Autonomy, integrity, university

A paper brings up the autonomy of university and usefulness of higher education teaching. Thinking about the usefulness of the university should not lead to professional training, but to personal development. A value of education lies in preparing human to unknown. The author emphasizes that the university, which stays a social institution, should prepare individuals to constant, critical reflection on themselves and the world. To achieve this goal, university should be capable of autonomous thinking liberated from foreign influence. The autonomy of the university, understood also as negation of the scientific objectivity, is based on communication and openness to the other. It builds "being together" relation. In conclusion the author introduces the concept of integrity and finds its application to the university understood both as individuals (truthfulness, modesty, honesty) and institution ("pursuit of truth" with an emphasis on the "pursuit").