University of the World

In this book, Dieter Lenzen analyzes the world's three major educational systems: the Continental-European, the Atlantic (Anglo-American) and the East Asian. Distancing himself from the current trend towards the economically driven Anglo-American system of education, the author proposes an alternative model, "a university of the world". Contents: ·         Three concepts of the university in the globalization process ·         The dynamics of global social systems ·         Global challenges in the post-secondary educational sector as springboard for comparing systems ·         Convergence and divergence: current system dynamics in the post-secondary sector ·         Can there be fair chances in a world university system? ·         Conclusion Target readers: ·         Theorists of higher education·         Policy makers of higher education ·         Administrators of higher education ·         Social scientists The author: Professor Dr. Dieter Lenzen is the president of Universität Hamburg, vice president of the German Rectors' Conference (HRK) in Germany and the German universities' spokesperson for the HRK.