University Engagement Research Environment

Abstract

Higher education is now more responsible and responsive to
society. To tackle social problems with complexity, dynamic and
uncertainty environment requires new production of knowledge.
Engagement research is a process of integration with service learning
that embedded in the university’s governance and education management
system. Higher education institutional management of research
environment is to sustain university engagement. Research environment
is now part of the Research Excellence Framework (REF)1, the new
system for assessing the quality of research in higher education
institutions in the UK. Thus, a new culture of university engagement research
environments to provide a context to particular institutional practices for
engagement research. It is necessary to understand the research environmental
systems both in the university and community setting. A higher education
system is not purely formed by national regulations and policies, but an
understanding collaboration with equal partners in the society. According
to Buddhist principles,2 education creates intelligence (Yonisomanasikàra)
responsively to society within learning environment (Paratoghosa).
Keywords: University, Engagement, Research, Environment