During a roundtable discussion from Studio 0.41, the authors illustrate the book and the writing process (and/or watch a short summary ).
The university is at the centre of society and has an important role to play in current crises, from climate change to poverty and increasing refugee flows. But we have become too inward-looking as an organisation and the system needs to be cracked open. Frank Miedema:
Our communication with the public was mainly a matter of broadcasting. And now we think: maybe we should just listen first.
Where do we want to go in education, research and participation, among other things? And how do we get there in an open way? Those questions Kluijtmans, Kummeling and Miedema discussed during several meetings with staff and students of the university, but also with people from outside. According to the authors, these sessions burst with energy and led to many new ideas. Based on that input, they started writing.
It’s not that we have all the wisdom. That is also why we are incredibly keen to get input on this first open version of the book, so that we can trial our vision
Manon Kluijtmans
The book is absolutely not a planned-out roadmap, says Manon Kluijtmans in the studio interview.
It’s not that we have all the wisdom. That is also why we are incredibly keen to get input on this first open version of the book, so that we can trial our vision.
Change is always accompanied by dilemmas and mistakes. But the university is a learning organisation. And that is also how this book is intended, clarifies Rector Henk Kummeling.
To give insight into what we do and how we think about the future. And explicitly also as an open invitation to everyone to think about this and to participate.
