Re-defining Higher Education in a Different Era
Society has changed, but what has really changed? The change in the economy, production and market has caused fundamental changes in the workplace, in individuals’ career paths and in life in general. The purely economic objectives of education, GDP growths and employment, is facing fundamental challenges. Added to these are the rapid explosive development of technologies, and the overwhelming chaos in the international arena. The expectations on individual are complex and unprecedented. There are tremendous implications for education in general and for higher education in particular. We are forced to answer questions we have taken for granted – Is higher education indeed for job seeking? Can higher education be over-supplied? Is it really necessary to distinguish between academic higher education and vocational education?