Download or read book Prospects and Future Tasks of Universities written by Austrian Council for Research and Technology Development and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Universities are undergoing an extraordinary transformation. Digital technologies have altered research and teaching, while modern communication media and social media promote an interactive exchange of information with society that has accelerated international knowledge transfer. At the same time, new educational careers are available in growing higher education fields. How can universities meet these and other challenges? Reputable experts come together in this book to design scenarios for universities in the 21st century. (Series: Research and Science / Forschung und Wissenschaft, Vol. 2) [Subject: Research Studies, Higher Education]