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To what extent has the primary purpose of a university to make the students good citizens changed?
55 months ago
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Now everyone is looking for shortcuts--jobs is the priority, as I see with my interactions with students.
55 months ago
The definition of 'good citizens' has changed over time and so has the overall role of university. Earlier it was to create wow knowledge seekers & creators, now its that and also wow value creators and disruptive solutions to challenges faced by business, societies and nations. From national to global, from academics to business & technology, this education priorities' shift is creating tech savvy, business prudent & socially sensitive scholars. These scholars are no longer working in their academic silos but are now business value driven. This helps them to integrate their research better with evolving social, business & technology problems/challenges faced by the world. Hence I would say that university education is now more adaptive, tech savvy and socially useful and its students are more globally aware and business connected. This bottom-line driven shift is good for everyone as it gives a definite direction to education and research.
55 months ago
