Publication: La Universidad: una visión desde “fuera” orientada al futuro
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Rodríguez Espinar, Sebastián
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Universidad de Murcia. Servicio de Publicaciones
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En el primer punto se aportan evidencias sobre hechos como la expansión de los sistemas
de educación superior, el aumento de los costes de los estudios, la internacionalización de los
sistemas o las condiciones de trabajo del profesorado. El negocio de la educación superior ha
cambiado, pero permanece estable el modelo tradicional de acceso a la estabilidad. En la segunda
parte se asume que algunos sectores de la educación superior probablemente afrontarán cambios
fundamentales. Emergerán nuevos modelos –puros o mixtos– de universidad: de élite (research
university), de masas, la especializada, la local, la universidad para la formación permanente,
o la ‘flagship university’. La universidad investigadora tienen el poder de la tradición y son
competentes en sus funciones. Ahora bien, si las universidades líderes necesitan pensamiento
estratégico para mantener su posición, las universidades más modestas (cuyos resultados de
investigación también son modestos) tienen que hacerse preguntas importantes. Por otra parte,
las fusiones o concentraciones de instituciones aparecen por doquier, y en Europa las fusiones
en Francia han sido un éxito. El informe ‘University Mergers in Europe’ Un sector de la
educación superior tiene poca probabilidad de ser alterado significativamente, sitúa y analiza
el creciente fenómeno de los procesos de fusión y concentración en 20 sistemas de educación
superior europeos. Finalmente, se aportan evidencias de algunas de las características del sistema
universitario español, así como algunas de las cuestiones que deberá plantearse para afrontar
con éxito futuros desafíos.
In the first point of this work some evidences are provided about facts as the expansion of HE systems, the raising study cost, the internationalization or the work conditions of faculty. The higher education enterprise has changed, but the traditional tenure model has stayed the same. In the second point it is assumed that some sectors of higher education probably will change fundamentally. New models of university: the elite university –’world class-university’–, the mass university, the niche university, the local university, the lifelong learning mechanism, or the flagship university are some of the new approaches. However, one sector of higher education is unlikely to be dramatically altered —the research universities. These institutions have the power of tradition, and they are quite good at what they accomplish. But, if the leading universities need to think strategically to stay ahead of the research activity, more modest universities (whose research output is similarly modest) have serious questions to ask. Also, the mergers appear to be at a crossroads and in Europe the french mergers are an outstanding experience. The report, ‘University Mergers in Europe’, maps and analyses the growing phenomenon of university merger and concentration processes in 20 higher education systems. Finally, some evidences are provided about the characteristics of Spanish university system, and also some interesting questions are pointed out about the future challenges.
In the first point of this work some evidences are provided about facts as the expansion of HE systems, the raising study cost, the internationalization or the work conditions of faculty. The higher education enterprise has changed, but the traditional tenure model has stayed the same. In the second point it is assumed that some sectors of higher education probably will change fundamentally. New models of university: the elite university –’world class-university’–, the mass university, the niche university, the local university, the lifelong learning mechanism, or the flagship university are some of the new approaches. However, one sector of higher education is unlikely to be dramatically altered —the research universities. These institutions have the power of tradition, and they are quite good at what they accomplish. But, if the leading universities need to think strategically to stay ahead of the research activity, more modest universities (whose research output is similarly modest) have serious questions to ask. Also, the mergers appear to be at a crossroads and in Europe the french mergers are an outstanding experience. The report, ‘University Mergers in Europe’, maps and analyses the growing phenomenon of university merger and concentration processes in 20 higher education systems. Finally, some evidences are provided about the characteristics of Spanish university system, and also some interesting questions are pointed out about the future challenges.
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