Bernd Henningsen & Jürgen Schlaeger 
Humboldt’s Model 
The Future of Universities in the World of Research

This Report documents the statements given and debates held during the international conference Humboldt’s Model: The Future of Universities in the World of Research which was organized as one of the concluding highlights in the bicentenary celebrations of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.°°Five panels of experts from all over the world discussed questions such as ‘Do researchers need universities?’, ‘How to teach in a university?’, ‘Do we still need universities?’, ‘How to run and organize a university?’ and ‘Themes or Disciplines: What constitutes the perfect research environment?’ in the light of Humboldt’s ideals and their validity in a world increasingly dominated by neo-liberal thinking.