The business environment, especially in the industrial sector, is undergoing transformation, and job prospects are rapidly evolving. Changes in social conditions and transformations in the global, national, and local economies are among the influential factors on the new business ecosystem. In such circumstances, university education, particularly in vocational universities, requires restructuring in its programs and orientations to ensure the continuity of businesses with economic and social needs, thereby leading to an improvement in the economic and social situation. Private (non-profit) universities, due to their more agile structures and greater financial independence, possess characteristics that suggest they can operate successfully and effectively in this field. The ability of these universities to create a learning ecosystem based on local needs, their speed in designing and implementing new academic programs, and their capacity to employ diverse human resources can be instrumental in this regard. In this research, the dimensions of this issue have been studied using content analysis. This means that, after reviewing the research literature, indicators of university-industry collaboration, as the core driver of the university's relationship with businesses, were determined. Based on this, an effort was made to consider degrees of the impact of this collaboration on economic and social dimensions. Finally, the research findings indicate that, assuming the formation of effective and efficient university-industry collaboration, it can be expected that by establishing connections between top universities and large industrial sectors, and between medium and small universities with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), a more dynamic learning ecosystem will be created, and the effectiveness of universities on the economic and social environment will increase.
Mohajerani,F. (2025). The continuity and discontinuity of private universities from a business perspective in economic and social areas. Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities, 17(2), 5-28. doi: 10.22035/isih.2025.5324.5037
MLA
Mohajerani,F. . "The continuity and discontinuity of private universities from a business perspective in economic and social areas", Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities, 17, 2, 2025, 5-28. doi: 10.22035/isih.2025.5324.5037
HARVARD
Mohajerani F. (2025). 'The continuity and discontinuity of private universities from a business perspective in economic and social areas', Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities, 17(2), pp. 5-28. doi: 10.22035/isih.2025.5324.5037
CHICAGO
F. Mohajerani, "The continuity and discontinuity of private universities from a business perspective in economic and social areas," Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities, 17 2 (2025): 5-28, doi: 10.22035/isih.2025.5324.5037
VANCOUVER
Mohajerani F. The continuity and discontinuity of private universities from a business perspective in economic and social areas. ISIH, 2025; 17(2): 5-28. doi: 10.22035/isih.2025.5324.5037
