PPT Slide
“Today the predominant model is still the combination of traditional teaching and academic research as mapped out by Wilhelm von Humboldt in the last century. The guiding principles of Humboldt’s vision of the university are forschung und lehre [research and teaching] and of professors, einsamkeit und freiheit [solitude and freedom]. But change is unavoidable and pressure for change is increasing from the public, the media, and political groups. This change is mainly driven by the new technological possibilities and the new learning environments they enable.”