Following from the challenge of selection and orientation, students should above all learn to orient themselves in a vast digital environment: to find the information most relevant to them, to select and prioritise it, to evaluate its quality and not only its quantity, and to tell true information from false or misleading content. These skills are best learned through practice, supported by general values and reference points. Today’s students will live and work for the next 30, 40 or 50 years in a future no one can predict, so universities should offer general landmarks rather than specific recipes that work today but may not tomorrow.