国际高等教育发展趋势、问题与建议——联合国教科文组织前高教处处长迪亚斯教授专访

Trends, Problems and Suggestions on Higher Education Worldwide: An Interview with Marco Antonio Rodriguez Dias

在访谈中,迪亚斯教授提出如下主张:首先,在高等教育作为社会公共产品的理论前提下,大学有义务扮演好培养人力资源的角色,通过有社会针对性的课程项目为青年学生提供公平的教育机会从而实现人类文明的发展;其次,面临商业化、功利化的挑战,高等教育要积极履行社会道德批判功能,做好世界和平文化的代言人;再次,在全球化背景下,高等教育要重视国际大学之间的交流与合作,促进全球人才流动和知识共享,同时大学要弘扬民族文化,避免成为个别发达国家大学模式的附庸品;最后,迪亚斯教授期望,中国作为世界大国应理性发展高等教育,为人类可持续发展承担更大的责任。

Through the live interview and further email correspondence, Professor Marco Antonio Rodriguez Dias, the former Director of Higher Education Division of UNESCO, expressed his viewpoints on some hot issues over higher education. One point is that higher education is a public good and bears the responsibility of establishing an ideal system for our society by offering equal opportunities and high-relevant programs for youngsters who have fundamental merits. The second point is that universities are expected to cherish and protect the essential spirit of academic independence, setting refined modes for future society and assuming the role of promoting peace of cultures worldwide. The third is that globalization of higher education creates more opportunities for inter-college cooperation, and mobility of talents, as well as inter-cultural integration. However, it is vital that higher education institutions retain national independence, rather than passively follow the modes set by some privileged nations. In addition, Professor Dias appreciates the drastic progress that China＇s higher education has made in the passing decades, and has raised his expectations of China＇s higher education institutions to contribute more to the well-being of human society.