Marijk van der Wende
Trends towards Global Excellence in Undergraduate Education: Taking the Liberal Arts Experience into the 21st Century
Amsterdam University College
dissatisfaction undergraduate education seems persistent jeopardized boost research performance fuelled global rankings yet continue cornerstone key mission higher education hence tide shifting global debate worldclass university increasingly inclusive towards excellence teaching learning renewed focus liberal arts education part global debate redefining excellence article aims explain liberal arts education reemerging different regions seems adequate response search excellence 21st century explores drivers liberal arts education epistemological economic socialmoral point view role interdisciplinarity generic skills citizenship different regional context discussed also admission liberal arts education panaceathat various limitations overcome truly global perspective needed