University of the World

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<p><b></b></p><p>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".</p><p>Contents:</p><p>·         Three concepts of the university in the globalization process</p><p>·         The dynamics of global social systems</p><p>·         Global challenges in the post-secondary educational sector as springboard for comparing systems</p><p>·         Convergence and divergence: current system dynamics in the post-secondary sector</p><p>·         Can there be fair chances in a world university system?</p><p>·         Conclusion</p><p>Target readers:</p><p>·         Theorists of higher education</p>·         Policy makers of higher education<p><p>·         Administrators of higher education</p><p>·         Social scientists</p><p>The author:</p><p>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.</p>

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Professor Dr. Dieter Lenzen is president of the university of Hamburg, vice president of the German "Hochschulrektorenkonferenz" (HRK) and spokesman for the German universities at HRK.

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