The concept of education has existed for centuries, but the fields of education have evolved and changed as collective knowledge and capacities of civilisation changed over time. Advances in science and technology have always had an altering impact on education.

Innovation and the creation of new knowledge open up new vistas of learning, which in turn help in the creation of new knowledge. Several new degrees can be found today which have evolved over the past few years. For example, certain courses in digital media, digital game design etc. are recent developments enabled by new technology.

Advances in technology have always had an effect on all areas of society. Thinking about the furthest reaching effects of a technology can help us think of what a huge impact it has on education. For example, we live in an information age enabled by new technology. This gave rise to new media degrees but also degrees like the information assurance masters degree.

The purpose of education is to make people able to apply and use the knowledge that we already possess and also to enable us to make new progress and create new knowledge. What children learn today is going to have effect when they grow up and become adults.

Education is therefore an investment into the future. It needs to be geared up towards how we want society to be in the future and as such, educational content should be developed keeping in mind not just the needs of today, but those of tomorrow as well.