A Transdisciplinary Chair to Save the University

The following presents a critical examination of the changing role of universities within the context of a misunderstood contemporary globalist society, where economic and techno-scientific imperatives increasingly influence academic institutions. Traditionally, universities were autonomous entities dedicated to the production and transmission of independent knowledge. However, the rise of management sciences, driven by market demands and aligned with economic doctrines, poses a significant threat to this independence. The article argues that universities risk becoming mere providers of marketdriven skills, thereby compromising their fundamental role as spaces for critical thought and fundamental research. To counter this trend, the concept of a transdisciplinary chair is proposed as a means to reclaim the university’s mission to explore beyond the dominant socio-economic paradigms.