The Good of the University

Every university is a community of ambitious people. People who love challenges and see new opportunities. A university is part of a society: it tries to understand it to contribute to its wellbeing. How can we do that in today’s world? When can we say that a university is ‘good’? And how can we explain to society what the university is good for? These are the questions that the contributors to this volume tackle in their critical reflections.

The reflection on the university does not take place in a vacuum, but in the context of a creative dialogue on the ‘rolling strategy’ of Tilburg University. Each of the contributions is presented in relation to one of the four C’s from the strategy: courageous, connected, caring, and curious.

Tilburg Young Academy is a body of young academics from all schools of the university. One of its goals is to reflect critically on research and education policies. With this volume, the young academy offers its critical contributions on the policies of Tilburg University, as they are laid down in ‘Weaving Minds & Characters. Strategy towards 2027’.