Abstract
In oktober 1970 bracht het tijdschrift Plan een themanummer uit over het wetenschappelijk onderwijs en het bouwen van universiteiten in Nederland. In het redactioneel, getiteld ‘ideologie of pragmatisme’, werden de dilemma’s geschetst waar de politiek en de ontwerpers voor staan. Om de groeiende studentenaantallen op te vangen zijn grote investeringen nodig, maar er ontbreekt een duidelijk visie op waar het met het wetenschappelijke onderwijs naartoe moet. Kunnen de bestaande universiteiten nog groeien of moeten er nieuwe universiteiten worden gesticht? Moeten bestaande universiteiten buiten de stad uitbreiden of juist in kleinere clusters in de stad blijven? Wat is de ideale grootte van een universiteit? Waar zouden nieuwe universiteiten moeten komen en wat te denken van de introductie van het Anglo-Amerikaanse campusmodel? Is de idee van de ‘universitas’, de vermeende eenheid van de wetenschap, nog wel actueel? Zijn er nog universiteitsgebouwen nodig als straks colleges via de televisie uitgezonden kunnen worden?
In October 1970 the Dutch journal Plan published a thematic issue on university education and the construction of universities in the Netherlands. The editorial, entitled ‘Ideology or pragmatism’, outlined the dilemmas facing politicians and designers. Major investment was needed to cope with the growing numbers of students, but there was no clear picture of how education and research should develop. Could the existing universities continue to grow, or should new ones be founded? Should existing universities expand outside cities, or remain in small clusters within them? What was the ideal size of a university? Where should new universities be developed, and what about introducing the Anglo-American campus model? Was the idea of universitas, the supposed unity of arts and science, still relevant? Would university buildings even be needed if lectures could be broadcast on television screens?
In October 1970 the Dutch journal Plan published a thematic issue on university education and the construction of universities in the Netherlands. The editorial, entitled ‘Ideology or pragmatism’, outlined the dilemmas facing politicians and designers. Major investment was needed to cope with the growing numbers of students, but there was no clear picture of how education and research should develop. Could the existing universities continue to grow, or should new ones be founded? Should existing universities expand outside cities, or remain in small clusters within them? What was the ideal size of a university? Where should new universities be developed, and what about introducing the Anglo-American campus model? Was the idea of universitas, the supposed unity of arts and science, still relevant? Would university buildings even be needed if lectures could be broadcast on television screens?
Translated title of the contribution | Integrating the campus and the city: Samuel van Embden and the Technical Colleges in Delft and Eindhoven |
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Original language | Multiple languages |
Title of host publication | OverHolland 18/19 |
Subtitle of host publication | Universiteit en stad |
Editors | Henk Engel, Esther Gramsbergen, Henk Hoeks, Reinout Rutte, Otto Diesfeldt, Iskandar Pané |
Publisher | Vantilt |
Pages | 6-28 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-94-6004-304-8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |