Cover
Preface
Table of contents
Introduction: A sinking ship?
Part 1 – Ancient problems and modern dilemmas
1. The idea of a university
2. A history of secularization and democratization
3. Grappling with change
4. Rising costs, selection and government in retreat
5. On size, bureaucracy and distrust
6. The successes and failures of the entrepreneurial university
7. Under the spell of production and quality
Part 2 – The key factors in the coming decades
8. The key trends
9. The economy determines the future
10. Urbanization and global knowledge hubs in 2040
11. Information technology as a disruptive force
12. Digital or campus teaching?
13. The labour market and lifelong learning
14. The civic university
Part 3 – Contours of the university of the future
15. Quid durat?
16. The need for legitimization
17. Old and new core values
18. The government and the higher education system of the future
19. The global university and the knowledge ecosystem of the future
20. How will the comprehensive research university survive?
21. The curriculum of the future
Conclusion: the transition to 2040
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