[p2p-research] THIRD WORLD UNIVERSITIES FORUM

Tue Apr 28 00:28:44 CEST 2009

What should be nurtured?  Let's say the normative framework of universities
is relatively set.  That means change will have to be organic, social and
part of long historical evolution of the model, if it is to come from
inside.  So, if the way to achieve a transformation in such an ecology is
through nurturing new values as hybrid contributions, the question that
should be asked is, what shold be nurtured?

That is, there will not be a rupture, revolution (a la the Reformation) and
then an inevitable counter-revolution.  The NYTimes article today invoked
Luther's 95 theses.  Maybe that means there will now be Jesuits and an
Inquisition.  That's not the way.  We need a velvet revolution...a grafting
of a new form of apple tree onto the old stock and vine.

P2P could be a cogent set of ideas worth investigating in comparison to
current university ideals.  Maybe a worthwhile approach would be to discuss
what sorts of hybrids between p2p and current academic approaches might be
worth fertilizing.

I appreciate the feeling that iconoclasm will not be well received in such
environments.

Ryan

On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 4:15 PM, Wittel, Andreas
<andreas.wittel at ntu.ac.uk>wrote:

> sorry, forgot to reply to your last line:
>
> other than that, it could be interesting, would be nice to know what kind
> fo collaboration you are thinking of
>
> I don't have any clear ideas, lets see where the conversation will take us.
> There is only one thing where my mind is already set. I'm not interested in
> a condemning critique of the current situation, as this has been raised
> often enough and we could only be repetitive.
> I am inspired by the George Siemens blog
> http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2009/04/25/rough-week-for-higher-education/<
> https://outlook.ntu.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.elearnspace.org/blog/2009/04/25/rough-week-for-higher-education/
> >
> that Ryan send a few day ago, particularly by the last sentence:
> "We know what we don't want universities to be. We don't yet have thought
> leadership on what they should become."
> That is what I'd like to think about.
> A.
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> From: paola.dimaio at gmail.com [mailto:paola.dimaio at gmail.com]
> Sent: Mon 27/04/2009 21:55
> To: Wittel, Andreas
> Cc: Peer-To-Peer Research List
> Subject: Re: [p2p-research] THIRD WORLD UNIVERSITIES FORUM
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>
> Thanks Andreas
> I worked that out when i saw the site, it says 3rd WUF
> I would have been surprised
>
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> On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 9:48 PM, Wittel, Andreas <andreas.wittel at ntu.ac.uk>
> wrote:
>
>
>        Hi Paola, this is a misunderstanding. It is not about the Third
> World, it is the 3rd World Universities Forum (the first was in 2008, the
> 2nd is this year...)
>        Andreas
>
>        ________________________________
>
>        From: paola.dimaio at gmail.com [mailto:paola.dimaio at gmail.com]
>        Sent: Mon 27/04/2009 21:27
>        To: Wittel, Andreas
>        Cc: Peer-To-Peer Research List
>        Subject: Re: [p2p-research] THIRD WORLD UNIVERSITIES FORUM
>
>
>
>        Dear Andreas
>        Thanks for sharing
>        a few of us on this list already work in universities, and work with
> innovation
>        I think the term 'third world' has been replaced with 'developing
> countries; which is preferred term, in fact that is out of date, and we use
> emerging economies instead, or some other euphemism
>
>        the next question is why would a developing country forum would be
> held in switzerland? (as much as I love the country)
>        would it not make sense to have it in a developing country
>        (or does it coincide with the economic forum?)
>
>        other than that, it could be interesting, would be nice to know what
> kind fo collaboration you are thinking of
>
>        cheers
>
>        PDM
>
>
>        On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 9:18 PM, Wittel, Andreas <
> andreas.wittel at ntu.ac.uk> wrote:
>
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>               This could be an opportunity to develop a vision for the
> future of universities, something which could be considered to be a position
> associated with the p2p foundation. Is there some interest for
> collaboration?
>
>               Andreas
>
>
>
>               THIRD WORLD UNIVERSITIES FORUM
>               Davos, Switzerland
>               9-11 January 2010
>
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>               Inspired partly by the success of World Economic Forum in
> hosting global conversations about emerging issues of economic policy, the
> World Universities Forum (WUF) was created in 2008 in the belief that
> academe must better engage today's most crucial questions, and that higher
> education itself must be included as part of the wider discussion of global
> change.  The Forum encourages the participation of university executives,
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> universities.
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>               * Professor Simon Marginson (University of Melbourne,
> Australia)
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