Abstract
This special issue of Industry and Higher Education is devoted to a selection of papers from the Fifth International Conference on ‘New Horizons in Industry, Business and Education’ (NHIBE 2007) held on the island of Rhodes, Greece, in August 2007. In this introductory paper the author provides an overview of the conference, summarizes the most important presentations and offers his reflections on the conference outcomes. The key objective of NHIBE 2007 was to identify the impact of new technologies on education, business and industry. The major topics were: educational strategies; career counselling; new educational methods; industry and education; entrepreneurship; corporate finance and governance; and business strategies. Special attention was drawn to the innovative approaches and experiences developed in education in an effort to adapt teaching methods to the new technological era. Furthermore, business strategies and worldwide educational strategies were emphasized.