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We set out to discuss and analyze in order to propose university ideals for the “third wave,” but we ended up at the “crossroads” because the new phenomena confronting the contemporary university are too complicated. The competition for world-class status is part of globalization and the phenomenon should be addressed as a part of globalized social systems. Our next journey is to better understand the university as a social system in the globalized society. We can never correctly predict our future, or even understand what is going on in the present world.
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Shin, J.C., Teichler, U. (2014). Conclusion. In: Shin, J., Teichler, U. (eds) The Future of the Post-Massified University at the Crossroads. Knowledge Studies in Higher Education, vol 1. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01523-1_16
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