Expanding Areas of Influence at Azores University: Virtual Campus, Regional Clusters and Points of Presence

Rogerio Roth

Abstract


The tripolarity of the University of the Azores, characterised by three campuses and facilities has been shown to be economically unviable, socially unjust and at the same time insufficient to allow the attendance of all nine islands of the archipelago. The location in an outermost region of the European Union does not guarantee a positive discrimination. The solution might lie in a paradigm shift, based on a decapolar structure and through partnerships establish regional clusters, points of presence and a virtual campus.

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regional clusters; points of presence; paradigm shifts; virtual campus

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