Let me clarify the assignment details for week 7 of PT4001, Sustainable Development.
Please write a blog post of no less than 1500 words but no more than 2000 words discussing what you think the University (not just UL, but any university) might look like in 2050. Your deadline is next Thursday at 10am on your blogs. Link to appropriate sources for your post. Wikipedia is OK for definitions, but that's it. I want to see credible sources used to substantiate well written arguments.
Use this to structure your writing.
Specifically, I'm looking for evidence that you've thought about the question in a detailed way. I want to see you grasp the problem of the development of the university in the context of an idea-generating technology (the University) that will contribute to R&D in sustainable development. The development of this technology (the university) is itself under threat, given current macroeconomic conditions.
To get started, ask yourself:
1. What does the university do today?
2. What *should* the university do?
3. What strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats do universities face?
4. Given 1-3, chart out a path for universities to 2050.
Some key readings:
KK.org (Kevin Kelly's blog on technology & development)
Previous lecture notes (
1) and (
2).