Review Essay: The Evolution of the Modern University: From Scholarship to Disenchanted Economic Handmaiden: Academic Charisma and the Origins of the Research University, the University in Chains: Confronting the Military-Industrial-Academic Complex, Knowledge Economy, Development and the Future of Higher Education, Prospects of Higher Education: Globalization, Market Competition, Public Goods and the Future of the University

PurposeHigher education and universities have faced unprecedented and ubiquitous changes. The University of Tehran or “UT,” as the leading university in Iran, is not immune to these changes. The purposes of this study is to investigate the current situation and future of the UT and gain insights and possible responses to changes that suit its strengths and potential to progress in an increasingly competitive, complex environment with uncertainties. It identifies deep fundamental underpinnings of the issue and highlights them for policymakers to formulate strategies and future vision of the UT.Design/methodology/approachCausal layered analysis (CLA) was applied as a framework and the data collected from different sources such as literature reviews, content analysis of rules, regulations and master plans of the university and coded interviews of four different groups of university stakeholders were analyzed. The current system of UT, as well as hidden beliefs, that maintains traditional perceptions about university was mapped. Next, by applying a new recursive process and reverse CLA order, new CLA layers extracted through an expert panel, the layers of CLA based on new metaphors to envision future of UT were backcasted.FindingsThe results from CLA layers including litany, system, worldview and metaphor about the current statue of UT show disinterest and inertia against changes, conservative, behind the times and traditional perceptions, and indicate that the UT system is mismatched to the needs of society and stakeholders in the future. The authors articulated alternative perspectives deconstructed from other worldviews so there are new narratives that reframe the issues at hand. The results show that to survive in this fast-paced revolution and competition in higher education, UT should develop scenarios and formulate new strategies.Research limitations/implicationsThe authors had limited access to a wide range of stakeholders. As the UT is a very big university with so many faculties and departments, to access a pool of experts and top policymakers who were so busy and did not have time to interview inside and outside of university was very hard for the research team. The authors also had limitation to access the internal enactments and decisions of the trustee board of the UT and the financial balance sheets of the university.Originality/valueIn this paper, by mixing different methods of futures studies, the authors have shown how to move forward while understanding the perspectives of stakeholders about the future of UT by a new recursive process and reverse CLA order. A supplementary phase was added to improve CLA and to validate the method and results, which were ignored in previous studies.

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Nine emerging student needs

On the Horizon ◽

10.1108/oth-05-2017-0028 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 25 (3) ◽

pp. 181-189 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Andrew Hines ◽

Alexandra Whittington

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Institutions Of Higher Education ◽

Student Life ◽

Student Needs ◽

Content Type ◽

World Cafe ◽

The Future ◽

The University ◽

Practical Implications

Purpose A research project exploring emerging student needs explored six aspects of student life: living, learning, working, playing, connecting and participating. Design/methodology/approach A modified version of the University of Houston’s “Framework Foresight” method was used to explore the future of six aspects of future student life. The resulting scenarios were analyzed for their implications, including the use of the World Café technique, and ultimately led to the identification of nine emerging student needs. Findings Nine specific emerging needs of future students could be used strategically by institutions of higher education to guide and inform planning and to generate innovative ideas for university offerings. Specific examples of offerings that would meet the projected future needs are recommended. Research limitations/implications In terms of research limitations, the paper is focused on the needs of students and does not purport to be an exhaustive analysis of all of the issues influencing higher education. It views the future of higher education through the lens of students and their emerging needs. Practical implications The paper is intended for educators, researchers and administrators to provide insight on how the needs of students, their key customers, are evolving. Originality/value This piece explores student life in its totality as way to more accurately identify student needs in the future.

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The Wider Impacts of Universities: Habermas on Learning Processes and Universities

Nordicum-Mediterraneum ◽

10.33112/nm.8.2.10 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Jesper Eckhardt Larsen

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Labor Market ◽

Comparative Analysis ◽

Knowledge Economy ◽

Learning Processes ◽

The Self ◽

Societal Impact ◽

Functionalist Theory ◽

The University ◽

The Relationship

The discourse of reform in higher education tends to focus narrowly on employability and the relationship between higher education and the labor market. Universities as research institutions are now considered solely in the dominant discourse of innovation. This way of conceiving universities is inspired by functionalist theory that focuses on the imperatives of a knowledge economy. Taking a departure in the theory of society developed by Jürgen Habermas this paper seeks to provide a theoretical framework for an empirical comparative analysis on the wider societal impact of universities. It is the argument that the wider impacts of higher education and research at universities must be seen in a more complex vision of modern societies. The paper is thus primarily a re-reading of Habermas’ critique of functionalist views of the university and an application of Habermas’ critique on current issues in the debates on higher education. A special discussion will be taken on issues of the self in view of the current tendencies to regard all education from the standpoint of the economic outputs.

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Conceptual Vision of the New University in the Works of Modern Scientists: Typology of the Concepts of Innovatisation of the Higher School

The Economics of Science ◽

10.22394/2410-132x-2020-6-3-186-198 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 186-198

Author(s):

O. B. Voeykova

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Comparative Analysis ◽

Knowledge Economy ◽

Innovative Model ◽

Science And Education ◽

New Type ◽

New Vision ◽

The University ◽

New Industry ◽

Innovation In Higher Education

This article is devoted to solving the problem of systematizing the existing concepts of innovation in higher education, reflecting the new vision of the university by modern scientists. The author studied the content and conducted a comparative analysis of various concepts relating to the emergence of the future image of the University. First of all, these are the works of the classics of post-industrialism, who defined science and education as a new industry within the emerging knowledge economy and noted the need to form, in this regard, a new type of University. Important potential for understanding the role and place of the University, as well as to get an idea of its supposed (futuristic) model in the new realities have the concepts of innovatization of higher education, the analysis of which is given most of the article. Under the concepts of innovatization of higher education in the article we understand the concept of modern scientists who consider the transformation of the traditional University in its innovative model that meets the needs of the economy and society focused on innovation. The concepts of innovatization are also divided into several types, grouped according to the relevant features, which suggests the possibility of transition to the innovative model of the University in different ways.

