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University of the World: A Case for a World University System (Repost)

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University of the World: A Case for a World University System (Repost)

Dieter Lenzen, "University of the World: A Case for a World University System"
2015 | pages: 54 | ISBN: 331913454X | PDF | 1,0 mb

In this book, Dieter Lenzen analyzes the world's three major educational systems: the Continental-European, the Atlantic (Anglo-American) and the East Asian. Distancing himself from the current trend towards the economically driven Anglo-American system of education, the author proposes an alternative model, "a university of the world".
Contents:
·         Three concepts of the university in the globalization process
·         The dynamics of global social systems
·         Global challenges in the post-secondary educational sector as springboard for comparing systems
·         Convergence and divergence: current system dynamics in the post-secondary sector
·         Can there be fair chances in a world university system?
·         Conclusion
Target readers:
·         Theorists of higher education
·         Policy makers of higher education
·         Administrators of higher education
·         Social scientists
The author:
Professor Dr. Dieter Lenzen is the president of Universität Hamburg, vice president of the German Rectors' Conference (HRK) in Germany and the German universities' spokesperson for the HRK.

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