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In his book 'Higher Education in 2040 - A Global Approach' (2017) Bert van der Zwaan developed a thought-provoking vision of the university of the future, based on a thorough discussion of current trends and on a large number of conversations with leaders in higher education worldwide. This book, 'Places of Engagement', offer reflections on themes discussed by Van der Zwaan, written by twenty of his peers and other opinion leaders from around the world. The book was written in honour of Bert van der Zwaan at the occasion of his departure as Vice-Chancellor of Utrecht University. With contributions by John Sexton, José van Dijck, Karl Dittrich, Dilly Fung, Michael Crow and many others.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Frontispiece, Copyright
  2. pp. i-iv
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. v-viii
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  1. Image Plates
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  1. Foreword
  2. Annetje Ottow and Anton Pijpers
  3. pp. 9-10
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  1. Introduction
  2. Rob van der Vaart and Armand Heijnen
  3. pp. 11-20
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  1. Part 1. Reflections on core values
  1. Autonomy: A practice serving a purpose
  2. Sijbolt Noorda
  3. pp. 23-29
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  1. The positive and fundamental value of excellence in universities
  2. Alain Beretz
  3. pp. 30-34
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  1. Let the lightning strike!' -- Free speech and the university
  2. Carel Stolker
  3. pp. 35-46
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  1. Part 2. Reflections on core tasks
  1. What ought we to wish from university graduates?
  2. James Kennedy
  3. pp. 49-53
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  1. The student in 2040
  2. Rhea van der Dong
  3. pp. 54-59
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  1. Setting the agenda: 'To whom are we answering'?
  2. Frank Miedema
  3. pp. 60-64
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  1. On the need for universities to engage in lifelong learning
  2. Joop Schippers
  3. pp. 65-68
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  1. Part 3. Reflections on learning and teaching
  1. Diversifying the university menu
  2. José van Dijck
  3. pp. 71-75
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  1. The importance of evidence-based development of teaching and learning at university
  2. Sari Lindblom and Jukka Kola
  3. pp. 76-81
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  1. Re-thinking the higher education curriculum: Challenges, possibilities, and dreams
  2. Dilly Fung
  3. pp. 82-87
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  1. The university as a community in the digital age
  2. Anka Mulder
  3. pp. 88-92
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  1. Part 4. Reflections on the global and the local
  1. Building the first global network university
  2. John Sexton
  3. pp. 95-100
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  1. A new dawn? Academia moving eastwards
  2. Bertil Andersson
  3. pp. 101-107
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  1. In search of the South African university -- Pages from a Stellenbosch diary
  2. Peter Vale
  3. pp. 108-112
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  1. The labyrinth of EU research, innovation, and education policy
  2. Kurt Deketelaere
  3. pp. 113-118
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  1. Part 5. Reflections on institutional logic
  1. Academic enterprise as a new institutional logic for public higher education
  2. Michael Crow, Derrick Anderson, and Kyle Whitman
  3. pp. 121-130
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  1. Don't be scared; be prepared
  2. Barbara Baarsma
  3. pp. 131-135
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  1. The idea of the university: National asset or ivory tower?
  2. Huang Hoon Chng
  3. pp. 136-141
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  1. Quality assurance: What it was, is, and should be
  2. Karl Dittrich
  3. pp. 142-146
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  1. A Hooge School en Maatschappij for our time! On the difficult relationship between two types of universities
  2. Leen Dorsman
  3. pp. 147-151
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  1. About the authors
  2. pp. 152-154
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