Universities can regain the public's trust.

Autor/in	Vught, Frans van
Titel	Universities can regain the public's trust.
Quelle	Aus: The Promise of Higher Education. Essays in Honour of 70 Years of IAU. Cham: Springer (2025) S. 205-210 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Sammelwerksbeitrag
DOI	10.1007/978-3-030-67245-4_31
Schlagwörter	Bildung; Gesellschaft; Bildungsplanung; Zukunftsforschung; Wirtschaft; Wissenschaft; Hochschule; Qualitätssicherung; Internationaler Universitätsverband
Abstract	Public trust in universities appears to be decreasing. In this age of "fake news" and even "fake science", the esteem of academic institutions is diminishing. In the eyes of the general public, universities may still be respectable institutions, but they are also seen to be relatively self-centred and to have an insatiable hunger for (public) resources. Furthermore, doubts are being raised about the self-organising capacities of autonomous academic institutions to assure and protect the quality, relevance and efficiency of their activities. Stakeholders ask for more information about costs and benefits. And for greater accountability. There are several reasons underlying this growing demand for information and accountability. First, the financial contributions made by students, taxpayers and others to higher education are rising. Second, the increasing number and variety of providers of higher education and the (degree and non-degree) programmes they offer makes it increasingly difficult for (prospective) students to decide where and what to study. Similarly, employers and governments wish to be assured that higher education providers deliver the quality education and research services that are needed for their labour markets, their businesses, and their communities. (HRK / Abstract übernommen).
Erfasst von	Hochschulrektorenkonferenz, Bonn
Update	2026/3