<p>In this second episode of the second semester of The Core Curriculum, we continue to look at the role of research as a core task of the university. This time we zoom out and look at the fit of academic research within the broader innovation ecosystem of our society in an interview with Karel Volckaert, COO at Itinera. </p>

In this second episode of the second semester of The Core Curriculum, we continue to look at the role of research as a core task of the university. This time we zoom out and look at the fit of academic research within the broader innovation ecosystem of our society in an interview with Karel Volckaert, COO at Itinera.

The Core Curriculum - Semester 2 - Episode 2 - Interview with Karel Volckaert

This podcast is trying to give voice to thoughts that might have occurred to you since the pandemic or longer: what are the universities core tasks indeed? 

It’s an outgrowth of the ‘core tasks debate’ at Ghent University, in which the urgency of coming to a feasible budget kneecapped the opportunity to take time to come to terms with that question. The medium of a podcast provides an opportunity to create this much needed time for discussion. The aim of the podcast is to alternate interviews with random UGent’ers from all stripes and colors with interviews with critical friends.

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This podcast is trying to give voice to thoughts that might have occurred to you since the pandemic or longer: what are the universities core tasks indeed? It’s an outgrowth of the ‘core tasks debate’ at Ghent University, in which the urgency of coming to a feasible budget kneecapped the opportunity to take time to come to terms with that question. The medium of a podcast provides an opportunity to create this much needed time for discussion. The aim of the podcast is to alternate interviews with random UGent’ers from all stripes and colors with interviews with critical friends.

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The Core Curriculum - Semester 2 - Episode 2 - Interview with Karel Volckaert

The Core Curriculum - Semester 2 - Episode 2 - Interview with Karel Volckaert