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EUA urges European Commission to back 'free flow of ideas and people'

Call coincides with Commission president's annual speech

Published on
September 20, 2017
Last updated
September 20, 2017
European Parliament, Strasbourg

Europe’s universities outlined their potential role in the continent’s future, to coincide with European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker’s annual State of the Union speech.

A Association statement said that ā€œall stakeholdersā€ must ā€œensure the free flow of ideas and people in Europe and promote it throughout the worldā€.

Universities ā€œare some of the most efficient promoters of European valuesā€ and can contribute in areas ā€œfrom regional development to science and academic diplomacyā€, the statement said.

The EUA ā€œwould welcome an exchange of evidence and ideas going forward, both for the benefit of European education, research and innovation and the European project as a whole,ā€ it added.

john.morgan@timeshighereducation.com

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