A 21. század egyeteme – a száz évre szánt téma sorsa 15 év elteltével
The University of the 21st Century – The Destiny of a Topic Intended for a Hundred Years, After 15 Years

Summary/Abstract: The study in 2006 introduced the main processes that defined the situation of higher education systems at the turn of the millennium. The central theme of the study was the Bologna-reform. The present work is intended to call attention to the developments that were not expected in the first years of this century, and those that occurred faster than expected or took a different direction. From the aspect of the Bologna-reform, it became clear that from the beginning it has been struggling with the problem that the founders were guided by two different primary concepts: the concept of a federal and confederal Europe. The vision of the “revival” of the European university was soon faced with the counteraction of globalization progressing faster than expected, and its new challenges. In 2006 nobody expected this rapid spread of digitization in the entirety of the economy and society, and within that in higher education. Today it appears that directly serving society is becoming a dominant mission of 21st century universities (higher education), fulfilling which will again fundamentally transform the tasks and positions of the actors in the sector.

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