by LW | Jun 30, 2020 | Chapters and other contributions, Preface and Conclusion
Michael Møller 2020 We are meeting on the eve of your colloquium, which is why — when I was kindly asked to kick-start our discussion this evening — I thought it would be constructive to take a step back and begin with more of a bird’s-eye view. Specifically, I would...
by LW | Jun 30, 2020 | Chapters and other contributions, Preface and Conclusion
The University at the Crossroadsto a Sustainable Future. Much like the 11th Glion Colloquium in 2017, during the 12thColloquium there was less emphasis on the themes that are famil-iar among university leaders like financial sustainability, research opportunities,...
by LW | Jun 30, 2020 | Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership
Timothy Killeen I recall a slapstick film from back in the mid-1960s with the title The Great Race. In it, the quintessential hero (the Great Leslie, dressed in white, of course) is challenged by a despicable and traditionally melodramatic villain known as Professor...
by LW | Jun 30, 2020 | Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities
Bert van der Zwaan The university is one of few institutions surviving the changes that have affected society over the past 800 years. Stemming from a period which was dominated by the church and feudal lords, it successfully negotiated the Renaissance and...
by LW | Jun 30, 2020 | Chapters and other contributions, Research & Innovation
Subra Suresh Scientific discoveries and engineering innovation are accelerating the unprecedented convergence of the physical, digital and biological worlds to produce technological advances that are poised to disrupt and transform the daily lives of ordinary citizens...
