categorized into four major axes: transformation in human capital, revision of missions, modification and change of infrastructures, and responding to challenges.
  • As key players in the knowledge-based economy, universities have undergone significant changes in their missions, strategies, and infrastructures.
Keywords: Knowledge-Based Economy, Knowledge Economy, University, Higher Education, Future Studies
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Received: 2024/05/5 | Accepted: 2024/09/8 | Published: 2024/09/30
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