The concept of the “University of the Future” has been discussed at the University of Maastricht by 30 delegates from 10 European universities. The participants were top students from Copenhagen, Dublin, Warwick, Mannheim, Bamberg, Liege, Hassel and Maastricht.

Conceptul de “universitate a viitorului” a fost discutat la Universitatea din Maastricht de catre 30 delegati din 10 universitati europene. Participantii au fost studenti eminenti din Copenhaga, Dublin, Warwick, Mannheim, Bamberg, Liege, Hassel si Maastricht.

The topics of the discussion were mainly the academic competences that a university should provide to its students, the social responsibility of the university, and not least, the dilemmas of standardizing European higher education.

Subiectele de discutie au fost in mare parte: competentele academice pe care o universitate ar trebui sa le ofere studentilor sai, responsabilitatea sociala a universitatii, si nu in ultimul rand, dilemele standardizarii educatiei superioare Europene.

The idea that emerged from the discussion is that there is no single “university of the future”. There are students who prefer studying alone and reject the idea of working in groups and there are others who learn better interacting with others.

Ideea care a reiesit din discutie a fost aceea ca nu exista o “universitate a viitorului”. Sunt studenti care prefera sa studieze individual si nu agreeaza ideea lucrului in echipa si sunt altii care invata mai bine interactionand cu altii.

The required academic competences a university should teach and promote are multiple: communication skills, team skills, interpersonal skills, reading/writing skills, ethical awareness, open-mindedness.

Competentele academice cerute pe care o universitate ar trebui sa le promoveze si sa le predea sunt multiple : competente in comunicare, abilitati de lucru in echipa, competente interpersonale, abilitati de scriere/citire, constiinte etica si receptivitatea.

They are all important. However, the most important is the role of the university: that of providing knowledge.

Toate sunt importante. Totusi, cel mai important e rolul universitatii: acela de furnizor de cunostinte.