A variety of models were suggested for the forms which these political institutions might take.
Businesses and cultural institutions have also taken note of the demographic changes in the city.
Western institutions are taking root again after a long absence.
Many of those interviewed seemed to think that America's institutions and leaders might not be quite up to the new world taking shape.
There is no reason that the members of any university - workers and students - cannot decide for themselves the course their institution will take.
The other institutions should take a long and hard look at this too.
The European institutions must join forces and take action on this matter.
As a result, cultural institutions take a great interest in who is buying the seats.
There are differences, though, in the approaches the two institutions have taken.
And while some financial institutions already take applications online, the final step still needs to happen in the physical world.