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Learning to think critically
2016

by GK | Jan 1, 2016 | Missions & Responsibilities, Teaching & Learning

Lino Guzzella, ETHZ 2016 Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous. (Confucian Analects, Wei zheng [Ho Peng Yoke, 2012]) Confucius explains to his students and scholars his ideas about how togain knowledge. In doing so, he...

Universities. Serving as, and Educating Global Citizens
2012

by GK | Jan 1, 2012 | Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities, Teaching & Learning

Heather Munroe-Blum, McGill University 2012 Four years ago, in Sydney, Australia, 2.2 million citizens turned their lights off for one hour to take a stand against climate change. Last March, only four years later, 5,251 cities in 135 countries responded to the same...

Research Universities and Sustainable Development with special Reference to India and IIT Madras
2012

by GK | Jan 1, 2012 | Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Missions & Responsibilities, Teaching & Learning

M.S. Ananth, IIT Madras 2012 Rapid advances in technology have had dramatic consequences. The environment that moulded life on earth over many millennia is being altered and even replaced dynamically, endangering the very life whose quality science and technology seek...

International STEM Education for Global Sustainability
2012

by GK | Jan 1, 2012 | Challenges, Chapters and other contributions, Governance and leadership, Teaching & Learning

Roberta Johnson Killeen, National Earth Science Teachers Association 2012 On a daily basis, people around the world face challenges that result from us all, together on our small planet, approaching the carrying capacity of our environment. The sustainability of...

Responsibility of Business Schools to train Leaders
2012

by GK | Jan 1, 2012 | Chapters and other contributions, Human Resources, Missions & Responsibilities, Teaching & Learning

Pascal Morand, ESCP Paris 2012 Business Schools have been seriously challenged in recent years and have sometimes accused of contributing directly to the financial and economic crisis that has deeply shaken the world and has not been yet overcome. Different types of...

Preparing the University and its Graduates for the Unpredictable and Unknowable
2012

by GK | Jan 1, 2012 | Chapters and other contributions, Human Resources, Missions & Responsibilities, Research & Innovation, Teaching & Learning

Alain Beretz, University of Strasbourg 2012 Universities are a key player in the “knowledge society”. But this increased influx of knowledge and the exponential rate of technical progress also generate anxiety and fear that could undermine the fundamental role of...
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The Future of Research Universities
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