Section 1. Some context: from first to fourth generation universitiesSection 2. The problem with universities today
2.1 Managerialism creates burdens for academics with no evidence for its benefit
2.2 Business imperatives override educational imperatives
2.3 Needless competition between universities leads to duplication
2.4 Research imperatives, including for academic advancement, override educational reward systems
2.5 Local educational needs are ignored for overseas student income
2.6 Global inequalities in educational need are ignored
2.7 Universities have not kept up with the way young people gain information
2.8 Environmental sustainability is ignored
Section 3: solutions
3.1 Develop trust in academic staff to replace managerialism
3.2 Focus on collaboration - and a new taxonomy
3.3 A proposal for a global collaboration between universities that would reduce competition and standardise quality - an 'International baccalaureate' for higher education (to be called the International Degree Programme)
3.4 Utilise volunteers as untapped educators
3.5 Move to online learning
3.6 Place education in a framework of environmental sustainability - the Distributed University
3.7 Use Open Educational Resources
3.8 Take advantage of modern technology and the fourth industrial revolution
3.9 Develop a true global perspective to reduce global inequalities in access to, and benefits of, higher education
3.10 Reduce reliance on overseas student fees and develop the 'Global Online Learning' programme
3.11 Plan E for Education - increasing online public access to higher education
Section 4. But how can we afford it?
Section 5. A case study - Peoples-uni, and Conclusions
