The changing role of universities in our society

Hrubos, Ildikó

doi:10.1556/socec.2010.0004

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“…On the other hand, information is not equal to education. The role of universities is changing, since universities have to deal with the fact that they are not the only place where knowledge is available [33], [34], [35], [36]. Next to the Civic University movement, where universities try to change their education into a market-driven way of educating young employees for factories and companies [37], we should not forget about the research component.…”

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The Feit-Thompson Conjecture: An Example for Mathematical Research Based on Contradictory Sources

Hannusch

2024

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The present study aims to show on the one hand how easily one can get confused when doing research on the internet. Different platforms, fora and homepages supply the visitor with different - and sometimes contradictory - information. On the other hand, we show how to overcome these contradictions and produce valuable research based on almost all sources. For our study, we use the example of the Feit-Thompson conjecture, which is - in opposite to the well-known Feit-Thompson theorem - not widely known. We try to clarify the scientific literature on this topic and we embed our own result into the present state of art. We prove that pq−1p−1 does not divide qp−1q−1 if p and q are twin primes, i.e. p=q+2. Thus we prove that the Feit-Thompson conjecture is true for twin prime numbers.

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The Feit-Thompson Conjecture: An Example for Mathematical Research Based on Contradictory Sources

Hannusch

2024

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“…The higher education system needs to adjust to a quickly changing world. The traditional role of universities as storehouses of knowledge and the source of delivery of that content is being overshadowed by the massive availability of information on the Internet (Hrubos, 2011). Technical skills quickly become obsolete as technology changes.…”

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A Global MetaUniversity to Lead by Design to a Sustainable Well-Being Future

Costanza¹,

Kubiszewski²,

Kompas³

et al. 2021

Front. Sustain.

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The COVID19 pandemic has revealed deep, ingrained problems with higher education, but also opportunities for positive transformation. In the post-COVID world, education at all levels has the chance to become: (1) universally available at low cost; (2) focused on developing competencies, (3) empowering fulfilling lives, not merely job training; and (4) engaged with communities to solve real-world problems. Achieving this will require overcoming the mass production model of higher education by utilizing the full potential of the Internet in creative ways balanced with face-to-face solutions-based integrated learning, research, and outreach agenda. Building a global collaborative consortium of universities and other educational institutions can move this agenda forward. We describe how this “MetaUniversity” could be structured and how it would serve to advance this agenda and lead the way to a sustainable well-being future for humanity and the rest of nature.

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“…The function of universities is to prepare their students for the future, for unforeseen social, economic and technological changes (Hrubos 2011). If the body of "valid knowledge" is continuously changing, and if the future is radically unknown (Barnett 2012), then the mission of preparing students is not so much about teaching knowledge but primarily about supporting them to become adaptive and critical learners, as well as effective problem-finders and solvers (Aoun 2017).…”

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Promoting the future of innovative higher education through thousands of master's programmes

Fehér

Géring

Király

2022

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This paper discusses how leading innovative universities and their master's programmes reflect rapidly changing social-economic technological trends. The increasing focus on the STEM subjects, the changing profile of business and MBA programmes, and the ratio of interdisciplinarity provide insights into the development of future-oriented higher education. In the scope of this study, 2,708 master's programmes were surveyed globally based on their online representation, and 1,750 training programmes from this list were analysed in terms of employability rankings. According to our findings, Western Europe offers the largest number of master's programmes. STEM studies are overrepresented at the top innovative universities, and interdisciplinary studies account for fifteen percent of the programmes. Additionally, business studies with interdisciplinary programmes were identified in a higher proportion as compared to business-only studies. The findings signal the labour market's preferences toward future-oriented, personalised and responsive knowledge. The present study contributes to future education through a global analysis, and supports the strategy creation of higher education institutions (HEIs). Therefore, this article is especially informative to representatives, policy makers or researchers at future-oriented HEIs.

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The changing role of universities in our society

Cited by 6 publications

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The Feit-Thompson Conjecture: An Example for Mathematical Research Based on Contradictory Sources

The Feit-Thompson Conjecture: An Example for Mathematical Research Based on Contradictory Sources

A Global MetaUniversity to Lead by Design to a Sustainable Well-Being Future

Promoting the future of innovative higher education through thousands of master's programmes

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