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By definition, higher education is primarily concerned with the transmission and development of knowledge at the most advanced levels of learning and research. Historically, the prime functions of the university have been teaching, research and community service. Deep down universities still see themselves as a fountain of knowledge and reason for a better world, as serving as the custodians of knowledge, culture and enlightenment. Nostalgic as that view may be, universities have survived for more than 800 years, largely because they constantly reinvent themselves while seeking to retain their core academic values.
The University must be the bastion of the essential values of the human spirit.
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Marc Antonio Dias served as Director of the Division of Higher Education in the Education Sector.
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I was awarded a Medal for services to education in the Russian Federation by President Yeltsin.
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My colleague Stamenka Uvalic-Trumbic played an outstanding role in this process.
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Power, C. (2015). Higher Education: The Engine of Development. In: The Power of Education. Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, vol 27. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-221-0_10
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