Reinventar la Universidad: La construcción de un modelo posible o la metáfora de José Arcadio Buendía

Abstract

This text aims to offer a synthesis of the reflections that have focused on the role of the University and in this sense it is an opening text for those who are interested in and have concerns about the transformations and the role that it plays in today's world. What is the meaning of teaching and research in the University today and what is a desirable scenario for their renewal and not being reduced to a mere desire for profit or service? Or how can the technologies of the digital age be used to transform it, without losing its character as an institution that promotes humanism and its obligation to be sensitive to the problems posed by the society around it? The University is thus placed at the crossroads of today as one of the institutions whose mission is being challenged and whose urgent need for change is urgent. But it is analyzed in a specific environment and within the framework of a specific experience, since the debate must offer examples and real cases in Colombia. And in this sense, it invites us to reflect on the case of the Universidad Distrital de la Capital, an example that is believed to be representative of a significant number of universities.