Expanzió – határok nélkül
Expansion – Without Borders

Summary/Abstract: The expansion of higher education is not stopping in the second decade of the 21st century; indeed, it isn’t even slowing down – it is occurring in new areas, too. First of all, it is literally spreading into other places: the co-called emerging countries (BRICS), also the Mediterranean Arabic region, and some Sub-Saharan African countries, which are accelerating their development projects with great determination. Developed countries are entering the phase of expansion beyond massification, that is, experiencing a transition from elite to mass to, now, a universal system. All of this is materializing itself via the gaining of ground by new training areas and formats: programs which do not provide degrees, specialized further education, re-entry into education at non-typical ages, education while working, or the acquirement of a second, third etc. degree or profession. The great question is: which institutions will undertake this task and which will show themselves as competitive here (cooperation with industry, training programs occurring entirely within an industrial environment, e-learning, open online programs, the “collapsing” of the walls of higher education institutions – which has been predicted several times)?

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