Knowledge itself is power. The British philosopher Francis Bacon formulated this idea in 1597. Today I would say that education is key, knowledge alone is not enough. Mankind needs to learn how to apply knowledge to solve real world problems. Education is essential for personal success, but also for the survival of our democratic societies. Educated citizens alone can make informed choices. Educated citizens alone can become responsible citizens. Too often however impressive diploma hide the fact that the diploma holder has neither social skills nor creativity, never learned to think by himself and is therefore unfit for survival in this society, unless he uses brute force.