The Agile and Virtual University

The convergence of information technology developments, together with instructional and pedagogical developments, is creating opportunities for new paradigms of learning and teaching. New concepts of postgraduated university education and of university continuing education will emerge, where new roles for individuals and institutions will be available and where new requirements will shrink. The advanced information and communication technologies, together with several applications, offer new perspectives such as the so-called virtual university. Simultaneously, to gain market share, several organizational arrangements are emerging in the virtual joint venture initiatives between and among institutions and organizations. The dynamically changing social and economical environment where we live aims