Abstract:
This paper analyses the changes which the ICT causes on a
global scale. The globalization of higher education triggered by e-Learning,
the emergence of e-infrastructure for e-science, the Open Educational Resources
movement, e-libraries and the tendency of building global educational
alliances are analysed as well. Special emphasis is put on several wellknown
university models, e.g. Research University, Open University and
Entrepreneurial University, as well as on some emerging university models
for the Knowledge Society, such as: Global University and Innovation
University. The paper puts in focus the influence of the ICTs and the
new organizational and business models they bring, such as Virtual Uni-
versity, eCampus, Enterprise 2.0, University 2.0. A new university model
is defined—the Global Campus Model. Some arguments that the ultimate
result of the ICTs driven transformations could turn the whole world into a
Global Campus in the next few decades.
