{"id":12,"date":"2017-10-25T13:45:09","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T12:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogg.lnu.se\/rektor\/?p=12"},"modified":"2017-10-30T14:20:38","modified_gmt":"2017-10-30T13:20:38","slug":"rektors-blogg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogg.lnu.se\/rektor\/2017\/10\/25\/rektors-blogg\/","title":{"rendered":"Vi verkar i en och samma v\u00e4rld"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>In English below<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Som ny rektor vid Linn\u00e9universitetet \u00e4r min ambition att skapa arenor f\u00f6r transparens, dialog och delaktighet. P\u00e5 rektors blogg kommer jag, prorektor och vicerektor, att publicera tankar om akademins utveckling och plats i samh\u00e4llet ur olika perspektiv.<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I f\u00f6rra veckan var jag med n\u00e4r v\u00e4rldens universitet samlades i Accra, Ghana. Det blev tydligt hur v\u00e4l Agenda 2030 f\u00e5ngar de utmaningar m\u00e4nskligheten delar.<\/p>\n<p>Vi diskuterade ledarskap i en f\u00f6r\u00e4nderlig v\u00e4rld och det visade sig att akademierna \u00f6ver hela v\u00e4rlden gl\u00e4ds \u00e5t de stora f\u00f6rhoppningar som b\u00e5de studenter och regeringar har om att h\u00f6gre utbildning och forskning ska visa v\u00e4gen fram\u00e5t. Vi delar ocks\u00e5 utmaningen att b\u00e5de f\u00f6r\u00e4dla den akademiska friheten och l\u00e5ta dess frukter komma till nytta f\u00f6r samh\u00e4llets utveckling.<\/p>\n<p>Det \u00e4r ocks\u00e5 tydligt att denna slitstarka institution, akademin, aldrig har varit mer omfattande. L\u00e4nder som Etiopien, Iran och Kina ser en enorm\u00a0expansion just nu. Etiopien har g\u00e5tt fr\u00e5n 3 till 47 offentliga universitet och 100 privata, Iran till 400 privata och 2000 offentliga. Kina har 80 miljoner aktiva studenter. En del \u00e4r bekymrade f\u00f6r att massuniversiteten har sv\u00e5rt att klara resurser och kvalitet. Andra ser det som en demokratisering med stora potentialer. Den stora svenska expansionen ligger lite bak\u00e5t i tiden men jag k\u00e4nner igen fr\u00e5gorna hemma i Sverige.<\/p>\n<p>Den privata finansieringen fr\u00e5n f\u00f6retag och med stigande studentavgifter \u00f6kar starkt \u00f6ver v\u00e4rlden,. Ett \u00f6kat utbyte med intressen utanf\u00f6r akademin har positiv potential f\u00f6r b\u00e4gge parter, men det l\u00e5ngsiktiga akademiska kunskapss\u00f6kandet kr\u00e4ver sj\u00e4lvst\u00e4ndiga l\u00e4ros\u00e4ten. Allt fler nationer ser det och de som har resurser s\u00e4krar den balansen. Sverige har goda f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttningar men beh\u00f6ver st\u00e4rka grundanslaget, s\u00e4rskilt f\u00f6r l\u00e4ros\u00e4ten som v\u00e5rt som f\u00f6rv\u00e4ntas bidra till bredare deltagande och innovation i hela landet.<\/p>\n<p>N\u00e4r jag sammanfattar mina intryck fr\u00e5n bes\u00f6ket, \u00e4r det n\u00e5gra slutsatser som stannar kvar:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vi har ett starkt h\u00f6gskolesystem med h\u00f6g kvalitet i Sverige som b\u00f6r utvecklas i \u00e4nnu starkare samspel med de globala utmaningar v\u00e5rt l\u00e4ros\u00e4te kan, vill och m\u00e5ste vara med att m\u00f6ta.<\/li>\n<li>Kunskap \u00e4r globalt tillg\u00e4ngligt men beh\u00f6ver lyftas till konkret handling i best\u00e4mda sammanhang. Ett internationellt universitet i Sm\u00e5land spelar roll b\u00e5de f\u00f6r utvecklingen i v\u00e4rlden och i Tors\u00e5s och drar nytta av det utbytet f\u00f6r v\u00e5r egen utveckling.<\/li>\n<li>Omfattande men smala satsningar p\u00e5 forskningsexcellens har fokuserats sedan 1990-talet, men r\u00e4cker inte f\u00f6r att m\u00f6ta f\u00f6rhoppningarna till komplex probleml\u00f6sning som kr\u00e4ver bredare ansvarstagande.<\/li>\n<li>Genom att bygga starka kunskapsmilj\u00f6er som m\u00f6ter samh\u00e4llsutmaningar s\u00e5 drar vi nytta av och kompletterar de akademiska \u00e4mnena samtidigt som vi bidrar till samh\u00e4llsutvecklingen. Det \u00e4r n\u00e4r undervisning, forskning och samverkan g\u00e5r hand i hand det sker.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Under h\u00f6sten kommer jag att driva arbetet med att p\u00e5 ett starkare s\u00e4tt formulera och utveckla vad v\u00e5ra kunskapsmilj\u00f6er erbjuder f\u00f6r m\u00e4nniskors l\u00e4rande, h\u00e4lsa, boende, integration och\u00a0entrepren\u00f6rskap och hur vi b\u00e4st utvecklar dessa i samverkan regionalt och internationellt.