University change is inevitable. Progress and innovation is a choice

February 2, 2024
Education, Educational Philosophy, Higher Education, Innovation, Lifelong Learning, Philosophy, University

The future of universities is closely linked to their capacity to change and innovate and their internal coexistence. To remain in the same place, you must keep moving; otherwise, you will get left behind. However, higher education has shifted many times to and from positions based on individuals who learn and advance to corporate structures that […]

May 20, 2022
Accountability, Education, Higher Education, HigherEd Management, HigherEd Theory & Praxis, University, University Policy

A university culture centered on the student, not on the faculty or administration. The authority of governing is gained through the existence of levels of participation and cooperation in decision-making. The picture above shows the signature ceremony of the Magna Charta Universitatum signed in Piazza Maggiore at Bologna on September 18, 1988, by 388 Rectors of worldwide main […]

July 19, 2021
Education, Educational Philosophy, Higher Education, Learning, Lifelong Learning, Social Philosophy, University

«In a time of drastic change, it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists.» Recently, in the context of an education conference, I referenced a passage from the beautiful and profound story of Alice in Wonderland. One of the characters of […]

August 7, 2020
Education, Educational Philosophy, Higher Education, Interviews, Psychology, University

Miguel A. Escotet: «Today there is a need to educate for uncertainty» An Interview with Gena Borrajo, Eduga Journal, Spain. Presently, he is the president of Afundación and IESIDE in Spain. Also, he is an emeritus professor and former Dean of the UTRGV College of Education at the University of Texas. Miguel Angel Escotet has conducted in-depth […]

June 1, 2019
Education, HigherEd Theory & Praxis, Humanities, Interviews, Psychology, Social Philosophy, University

This not a standard interview but rather a master class on life and society from the educational, sociological and cultural prism. It’s an hour of conversation with a humanist. Interview by José Luis Jiménez, Diario ABC – Spain Behind his deep and serene tone of voice Miguel Ángel Escotet hides a life dedicated to university education and […]

April 1, 2014
Essay, Higher Education, Learning, Lifelong Learning, Social Philosophy, University, University Policy

The most relevant and controversial issue facing the university is one of its «raisons d’être»: formation, the teaching-learning process. The English word ‘formation’ – among other meanings – indicates ‘the act or process of forming’ or ‘the shaping or developing of something’. The word ‘formative’ means ‘having influence in forming or developing’. Similarly, I use the term […]

November 28, 2012
Aesthetics, Education, Higher Education, Humanities, Learning, Teaching, University

Science and art, as dimensions of creative thought, are universal in nature and develop to the full in freedom. Science stimulates the cognitive processes of the individual involved and art the emotions, but the cognitive and emotional elements coexist in both. Through science it is possible to experience aesthetic enjoyment, and with art it is […]