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V. Foreign Higher Education and Education Systems, International Relations, Bilateral Relations
B. Essays, Commentaries, Statements
Author GOCKOWSKI, Janusz
Title A university model for multiple problem areas
Publication year 2001
Source/Footnote In: Higher education in Europe. - 26 (2001) 3, S. 447 - 455
Inventory number 15733
Keywords Hochschulreform : Pläne ; Hochschule : gegenwärtige Situation
Abstract The author argues strongly for a model of university organization that is based upon problem areas rather than upon the traditional departmental structure that is itself based upon strict disciplinary delimitation. The required shift is made difficult by the bookkeeper mentality of university administrators who find the spontaneous development of problem-based and problem-driven work groups difficult to track and to fit into traditional administrative structures. The shift, however, must be made in order for the university to retain its position on the cutting edge of creativity. University administration must adapt itself to the new realities of knowledge production. (HRK / Abstract übernommen)