How Did the EGM Come About?
In the early 19th century, Wilhelm von Humboldt had a vision of a university characterized by the primacy of research, the importance of science, the integration of teaching and research, and all these activities contributing to the development of the German nation. Knowledge production was the top priority, although the University of Berlin and other institutions inspired by von Humboldt’s idea still taught students and worried about non-science disciplines. But the balance had changed.In today’s higher education universe, von Humboldt’s ideas remain salient. At the same time, universities in all parts of the world have become increasingly responsive to trans-national or supra-models of what the university should be, above and beyond local competitive factors or national regulatory forces. The development of EGM is the most recent of these trans-national models with special validity in an increasingly globalized educational environment. These new international universities pay careful
