We are founding a University for the Future

 

More and more young people are feeling the justified need to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to create a sustainable economy, technology, society and culture in a regular way - and to obtain state-recognized degrees for this.

 

However, the range of courses available at German universities and colleges that are suitable for this in transdisciplinary and transformative knowledge and co-creative methodology is small. In cooperation between the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences, the WBS Group and its new university, and a network of committed young people from various universities, the initiative for a "University for the Future" was therefore born.

 

This U4F will be a contemporary educational space for the future, not only in terms of teaching content, but also in terms of teaching methods and organization. And it works directly with practically sustainable companies and organizations and places where young people from all over the world acquire all the knowledge and skills they need, exchange ideas with each other and thus create practical networks for the future.

 

The U4F is not a competitor to existing universities and colleges, but a practical and metamodern co-creation of courses, universities, colleges, organizations and companies that are involved in different ways and in the common sense of a sustainable world. It is organized in the form of joint study fields for key future topics such as transformation design, sustainable nutrition, sustainable energy, sustainable construction, sustainable investment, sustainable organizations, etc. The model for this is the joint study field Sustainable Mobility, which was recently presented in the magazine "Die Neue Hochschule".

 

The University4Future will operate worldwide using modern online communication, teaching and learning tools, but will also develop some locations for the additional on-site phases of all courses.

 

Sustainably designed co-working, co-studying and co-living ensembles will be created at these locations, which will also be meeting points and attractors for futurologists and sustainable entrepreneurs from all over the world.

 

We also asked artificial intelligence what a university of the future is. And the answer is quite exciting:

 

There are many ideas about what the university of the future could look like. Here are some possible developments being considered:

 

1. Personalized learning: Universities could focus more on personalized learning, where instruction is tailored to students' individual needs and abilities. This could be enabled by technology such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, which allow each student's progress to be tracked and specific materials and challenges assigned to them.

 

2. Online teaching: With the rise of online technologies and the world becoming more connected, teaching could increasingly take place online. Universities could use virtual classrooms and virtual reality technologies to create an even more interactive and immersive learning experience.

 

3. Interdisciplinary programs: Universities could focus more on interdisciplinary programs that connect different disciplines and provide students with a broader understanding and range of skills and knowledge.

 

4. Collaboration with companies: Universities could work more closely with companies to give students practical experience and ensure they acquire the skills and knowledge that are in demand in the world of work.

 

5. Globalization: Universities could become more and more global, with increasing collaboration between institutions in different countries and increasing numbers of students and lecturers from all over the world.

 

Of course, these are just a few possible developments and the future of the university depends on many factors including technology, culture, politics and economics. It remains to be seen how the university will develop in the coming years and decades.