This study examined the interdisciplinary centers in 32 leading research universities in China,analyzing their construction characteristics and challenges across four dimensions:organizational structure,institutional ...This study examined the interdisciplinary centers in 32 leading research universities in China,analyzing their construction characteristics and challenges across four dimensions:organizational structure,institutional culture,disciplinary teams,and resource tools.The findings indicated that the interdisciplinary centers in China's leading research universities demonstrated openness during their construction process.Specifically,it was characterized by cross-regional organizational collaboration,cross-boundary institutional integration,collaboration among disciplinary teams,and complementary resource tool utilization.However,they still encountered several challenges throughout the process,such as insufficient connectivity of open spaces,limited flexibility of institutional culture,suboptimal coordination of disciplinary team composition,and constrained resource tool diversity with marginal support efficacy.This study proposed that interdisciplinary centers implement four key measures.Firstly,establish a dual-layer open organizational structure that combines physical and virtual spaces to enhance spatial flexibility.Secondly,foster an open institutional culture that deeply integrates research and education.Thirdly,build an open disciplinary team network to strengthen teaching-research collaboration.Fourthly,develop an open resource toolkit for efficient demand identification and precise resource allocation.Collectively,these measures aim to enhance the operational efficiency of interdisciplinary centers and support their deeper integration into open innovation ecosystems.展开更多
The CAS Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of Social and Natural Sciences was officially established on September 20 in Beijing. At the opening ceremony, CAS President Lu Yongxiang pointed out that the social and na...The CAS Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of Social and Natural Sciences was officially established on September 20 in Beijing. At the opening ceremony, CAS President Lu Yongxiang pointed out that the social and natural sciences are increasingly seeking new methodologies from each other展开更多
基金funded by the General Program in Education Studies of the National Social Science Fund of China(No.BIA230181).
文摘This study examined the interdisciplinary centers in 32 leading research universities in China,analyzing their construction characteristics and challenges across four dimensions:organizational structure,institutional culture,disciplinary teams,and resource tools.The findings indicated that the interdisciplinary centers in China's leading research universities demonstrated openness during their construction process.Specifically,it was characterized by cross-regional organizational collaboration,cross-boundary institutional integration,collaboration among disciplinary teams,and complementary resource tool utilization.However,they still encountered several challenges throughout the process,such as insufficient connectivity of open spaces,limited flexibility of institutional culture,suboptimal coordination of disciplinary team composition,and constrained resource tool diversity with marginal support efficacy.This study proposed that interdisciplinary centers implement four key measures.Firstly,establish a dual-layer open organizational structure that combines physical and virtual spaces to enhance spatial flexibility.Secondly,foster an open institutional culture that deeply integrates research and education.Thirdly,build an open disciplinary team network to strengthen teaching-research collaboration.Fourthly,develop an open resource toolkit for efficient demand identification and precise resource allocation.Collectively,these measures aim to enhance the operational efficiency of interdisciplinary centers and support their deeper integration into open innovation ecosystems.
文摘The CAS Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of Social and Natural Sciences was officially established on September 20 in Beijing. At the opening ceremony, CAS President Lu Yongxiang pointed out that the social and natural sciences are increasingly seeking new methodologies from each other