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Is Higher Education Centered on the Student or the Faculty?

The backdrop to many university crises has been precisely these dichotomies: the crisis of the relationship between the individual who teaches and the individual who learns, between the member of the ‘academic ethos’ and the member of the ‘social ethos’ and also between the individual who teaches and the one who administers. The academic ethos […]

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What Is The Purpose of Higher Education: Knowledge or Utility?

What is the purpose of higher education – knowledge or utility? Such a question encourages a false dichotomy since both are needed for people’s genuine education; never one at the expense of the other. Higher education institutions, primarily universities, must have a two-pronged approach in the search for knowledge, to develop the highest degree of […]

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«The school teacher should earn more and have better education than the university professor»

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 […]

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