The Current Crisis of Higher Education and the Necessary University Project (NUP): A Case Study in Evolutionary Systems Design
Higher Education is at an epochal turning point. And so are universities, which have been, for centuries, the core of higher education. In this article, we will argue that the university we need most for “surfing” this epochal crisis is one able to develop organic structures to cope with the dynamic...
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López-Garay, Hernán
González López, José Jair
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- Educación superior - Crisis
Proyecto Universitario Necesario (NUP)
Sistemas evolutivos - Diseño
Epochal turning point
Evolutionary design
Higher education
Necessary university
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Higher Education is at an epochal turning point. And so are universities, which have been, for centuries, the core of higher education. In this article, we will argue that the university we need most for “surfing” this epochal crisis is one able to develop organic structures to cope with the dynamic and evolving systemic challenges that the crisis poses to higher education and, at large, humanity. Accordingly, in the following, we will present a case study in evolutionary systems design at the University of Ibagué. We will describe how, beginning with a project seed of a Necessary University, this project has evolved over the last ten years into an organic structure better fit to cope with the dynamics of the crisis. Moreover, this evolutionary approach to systems design allows the university board to have a more systemic comprehension of the crisis and better management of some of the current epochal challenges to Higher Education. © 2023 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. |
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