The document proposes founding the Humboldt Kosmos University (HKU) as a multiversity concept. It discusses the origins and philosophy of multiversities as envisioned by Clark Kerr in 1963. The HKU would be inspired by Alexander von Humboldt's work and philosophy of a "grand view" of the world through interdisciplinary study. It outlines initial plans to start the HKU on Tenerife using the existing intellectual resources and infrastructure for research there. The first HKU seminar is planned for February 2012 to help define and develop the future of the HKU multiversity concept.

1. Founding a NCP Multiversity
Turning The New Club of Paris‘
potential
into Structural Capital

2. What is a „Multiversity“ ?
• A group organised by the New Club of Paris (NCP) initiated by G. Koch
met in autumn 2008 (!) at Commerzbank Headquarter Frankfurt (G. Szogs)
to first time discuss a new university concept under the headline „Multiversity“
• The NCP idea was on reformation / substitution of university. (NCP Discussion
has been taken up by the European Academy of Science on university reformation)
• Aalto (University) Campus of Society Innovation (ACSI) started in 2010 a new
„education for innovation“ project under the participation of NCP.
Major impulse for the „Multiversity“.
• Multiversity - as a term – was first time introduced by
President of the (entire) Universities of California (UC) Clark Kerr in 1963 (!):
„The ‚Idea of a University‘ was a village with its priests.
The ‚Idea of a Modern University‘ was a town with intellectual oligarchy.
The ‚Idea of a Multiversity is a city of infinite variety… This city is more like
the totality of civilization as it has evolved… and movement to and from the
surrounding society…“

3. Why Humboldt KOSMOS University (HKU)?
Kosmos is the German word for Cosmos. A.v.Humboldt’s
œuvre had the complete title “Kosmos – Entwurf einer
physischen Weltbeschreibung” (“Cosmos – the attempt
of a physical description of the world”).
Alexander v. Humboldt as a symbolic figure
• He and his brother Wilhelm took major
Influence on the European university
education system
• He was a real universal and international
scientist mastering a multitude of disciplines
and offering a „grand view“ of the world
• He combined on-spot empirical research with systematic
scientific classifications and anaylysing relations cross disiplines
• He fostered to move South and Middle America in emancipated
self recognition and to become interested in modern science
• He used Tenerife as his base and training camp on his first
four years‘ research excursion
• He started at the age of 57 to compile his life œvre during
> 30 years, i.e. was performing main science work in elder age

4. Inititation on Canary Island of Tenerife
using its „Intellectual Capital (Infra-)Structure“
„Volcano early warning signals“
Research, spinning of from the
Environmental Research Division
of ITER, Tenerife, Canary Islands

5. Conceptional Basics for the HKU
„Didactics“: ACSI related
Transdisci-
Inspired by plinary
the NCP mastering
Manifesto
HKU of ‚Grand
Challenges‘
Humboldt‘s „Multiversity“ = KOSMOS Philosophy

6. Five structural & methodogical
instantiations of the Humboldt Kosmos University
Instantiation Instantiation
„in real“, 2. NCP Seminars 5. „in virtual“, i.e.
starting on 4. Uni- contiuous
Tenerife versity 1.Ad- Incen-
discourse
and
cour-
vanced tive and
potentially Studies Semi- performances
spreading ses via Internet
out to other 3.Experience Labs nars
locations

7. Functional Structure of the „Humboldt Kosmos University“ -
a Wisdom Multiversity for Seniors
indicates that the Mulitversity shall NOT be structured in faculties /depts.
rather than be centered on questions and their methodogical treatments
Formal
Studies & Core of the
Courses for
Publications Multiversity:
Bachelors
as a service
(in coope-
IAS Case based, Ration with
INSTITUTE solution aimed ULL and F+U)
FOR and project
ADVANCED driven seminars,
STUDIES workshops and Events fpr
explorations Professionals:
Ex-
(e.g. following „Young meet
perience
Lab for the ACSI philo- Seniors“
Knowledge (in cooperation
Transfer
sophy)
with SGM)

8. Influence Takers, Shareholders, Supporters
HKU DG INFOSOC

9. Initiation of the 1st HKU Seminar on February 8th, 2012, evening
in Hotel MARITIM, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife
Foreseen interventions by…
• Dr. Ricardo Melchior, President of Tenerife Government
• Prof. Eduardo Doménech Martínez, Rector of the University
La Laguna (ULL)
• Prof. Leif Edvinsson, President of the New Club of Paris
• Representative of Top Management of the international
MARITIM Hotel group
• Dieter Sauer, Chairman of the international F+U Education
Group
• Prof. Günter Koch, General Secretary of The New Club of Paris

10. Structure of the 1st HKU Seminar
Defining the future of HKU
Opening: Starting and promoting the venture
Parallel main objective:
Organisational, Intro to the 3 lines of the seminar
„Philosophy“ based on ACSI
„English Line“: „German Line“
„Spanish Line“:
Contributing to Ban Decision Making
Resilience @ Tenerife
Ki Moon‘s challenge in complex env‘ts
Cross-Exchanging experience from the three lines of discourse
Excursion to the Tenerife Astrophysical Observatory Telescope Area
Evening Conference at University of La Laguna (ULL)
„English Line“: „German Line“
„Spanish Line“:
Contributing to Ban Decision Making
Resilience @ Tenerife
Ki Moon‘s challenge in complex env‘ts
Cross-Exchanging experience from the three lines of discourse HKU
Dev‘t
Closure: 1. Perspectives of continuation 2. Report Plan

11. Thank you for your engagement & being with us !
Enjoy
your own
discoveries
during the 1st HKU Seminar !

12. Reservefolie
Zusammenhang Freiburg –
Entdeckung Amerikas –
Humboldt

13. How America, just having been discovered as the 4th continent, got its name
Duke René of Lorraine, well
connected to Portuguese Humboldt Zoom into
knew about
nobles, founded in 1505
and asked
the „Waldsee-
the „Gymnasium“of St. Dié
for re-dis- müller Map“
covering the of 1507
map of 1507
Waldseemüller
in 1507printed
Vespucci … ab Americo [Vespucci]
Martin Inventore ...quasi Americi
wrote
Waldseeemüller terram sive Americam (from
letter
went to St. Dié Amerigo [Vespucci] the
to
René discoverer ...as if it were the
de Lorraine land of Americus, thus America