| Abstrakt: |
The role of universities has changed significantly throughout history; from serving the ruling class to responsibility for the democratisation of society; from closed and elite institutions, sole "producers" of knowledge in society, to mass, open institutions, which no longer have an "enlightening" role, but are just one of the places of knowledge creation in society. Today, universities have to fight for students, research and funding, they have to pay increased attention to the development of relations with external stakeholders, which requires a complete change in their current method of management, financing, internal structure and external relations, as well as the way of performing activities. The strategic question facing higher education today is how to cope with the changes that characterise contemporary society and how to survive. The paper will provide a historical perspective of the development of the university through various aspects: through the change in the university's role in society, and changes in ownership, management, organisational and financial structure of the university. The paper also talks about the increasingly important role of the university in regional development, as well as the inevitability of creating an entrepreneurial and innovative university, as a response to the challenges facing the university. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
