The University: An Institution of Co-creation and Social Transformation

Orlando Pereira () and Carlos Alberto A.T. Costa ()
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Carlos Alberto A.T. Costa: University of Minho

Eastern European Business and Economics Journal, 2017, vol. 3, issue 3, 245-269

Abstract: This study draws on the implementation of the Bologna Declaration and the daily life of universities, to appraise the process’s objectives whilst comparing them to its outcomes. The concepts of European University convergence, global training of students and a more balanced society are objectives that the Bologna Declaration enshrines. Yet, for its implementation, a knowledge-based society calls for a greater plasticity of skills to improve economic and social performance. This study relies upon questionnaires to university students, held in 2008, 2009 and 2015. Evidence unveils a somewhat slim knowledge pertaining to aspects of the Bologna process, which may have negative external economies about the autonomous workload each student should devote to course units, as well as to the hierarchy and management of their tasks. This evidence also unveils thatstudents are sensitive to the five global development processes of the person in line with the multiplicity of Gardner’s intelligences. Hence, education should endow students with comprehensive and not just specific skills. Therefore, we consider it urgent to redefine the guidelines that make the University an institution of co-creation and social metamorphosis, adaptable to the 21st century.

Keywords: Bologna; Skills; Education; EHEA; Mission; University (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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