Out of the box University UNEECC session: Culture in/and Crisis

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Out of the box UniversityUNEECC session Culture
in/and Crisis

• Prof. Dr. Danijel Rebolj
• Rector, University of Maribor

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University of Maribor

• Established in 1975, with roots in 1859
• 20990 students
• 1050 faculty
• 750 staff
• 17 faculties
• 150.000 m2
• 96,7M budget

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Trends Threads!

• Mechanicistic paradigm is strengthening
• Fragmentation of disciplines
• Narrowing of perspectives views
• Demand for useful knowledge
• Universities turning into factories of
  specialized work-ready graduates

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Mission and Vision

• cognition curiosity creativity honesty
  free spirit cooperation open mind shareing
  of knowledge science fine arts humanity
  sustainable development
• to be recognized by innovative achievements in
  science, arts and education, and their
  implementation

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Mission and Vision

• To re-activate the basic potentials of
  universities
• Catching sparks at discipline crossecstions
• Stimulate pure cognition
• Stimulate creativity
• Stimulate Out of the box thinking

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Out of the box university

• Seminars from early 2010
• RAZUM Research and Arts Zone of UM
• Conference starting 2012 (15.-17.5.)Innovative
  ways to improve the culture of living
• Summer schools starting 2012Visualization of
  science

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