Humboldt and the modern research university: the ivory tower?

Alberto Amaral and António Magalhães

Chapter 5 in Handbook on Higher Education Management and Governance, 2023, pp 71-87 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: The implementation in 1810, by Humboldt, of the Berlin University marks the advent of the modern research university and created a model that has spread to many other countries and regions, including the US. Recent research questions the role model of Humboldt’s idea for several reasons, including the fact that Humboldt’s manuscripts were not published until the celebrations of the first centenary of the foundation of Berlin University. However, Humboldt’s idea came back as a myth and is still present in the minds of many academics. Several authors have tried to explain the persistence of the myth despite its progressive dissociation from the real situation of universities as higher education systems moved from elite to mass, and external pressures transformed the university from being an institution into an organization providing services to society and the economy.

Keywords: Business and Management; Economics and Finance; Education; Politics and Public Policy Sociology and Social Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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