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What are universities (for)?

What are universities (for)?. Petra Wend. 14 th Century=21 st Century?. Parent to his son at the University of Orléans, 14 th century:

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What are universities (for)?

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  1. What are universities (for)? PetraWend

  2. 14th Century=21st Century? Parent to his son at the University of Orléans, 14th century: “I have recently discovered that you live dissolutely and slothfully, preferring licence to restraint and play to work and strumming a guitar while the others are at their studies, whence it happens that you have read but one volume of law while more industrious companions have read several.” Son at the University of Orléans to his parent, 14th century: “We have good companions in the house with us, well advanced in their studies, and of excellent habits. […] Wherefore, lest production should cease for lack of material, we beg your paternity to send us by the bearer money for the purchase of parchment, ink, a desk, and the other things which we need, in sufficient amount that we may suffer no want on your account (God forbid!) but finish our studies and return home with honor.” (Lawrence S Cunningham, John J Reich, Culture and Values, a Survey of the Humanities, volume 1, 7th edition, 2010, p.226)

  3. university c.1300, "institution of higher learning," also "body of persons constituting a university," from Anglo-Fr. université, O.Fr. universitei (13c.), from M.L. universitatem (nom. universitas), in L.L. "corporation, society," from L., "the whole, aggregate," from universus "whole, entire" (see universe). In the academic sense, a shortening of universitas magistrorum et scholarium "community of masters and scholars;" superseded studium as the word for this.

  4. Overview • Where do universities come from? • Short history • The changing shape and purpose of universities • What are they really for? • How do we run them?

  5. Where do universities come from? The School of Athens, Raphael, 1510, Vatican

  6. Plato vv Aristotle Hand gestures Theoretical views Practical ethics empirist views

  7. Oldest Universities • List varies depending on definition • Certification/degree granting institutions • Still in existence or not • Exact date of foundation difficult to establish  institutions providing a higher standard of learning and knowledge advancement

  8. 10 University of Cambridge, England, 1209

  9. 6 University of Bologna, Italy, 1088

  10. 1 The University of Nalanda, India 5th century BC

  11. Europe • Renaissance • 17th century: years of upheaval and decline • Scientific revolution • Enlightenment • Humboldt • Fast forward to last and this century

  12. Modern Times Move to Mass Higher Education?

  13. Mass education Supernumerary (Super) tired Superfluous

  14. Changing contexts and Governance • Robbins 1963 • Dearing 1997 • Cubie 1999 • SNP Green/White Paper 2011 • ‘New Governance’ • ‘Autonomous University’

  15. Leading/Managing Universities • Collegial decision-making? • Review of governance models • Role of Senate?

  16. European Study on Governance • European universities should be granted more institutional autonomy • The balance between autonomy and accountability needs to be revisited • Investment into higher education and research needs to be increased • Greater realism about governance reforms is needed • A European monitoring system should be established

  17. Changing Shape and Purpose of Universities • Many perspectives • Many debates • Many calls for ‘real’ debates

  18. Functions of Universities • Education • Research/Innovation • Public engagement • Economic development • Agent of social inclusion and mobility

  19. Additional Role • Maintain and/or re-balance the diversity of functions within a university to define its unique mission and vision

  20. How do we run universities? • Responsibilities towards our stakeholders • Academic debate • Difficult decisions: consultation • University Courts • Importance of people

  21. Plato and Aristotle

  22. End

  23. 9 University of Montpellier, France, 1311

  24. 8 University of Oxford, England, 1096

  25. 7 University of Paris, France, 1090

  26. 5 Al-Nizamiyya, Iran, 1065

  27. 4 Al-Azhar University, Egypt, 972

  28. 3 University of Al Karaouine, Morocco, 859 AD

  29. 2 University of Nanjing, China, 258 AD

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