Social and institutional transformation of a contemporary university: the experience of the University of Genoa

- Мєлков, Юрій (orcid.org/0000-0002-8186-0357) (2025) Social and institutional transformation of a contemporary university: the experience of the University of Genoa Міжнародний науковий журнал "Університети і лідерство" (19). pp. 49-60. ISSN 2520-6702

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Abstract

The article is dedicated to the consideration of the directions of development of a contemporary university based on the experience of Università di Genova (Italy), which presents a rather successful example of the transformation of a European university as a response to existing societal challenges. It is noted that the need for such a transformation is urgent and evident for a university itself, which, having obtained academic, institutional, and financial autonomy, is to prove and demonstrate the importance of the implementation of its functions of providing higher education and conducting academic research, their significance for society as a whole and for the local community in particular. A higher education institution should play a special role in its region, trying to meet the diverse educational and professional needs of students with different employment statuses and different expectations, especially in the context of inclusiveness and active citizenship. The social mission of a university, according to the example of the University of Genoa, acts as a dissemination of the results of the traditional first and second (educational and research) missions beyond the institution borders in order to create a positive social impact: the “third mission” complements the other two, acts as a form of their implementation and externalization, transforming the university into an important not only academic, but cultural center as well. Special attention is given to such practices of social and institutional transformation of Università di Genova as the transfer of knowledge and technologies aimed at bringing the activities of the HEI closer to the needs of industry; different ways of preserving and popularizing cultural heritage, including by ensuring openness and accessibility to the general public of the scientific, historical, artistic, archival and museum heritage of the institution itself; implementation of educational and social programs for older people. It is noted that the experience of Università di Genova can serve as a useful example in the search for strategies for the development of higher education in Ukraine during the post-war renovation.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	higher education, university development, Università di Genova, social mission of the university, technology transfer, open university
Subjects:	Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 304 Social questions. Social practice. Cultural practice. Way of life (Lebensweise) Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 37 Education > 378 Higher education. Universities. Academic study
Divisions:	Institute of Higher Education > Department of social and institutional transformations in higher education
Depositing User:	Др. Юрій Олександрович Мєлков
Date Deposited:	01 Jul 2025 15:18
Last Modified:	01 Jul 2025 15:18
URI:	https://lib.iitta.gov.ua/id/eprint/745942

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