ABSTRACT
Understanding the transformation of the university has to rely on the understanding of a deeper academic and institutional strive and aim: to further connect with the societal, cultural, natural and biological surroundings of the university – a connection through research and higher learning. Understanding the transformation of the university hinges on understanding the conditions and possibilities of trust. Universities are institutions for vision – through research and higher learning. In trust, we rely on the knowledge, abilities or worldviews that we may not understand or share but, nevertheless, are dependent on. Universities aim at unlocking a bigger and more nuanced world, allowing for new understandings of ourselves, our societies and cultures, and the natural, spiritual and biological worlds we co-inhabit. Indeed, some of the greatest and most inspirational moments in everyday university life stems from such non-linear, irrational and practical activities.
