The Limits to the Reform of University

Abstract

Discussing the limits to the reform of the university, the Author presumes that universities undergo continues transformations. On the other hand however, despite of rapid social changes, political crisis and new demands, some university patterns are remarkably stable. This steadiness proves their slight, as compared to surrounding institutions, vulnerability to change. When analyzing various components of university activities and their influence upon the successful education and upbringing process, the Author attributes the decisive role to the tutor-student relationship. Also, he underlines the meaning of the „autonomy of skills” (based on the tutor’s principal obligation to observe scientific methods and logics and reasoning correctness in face of proved thesis and given research objects) and the „autonomy of didactics” (based on the tutor’s obligation to follow effective educational methods). According to the Author, the student-tutor relationship is least vulnerable to transformations. If the reform is successful in this area, one may expect the enduring and substantial transformation of universities.