The university – a thousand-year-old institution that must defend its freedom
The institution of the university as we know it today emerged during the Middle Ages and has survived shifts in forms of government and economic systems, wars and periods of unrest. But how sustainable is the university system? Professor of History Johan Östling foresees great changes to come, and underlines the need for universities to protect their autonomy while they can. In today’s democracies
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/university-thousand-year-old-institution-must-defend-its-freedom - 2025-12-18
