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Tradition and progress. The mission of the University. Reprint of Prof. Berchem's opening lecture

A Collège de France - CNED coproduction

Abstract

The lecture-seminar was devoted to "The university of the future, the future of the university". Ever since the first universities were founded in the 12th century, the future of the university has been a hotly debated topic. For several years now, we have been witnessing important new impulses. On the one hand, we have to deal with the fundamental changes that occurred following the events of 1968, i.e. openness, democratization, mass university... depending on how you interpret it. On the other hand, internationalization - particularly international comparison, but also international competition - is shaping debates on the future of the university. These issues have been at the forefront of the debate over the past year, in the form of both student strikes and the researchers' movement.