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Diponegoro University Heading to become a Research University (Phase I – Phase IV) Between Expectation and Reality

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202020203026 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 202 ◽

pp. 03026

Author(s):

Tri Handayani ◽

Daivangga Maheswari

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Research University ◽

Higher Education Institutions ◽

Education Institution ◽

Global Dynamics ◽

University Rankings ◽

New Paradigm ◽

World University Rankings ◽

The World ◽

The University

Diponegoro University is one reputable university belonging to Indonesia. This state university is located in Semarang, Central Java Province. Global dynamics have also colored its journey in implementing its traditionally assigned three missions: teaching, conducting research, and providing public services. These make this university highly confident heading to become a research university. A research university is a step to take that the university has its competitiveness to compete with the others in the world. There are some Higher Education-rankings institutions which evaluate all Higher Education Institutions in the world, such as Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, Times Higher Education (THE) University Rankings, 4 International Colleges and Universities (4ICU), and Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). Meanwhile, the ministry which has the function to make coordination with higher education institutions in Indonesia has also conducted higher education institutional ratings, primarily for Indonesian internal needs. The criteria of a research university refer to those evaluated by the higher education institutional ratings in the international level. A research university is a new paradigm which encourages a higher education institution in Indonesia to become highly confident to globally compete with the others in the whole world.

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The Critical Success Factors in Higher Education

University-Industry Collaboration Strategies in the Digital Era - Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-3901-9.ch005 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 84-108

Author(s):

Tuncer Asunakutlu ◽

Kemal Yuce Kutucuoglu

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Success Factors ◽

Success Factor ◽

Critical Success ◽

Ranking Systems ◽

The Future ◽

The Subject ◽

Education Administrators ◽

The University

This study reviews some of the prominent ranking systems with a view to shed more light on what may constitute a critical success factor in the field of higher education. In the first part, the ranking systems are reviewed and the key principles are explained. A brief description of how institutions use ranking information is also included. In the second part of the study, the subject of internationalization in the context of ranking systems is discussed. The main challenges of competitiveness in higher education and the increasing role of internationalization are expressed. The chapter also describes threats and opportunities for the future of higher education. This section also includes suggestions for higher education administrators. In the third part, the subject of ranking with particular focus on the university-industry collaboration and its effects on the future of higher education are discussed. The role of the industry and the changing mission of the universities in the new era are explained.

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Places of Engagement

10.5117/9789463726702 ◽

2018 ◽

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Opinion Leaders ◽

Global Approach ◽

Current Trends ◽

Vice Chancellor ◽

The World ◽

The Future ◽

The University

In his book 'Higher Education in 2040 - A Global Approach' (2017) Bert van der Zwaan developed a thought-provoking vision of the university of the future, based on a thorough discussion of current trends and on a large number of conversations with leaders in higher education worldwide. This book, 'Places of Engagement', offer reflections on themes discussed by Van der Zwaan, written by twenty of his peers and other opinion leaders from around the world. The book was written in honour of Bert van der Zwaan at the occasion of his departure as Vice-Chancellor of Utrecht University. With contributions by John Sexton, José van Dijck, Karl Dittrich, Dilly Fung, Michael Crow and many others.

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Are There too Many Graduates in the UK?

Industry and Higher Education ◽

10.5367/0000000041667538 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 243-254 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Tamsin Bowers-Brown ◽

Lee Harvey

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Young People ◽

Secondary School ◽

Knowledge Economy ◽

White Paper ◽

Ongoing Debate ◽

Annual Increase ◽

The Future ◽

The Uk

The recent White Paper, The Future of Higher Education, and the annual increase in the number of young people achieving passes at A-level (the final secondary-school examinations) have fuelled an ongoing debate on whether too many people are now entering higher education in the UK. At the centre of the ‘too many graduates’ argument is the issue of employability: is the nation producing enough graduates to meet the needs of the knowledge economy or is there an abundance of graduates in the workplace who do not need degrees to do their jobs? This article identifies key arguments in the increasing participation and employability debate.

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Prospection: Methodological Complexities of Imagining Academia

World Futures Review ◽

10.1177/1946756720976716 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 313-321

Author(s):

Maura A. E. Pilotti ◽

Khadija El Alaoui ◽

Muamar Hasan Salameh

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Mental Simulation ◽

Potential Outcomes ◽

Complex Task ◽

Institutions Of Higher Education ◽

Specific Task ◽

Hypothetical Scenario ◽

The Future ◽

Natural Outcome ◽

The University

Simulations can be considered a particular act of thinking that entails imagining oneself in a hypothetical scenario (as either the doer or the observer) to explore potential outcomes. Imagining the structure and functioning of institutions of higher education in the future is a complex task that may involve a blend of known and estimated facts along with desired outcomes. In the present paper, we discuss the merits of mental simulation along with a straightforward paradigm that may be useful in the study of prospection applied to this specific task. It is based on the assumption that prospection is a natural outcome of an intelligent cognitive system, which envisions the future to both anticipate and shape forthcoming events. We then discuss the benefits of prospection when the object to imagine is the university.

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