Education should serve the economy and politics. It's an expensive social affair, often supported mostly by public funding. However, we should take a further look on the practical functions of education, and most importantly, how education should promote discussion and reflection.

Dietrich Benner: Professor of general pedagogy in Berlin Humboldt-University who retired in 2009. Professor Benner has also worked as a professor at East China Normal University since 2004. Interviewed by Ralph Obermauer

German original: Reiner Utilitarismus kann genauso verheerend sein wie reiner Idealismus.
Chinese translation: 高等教育的目的：教育在当今时代的作用