Loving universities

I love education, teaching, universities. I could be called an education geek. Fair enough.

Which is why I've visited quite a few universities so far and tried to learn from the different places. I haven't talked about strategies og focus points (honestly, I'll happily leave that to others). I've wondered around, talked to students and researchers, watched parents and graduates, etc.

Here's a few highlights from the universities in the US.


Isn't it to cry for? Graduation Day at Columbia University, New York - the graduates getting in position for the group photo (and the parents next to them calling their kids to get a picture).


Alumnis from earlier classes are of course present to celebrate the latest in line. Here at Harvard, Boston.

Marie and I spent almost a day at MIT (Massachussets Institute of Technology) and Harvard University both in Boston.

Particularly MIT was amazing - the buildings, the creativity you could feel and see everywhere - not least because research and student projects were exhibited everywhere.


One of the latest buildings by Frank Gehry, inspiring to look at and inspiring to be in.


Marie and Pernille on tour


At MIT, they even exhibit the students' "hacking", like remote controlling the cubboards, change local signs or turn bolted chairs in the auditoriums. The most impossible is to think creative.


Things break when used. Here a 3D printed watch.

The 2 last visits has been to the University of Wisconsins campuses in Whitewater and Madison, each decent sized (even large) universities belonging to the same common single publiv university system in Wisconsin. Whitewater is particular fascinating because it is a rather big university in a rather small town. The students doubles the number of inhabitants.

Madison was fascinating because of the integration of the university in the city. The most important axis in town are between the State Capitol and the head office of the university. When following the axis the city slowly turns in to a university, and they continue a long. There's theatres, cinemas, public parks and museums all over - very welcoming - and well used by the public.

Lots of inspiration and many thoughts - perhaps some day more will come out of my university visits as well. We'll see...

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