University Futures: the Direction, Shape and Provision of Higher Education in the University of the Future

Authors

Arlene Finn, Dublin City University
John Ratcliffe, Technological University DublinFollow
Lorcan Sirr, Technological University DublinFollow

Document Type

Report

Rights

Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence

Disciplines

5.3 EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES

Publication Details

Dublin Institute of Technology, 2007

Abstract

The aim of this study is to help create an awareness of the changing milieu within which Higher Education (HE) will operate over coming decades, while concurrently exploring its possible alternative forms. The specific objectives of the study are to review literature relevant to the University of the Future in a global, European and Irish context. We have sought to determine key trends which have the potential to affect the future of Higher Education (and the institutions charged with its delivery), under the headings of Demography, Society, Technology, Governance, Economy and Environment, and to identify different possible formats for the University of the Future.

Recommended Citation

Finn, A., Ratcliffe, J., Sirr, L.:University Futures: the Direction, Shape and Provision of Higher Education in the University of the Future. Dublin Institute of Technology, 2007.