The Ins and Outs of Sustainable Universities

1. The Ins and Outs of Sustainable Universities Hermanes H. Kleizen Hoogewerff Chair Sustainable Technology Delft University of Technology email: H.H.Kleizen@tnw.tudelft.nl 2005 Graz ap 21 16.00

2. Contents 1. Problem 2. Vision 3. Size and Number of Universities 4. Internal Structure of Universities 5. Future trends in population 6. Student population and degrees 7. Concluding

3. Problem What are the properties of Sustainable Universities?

4. Vision Sustainable Universities generate new knowledge for the benefit of the local society they relate to This new knowledge is mediated to society by the graduates founding new companies or changing old ones

5. Size and Number of Universities • Depends on five factors • 1. Population of the society • 2. Average life-span of humans • Fraction of contemporaries entering universities • Number of specializations • Number of students per specialization

6. Size and Number of Universities Novel method: nr of specializations = nr EU science keywords

7. Size and Number of Universities Conclusions novel method 1. Local society relating to 1 university has 14 million inhabitants 2. 1 university has an annual flux of 40 thousand students 3. Globally about 400 universities in 400 local societies compete

8. Contents 1. Problem 2. Vision 3. Size and Number of Universities 4. Internal Structure of Universities 5. Future trends in population 6. Student population and degrees 7. Concluding

9. Internal Structure Universities Major Sciences Special Universities Major Disciplines Focus to local Society

10. Internal Structure Universities7 Sciences → 7 Special Universities EU keyword distribution of sciences

11. Internal Structure Universities7 Sciences → 7 Special Universities EU keyword distribution of Special Universities

12. Internal Structure Universities7 Sciences → 7 Special UniversitiesSpecial University Nr 1 Health Sciences UniversityEU keyword distribution of major disciplines

13. Internal Structure Universities7 Sciences → 7 Special UniversitiesSpecial University Nr 2 Physical Sciences UniversityEU keyword distribution of major disciplines

14. Internal Structure Universities7 Sciences → 7 Special UniversitiesSpecial University Nr 3 Educational Sciences UniversityEU keyword distribution of major disciplines

15. Internal Structure Universities7 Sciences → 7 Special UniversitiesSpecial University Nr 4Humanities UniversityEU keyword distribution of major disciplines

16. Internal Structure Universities7 Sciences → 7 UniversitiesSpecial university Nr 5Social Sciences UniversityEU keyword distribution of major disciplines

17. Internal Structure Universities7 Sciences → 7 UniversitiesSpecial University Nr 6 Natural Sciences UniversityEU keyword distribution of major disciplines

18. Internal Structure Universities7 Sciences → 7 UniversitiesSpecial University Nr 7Technological Sciences UniversityEU keyword distribution of major disciplines

19. Internal Structure UniversitiesThe Sustainable Connectionbetween University and Society economy environment technology Sustainability: not just 3 major disciplines of 3 major sciences

20. Internal Structure Universities Sustainable Connection to Society Involves all 7 Sciences

21. Internal Structure Universities Major Sciences Special Universities Major Disciplines Focus to local Society

22. Internal Structure Universities Focus to local Society through external design of objects putting constraints on internal design 7 sciences, external design followed by internal design: 14 fold break down of university research

23. Internal Structure UniversitiesDesign Classessequence top down 7 Evolutionary designs 6 Visual designs 5 Micro designs 4 Nano designs 3 Molecular designs 2 Base molecules 1 Light molecules

24. Milky Way Sun Earth Biosphere human STW Internal Structure Universities Class 7 Evolutionary Designs

25. industrial park packed tower human RO membrane chewing gum glass bead 0.5 mm prokaryotic cell Internal Structure UniversitiesClass 6 Visual designs

26. catalyst particle 250 m oil droplet 10 m Prokaryotic cell DNA VC vir DNA human Internal Structure UniversitiesClass 5 Micro designs

27. DNA SC bac DNA VC vir PE n=1e6 DNA H1 vir polypeptide 5000 aa PE n=1e4 polypeptide 15 aa Internal Structure UniversitiesClass 4 Nano Designs

28. dendrimer 7th dendrimer 4th polypeptide 15 aa DNA unit chlorophyll Internal Structure UniversitiesClass 3 Molecular Designs

29. DNA unit glucose phosphoric acid chlorine water ethene Internal Structure UniversitiesClass 2 Base Molecules

30. oxygen water hydrogen Internal Structure UniversitiesClass 1 Light Molecules

31. Contents 1. Problem 2. Vision 3. Size and Number of Universities 4. Internal Structure of Universities 5. Future trends in population 6. Student population and degrees 7. Conclusion

32. Future Trends Backcasting to the Grant World Cycles

33. Future trends forecasting aSTW = Sustainable Technological World Relative position STW In balance with world spheres interactions hydrosphere and atmosphere biosphere and atmosphere In balance with position mankind within the biosphere whales and trees archea and bacteria

34. Future TrendsForecasting a STW: The 3rd Grant cycle O2

35. Future TrendsSTW and Critical World Population • STW major properties • 1. Mass: 110 Gton • 2. Power: 10,000 GW • 3. Sustainable life span products : 25 years • 1+2: Annual global mass production : 4.4 Gton/a • Additional assumptions • 4. products are recycled (as) food • human consumption 0.5 kg/day • Critical world population • 24 billion

36. Future trendsBackcastingSurvival in England and Wales inthe1880s and 1990s

37. Future Trends Comparing Survival in England and Wales in the 1880s and 1990s

38. Future Trends Extending life but not its quality for different generationsnot so sustainable research solutions for living generations

39. Future TrendsExtending the maximal life spanSustainable research

40. Future Trends Cradle to grave model average life spans stagesof Past A, Present B and Future C Assumptions: Private education –private care = 4 years professional life years = (social education + social care) years

41. Future trendsFraming the model life spans social stages into a logistic curve, learning that the social impact stages gain relative importance slightly with increasing life-span

42. Future trendsFraming the model life spans social stages into a logistic curve, learning that the social impact stages gain absolute very much importance with increasing life-span

43. Student Population and Degrees Student population of Universities assuming a critical world population of 24 billionas a function of life spans of past, present and future

44. Student Population and DegreesFilling in the 12 years of University Research Education

45. Concluding 1, The vision is that sustainable universities generate knowledge dissipate it on a global level but apply it for a local society 2. A novel method has been presented to determine the number of universities based upon EU keywords 3. This enables to determine the size of the local society . 4. The internal structure of universities is described quantitatively, using this keyword method again 5. Focus on a sustainable connection with local society requires external before design, inviting that universities break down there research activities in this 14 fold way 6. The time of student-life will be 12 years in the near futue 7. Universities and local Societies should discuss their common future.