Peter Maassen on the place of universities in society today

At the third Global University Leaders Council in Hamburg, 45 university leaders from 23 countries discussed the relationship between universities and society from 5 to 7 June. In this video, Peter Maassen (University of Oslo), author of the study „The Place of Universities in Society“, talks about the ‚Third Mission‘ of universities, the issue of social inequalities, and how universities can improve their relationship with society.