This paper gives contributions to understand better some basic specific features of this model of universities. Research university is a model for the best practice to link teaching and research activities. | JSTPM Vol 4, No 2, 2015 1 STUDIES OF STRATEGIES AND MANAGEMENT RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES: SOME BASIC SPECIFIC FEATURES . Hoang Van Tuyen1 . Nguyen Thi Minh Nga National Institute for Science and Technology Policy and Strategy Studies Abstract: Research university is a model for the best practice to link teaching and research activities. The Research University increasingly attracts attention of scholars, researchers and science-education policy makers in many countries including also developed nations. The Research University has high specific features. It is costly to follow this model and the development of this model requires a developed institutional environment. Therefore, according to some researchers and scholars, it is a hard problem to develop the model of Research University in its right senses, especially for developing countries. This paper gives contributions to understand better some basic specific features of this model of universities. Keywords: Research University; Education policy. Code: 15060901 1. Introduction Actually, more and more countries are following the modern model of economic development which is called the knowledge based economy. The main feature of this economic model is to make focus on production, use and propagation of knowledge. In this chain of knowledge transfer the role of universities is recorded as particularly important. Universities hold the important role also in propagation of knowledge through education and training activities for higher qualification and skills of human resources, and promotion of fast and effective of produced knowledge. At the same time, universities are also main factors to produce knowledge. Therefore it is possible to say that universities play not only direct roles of teaching activities but also the one to produce new knowledge, or, by other words, to conduct scientific research activities. Here, universities, in addition to 1 The author’s contact is at .
