European education and training policy clearly states that "In the future, creativity, the ability to think laterally, adaptability and other 'transversal' skills will be valued more than the specific bodies of knowledge that schools have traditionally taught." (European Commission, 2013). While this has been a priority at school level education for some time, it is no less important for higher education in a world where academic knowledge is no longer the only reference when it comes to apprehending excellence. In order to face the challenges of the 21st century, a change in mindset is needed with respect to relations between the socio-economic community and higher education. When academic knowledge is included in daily work activity, and given the complexity of questions addressed, the workplace can generate many other kinds of knowledge. These are clearly identified in continuous education but less so in initial higher education, at least in France. In order deal with an unpredictable and ever-changing changing world, higher education needs to create new ways of improving informal knowledge, enabling people to face new situations and even to create them. This is now becoming a reality through a number of initiatives.
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