[INTERVIEW] Universities can't be world-class without real-world impact, THE says - The Korea Times

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This is the second of a two-part series examining the future of higher education through interviews with executives at major global university ranking organizations. The series is supported by the Press Promotion Fund of the Korea Press Foundation.

LONDON — The race for global university excellence is entering a new phase. Producing influential research is no longer enough. Universities are increasingly judged by how effectively they transform knowledge into innovation, industry partnerships and real-world impact.

Phil Baty, chief global affairs officer at Times Higher Education

"Leading universities must demonstrate that their work contributes not only to academic scholarship, but also to innovation, industry, public policy and solutions to global challenges," Phil Baty, chief global affairs officer at Times Higher Education (THE), said in a recent interview with The Korea Times.