Policy & Strategy 8 Values as the glue of the university community Work readiness vs. the broader educational mission Quality and affordability — a multi-layered strategy, not a trade-off Quality and affordability of education Balancing work readiness with the academic mission
Technology & Transformation 12 Skills for the AI revolution — critical thinking and pre-AI skills Using AI tools ethically and effectively in academia A hybrid skill set for an AI-rich world AI, responsible use, and work readiness Wizard for a day — what he would change
Future University Models 22 The changing role of universities — opening the ivory tower The university as an adaptive institution Are we nearing the end of study programmes? Lifelong learning as a core university mission Reinventing degrees — modular, European and competency-based
Future University & Society 44 How universities should respond to pseudoscience Pseudoscience as a product of disappointment with science University as a school of life, not just academics Universities should host non-academic discussion and integration Universities should be political — but not party-political
Future of Research 5 When a measure becomes a goal — measuring excellence without gaming it How to measure academic excellence Reading rankings in context — a European path Admit your views, then draw the line Show all perspectives; grade argumentation, not opinions
Future of Teaching & Learning 18 Creativity and imagination in future curricula Critical thinking vs. specialization — two sides of the same coin A day in class in 20 years — studios, AI tutors and the teacher as mentor The dream exam — an opinion-based essay Creativity and imagination in future curricula
