Professor Dr. Dieter Lenzen is president of the university of Hamburg, vice president of the German "Hochschulrektorenkonferenz" (HRK) and spokesman for the German universities at HRK.

• 1. Three Ideas of the University in the Globalization Process.- 2.The Dynamics of Global Social Systems.- 3. Global Challenges in the Post-Secondary Sector as a Springboard for Comparing Systems.- 4. On the Genesis of Three Distinct University Systems in the Post-Secondary Sector.- 5. Convergence and Divergence: Current System Dynamics in the Post-Secondary Sector.- 5.1. Theory of the University.- 5.2. The Idea of Education.- 5.3. University Admission. - 5.4. University Autonomy and Academic Freedom .- 5.5. Differentiation in the Post-Secondary System.- 5.6. University Funding.- 5.7. Individual Dynamics of the Three Post-Secondary Systems.- 6. Fair Chances in a World University System?.- 7. Conclusion.- 8. References.

Professor Dr. Dieter Lenzen is president of the university of Hamburg, vice president of the German "Hochschulrektorenkonferenz" (HRK) and spokesman for the German universities at HRK.

• 1. Three Ideas of the University in the Globalization Process.- 2.The Dynamics of Global Social Systems.- 3. Global Challenges in the Post-Secondary Sector as a Springboard for Comparing Systems.- 4. On the Genesis of Three Distinct University Systems in the Post-Secondary Sector.- 5. Convergence and Divergence: Current System Dynamics in the Post-Secondary Sector.- 5.1. Theory of the University.- 5.2. The Idea of Education.- 5.3. University Admission. - 5.4. University Autonomy and Academic Freedom .- 5.5. Differentiation in the Post-Secondary System.- 5.6. University Funding.- 5.7. Individual Dynamics of the Three Post-Secondary Systems.- 6. Fair Chances in a World University System?.- 7. Conclusion.- 8. References.

Professor Dr. Dieter Lenzen is president of the university of Hamburg, vice president of the German "Hochschulrektorenkonferenz" (HRK) and spokesman for the German universities at HRK.

• 1. Three Ideas of the University in the Globalization Process.- 2.The Dynamics of Global Social Systems.- 3. Global Challenges in the Post-Secondary Sector as a Springboard for Comparing Systems.- 4. On the Genesis of Three Distinct University Systems in the Post-Secondary Sector.- 5. Convergence and Divergence: Current System Dynamics in the Post-Secondary Sector.- 5.1. Theory of the University.- 5.2. The Idea of Education.- 5.3. University Admission. - 5.4. University Autonomy and Academic Freedom .- 5.5. Differentiation in the Post-Secondary System.- 5.6. University Funding.- 5.7. Individual Dynamics of the Three Post-Secondary Systems.- 6. Fair Chances in a World University System?.- 7. Conclusion.- 8. References.