<\/p>\n<p>Peter Aronsson<\/p>\n<p>Rektor<\/p>\n<h2>The vice-chancellor\u2019s blog: We act in one and the same world<\/h2>\n<p><strong>As new vice-chancellor for Linnaeus University my ambition is to establish arenas for transparency, dialogue and participation. On the vice-chancellor\u2019s blog, the pro-vice-chancellor, the deputy vice-chancellors and I will publish ideas and thoughts about developments in the academic world and its role in society from different perspectives.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week I participated at a gathering of universities from all over the world in Accra, Ghana. It became clear just how well Agenda 2030 captures the challenges facing humanity.<\/p>\n<p>We discussed leadership in an ever-changing world and it turned out that higher education institutions all over the world are rejoicing over the fact that both students and governments have great expectations that higher education and research will lead the way forward. We also share the challenge to refine academic freedom to make sure its fruits benefits societal development.<\/p>\n<p>It is also very clear that this durable institution, the academic world, has never been more vibrant. Countries like Ethiopia, Iran and China are experiencing a massive expansion at the moment. In Ethiopia, the number of public universities has gone from 3 to 47, there are also 100 private ones. The numbers for Iran are 400 private universities and 2,000 public ones. In China there are 80 million active students. Some are concerned that this great mass of universities will have difficulties managing resources and quality. Others view it as a democratisation process with great potential. The corresponding big expansion in Sweden happened some time back, but the issues are familiar also in Sweden.<\/p>\n<p>Private funding from companies is increasing all over the world which results in higher tuition fees for students. An increased exchange with interested parties from outside the academy would have positive potential for both parties, but the long-term academic search for knowledge requires independent higher education institutions. More and more nations are realising this and those who have the resources secure this balance. Sweden has good conditions but we need to see a strengthening of the basic grant, in particular for higher education institutions like ours, which are expected to contribute to broader participation and innovation throughout the country.<\/p>\n<p>When I summarise my impressions from the visit, there are some conclusions that stay with me:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We have a strong, high-quality higher education system in Sweden \u2013 this needs to be developed in even stronger interplay with the global challenges that our university can, wants to and has to be a part of meeting.<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge is globally accessible but must be lifted into concrete action in real contexts. An international university in Sm\u00e5land has a role to play both on the world stage and in Tors\u00e5s and we benefit from that exchange in our own development.<\/li>\n<li>Extensive but narrow ventures on research excellence have been in focus since the 90s, but this is not enough to meet the expectations for complex problem-solution \u2013 this requires taking a broader responsibility.<\/li>\n<li>Through the establishment of strong research environments that meet societal challenges we benefit from and supplement the academic subjects while also contributing to societal development. When teaching, research and collaboration walk hand in hand things happen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>During the autumn, I will lead the work to try to come up with more efficient ways to formulate and develop what our knowledge environments have to offer for people\u2019s learning, health, accommodation, integration and entrepreneurship and how we can best develop these knowledge environments through regional and international collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>Peter Aronsson<br \/>\nVice-chancellor<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In English below Som ny rektor vid Linn\u00e9universitetet \u00e4r min ambition att skapa arenor f\u00f6r transparens, dialog och delaktighet. 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