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, Missions & Responsibilities
Joël Mesot What is at stake? Never before has there been such a huge choice of providers of higher education as today. As this sector grows in reach and impact, it is also becoming more international. OECD data show that the mem -ber countries host more than 3.5...
by LW | Jun 30, 2020 | Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities
David W. Leebron 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 Luc Weber | Jun 30, 2020 | Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities
Michael O. Hengartner and Anna Däppen Research and teaching have always been the two core missions of uni-versities. But, central as they are, they only cover part of the spectrum of activities of modern universities. Indeed, urgent global challenges and the ongoing...
by LW | Jun 30, 2020 | Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities
Shiyi Chen THE UNIVERSITY AND THE CITY IN THE AGE OF KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY. Colleges and universities are among the oldest type of organization, orig-inating from the medieval age. In the long historical trajectory of this social institution, it is commonly recognized...
by LW | Jun 30, 2020 | Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities
Yves Flückiger and Stéphane Berthet Today, Higher Education Institutions are not only globalized but also globalizing entities. This evolution has gradually formed over the last three decades, changing profoundly the world landscape of academic institutions, which has...
