Erik Vermeulen looks at how modern-day technologies are re-defining education and the role of universities.
I love being a university professor. And the new world of digital technologies, artificial intelligence and robots makes it a particularly good time to be involved with higher education.
Why? Because these new technologies are beginning to disrupt universities and this disruption creates new and exciting opportunities in both teaching and research.
For a start, the expectations of young people – so-called millennials – today are rapidly changing. It is my experience that students are no longer satisfied by old-style lectures or academic articles.
Millennials demand a more dynamic and engaged form of education.
Teaching and research have always been extremely rewarding. Universities have, at their best, provided the freedom and resources to create a legacy and make a valuable contribution to the future development of society.
But our new digital society has the potential to make universities even better.
Being a professor today gives us an excellent opportunity to…
