Perspectives

Perspectives gathers essays and notes on the future of the university by Prof. Bassem Khafagy, Founder and Secretary General of the World Universities Foundation. They are written for university leaders, academics, policymakers and everyone who cares about what universities will become. Each one asks a question that no single institution can answer alone.

1. The future of the university, and the university of the future: two questions every leadership team must answer, and five steps to begin.
2. The university of tomorrow: how new technologies will reshape ten areas of university life, and who should set the terms.
3. From mega universities to boutique universities: flexible learning, lifelong learning and the rise of the specialized institution.
4. A new era of global collaboration: universities, industry and community, from short projects to permanent networks.
5. Refocusing on excellence in teaching: why teaching must again stand beside research at the heart of the university.

More Perspectives are published as they are written.