Old School: Universities Still Hotbed of Innovation April 27, 2011

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MIT president Susan Hockfield defends the traditional higher learning system's ability to cultivate and foster innovation. Ideas still come out of the "culture of collaboration" found on college campuses, says Hockfield.

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Can universities train a new generation of entrepreneurs?

SUSAN HOCKFIELD
President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

RICHARD LYONS
Dean, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley

Moderator: HELEN JOYCE
Brazil Bureau Chief, The Economist

The Ideas Economy is an online forum that convenes experts from around the world on the subjects of innovation, intelligent infrastructure, information, and human potential.

Based on a series of live events from The Economist, The Ideas Economy attracts a community of active participants from business, government, non-profits and the academy who are interested in collaborating to solve global challenges, develop new ideas, and contribute to human progress.