http://www.uoc.edu/rusc/ A publication of the Unesco Chair in E-Learning of the UOC UOC en-GB The texts published in this journal, unless otherwise indicated, are subject to a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDerivativeWorks 2.5.Spain licence. They may be copied, distributed and broadcast provided that the author and the journal that publishes them, REVISTA DE UNIVERSIDAD Y SOCIEDAD DEL CONOCIMIENTO (RUSC), are cited. Commercial use and derivative works are not permitted. UOC UOC For years higher education institutions have used the potential of information and communication technologies with normality in teaching, research and management. http://www.uoc.edu/rusc/5/1/eng/editorial.html Josep M. Duart The aim of this study was to analyse certain approaches which have arisen in the area of intellectual property and its link with knowledge management at the Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado (UCLA). http://www.uoc.edu/rusc/5/1/dt/eng/anzola_esposito_cuenca.html Aurora Anzola, Concetta Esposito, Nelly Cuenca The aim of the research was to develop principles which support knowledge production and management based on understanding speculative situations which occur within the context of the Universidad de los Andes, in Venezuela. http://www.uoc.edu/rusc/5/1/dt/eng/rincon_briceno.html Haydeé Rincón, Magally Briceño Europe is, without doubt, a multicultural society. For this reason it is important that European universities start to reflect on the multicultural education both of students and European citizens. In a new society there should be new universities. http://www.uoc.edu/rusc/5/1/dt/eng/salomon_delgado_oliver.html Lourdes Salomón, Ana María Delgado, Rafael Oliver The purpose of this paper is to discuss some of the challenges that comparative education is facing in the global society, particularly due to the impact of ICT in education systems. http://www.uoc.edu/rusc/5/1/dt/eng/lopez.html Alexander López The article analyses the main contributions of the 2007 Law on Universities that concern access to higher education, university entrance and continuation of studies and the exercise of academic rights of the students with disabilities. http://www.uoc.edu/rusc/5/1/dt/eng/martinez.html José Ángel Martínez Usero This article analyses a university experience of inclusion and the teaching of digital literacy within the theoretical framework of social studies of technology and, in particular, with a focus on the social construction of technology that emphasizes heterogeneity and flexibility in the interpretations which those involved give to the use of the tools. http://www.uoc.edu/rusc/5/1/dt/eng/perazzo.html Mónica Isabel Perazzo The economics of e-learning was identified as a key priority for virtual campuses in the consultation workshop held in Brussels on 23 November 2004. http://www.uoc.edu/rusc/5/1/dt/eng/castillo_sjoberg.html David Castillo-Merino, Mikael Sjöberg A bill presented by the Swedish Government in 2001 stated that higher education should aim for a broader recruitment of students. http://www.uoc.edu/rusc/5/1/dt/eng/hanes_lundberg.html Niklas Hanes, Sofia Lundberg The link between ICT and the demand for high-skilled labour is due to the fact that the introduction of digital technologies alters the skill requirements of occupations in three main ways. http://www.uoc.edu/rusc/5/1/dt/eng/castillo_vilaseca_serradell_valls.html David Castillo-Merino, Jordi Vilaseca-Requena, Enric Serradell-López, Natàlia Valls-Ruiz The increases in the number of online courses given by universities have been quite dramatic over the last couple of years. http://www.uoc.edu/rusc/5/1/dt/eng/lundberg_castillo_dahmani.html Johan Lundberg, David Castillo-Merino, Mounir Dahmani The purpose of the present paper is to examine the relationship between the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) and student performance in higher education. http://www.uoc.edu/rusc/5/1/dt/eng/benyoussef_dahmani.html Adel Ben Youssef, Mounir Dahmani This paper has strong links with the European Commission's statement on the initiative "E-learning: designing tomorrow's education", adopted on 24 May 2000. http://www.uoc.edu/rusc/5/1/dt/eng/garrot_psillaki_rocchia.html Thierry Garrot, Maria Psillaki, Sylvie Rochhia This paper has two objectives, firstly, to identify the three basic levels of educational digital divides and to discuss them in the context of the European Union, and secondly, to develop an alternative hypothesis for educational digital trajectories instead of looking at educational divides. http://www.uoc.edu/rusc/5/1/dt/eng/benyoussef_ragni.html Adel Ben Youssef, Ludovic Ragni