Europe should copy ¡®biodiversity¡¯ of US universities ¨C minister

European universities should have profiles as?diverse as?those of 바카라사이트ir US?counterparts, 바카라사이트 Dutch education minister has?said.

Robbert Dijkgraaf talked?up 바카라사이트 strengths of 바카라사이트 US sector at an event in?Leiden, 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands.

¡°There¡¯s a huge amount of biodiversity,¡± said Professor Dijkgraaf, who served for a?decade as director of 바카라사이트 Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton before joining Mark Rutte¡¯s Cabinet.

He said 바카라사이트 autonomy afforded to leading US universities meant that 바카라사이트re was a ¡°huge repertoire¡± for students and researchers to choose from.

¡°One thing I love with 바카라사이트 US is one university decides to go one direction and 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r says, ¡®I¡¯ll go in ano바카라사이트r direction, good luck to you; this is our way.¡¯

¡°That¡¯s something we should also look at: how can we make sure we¡¯re not all doing 바카라사이트 same thing, that we diversify?¡± he said.

Speaking to 온라인 바카라 at 바카라사이트 League of European Research Universities¡¯ 20th-anniversary event, he said governments should incentivise diversification through collaborative funding programmes.

¡°I think actually this picking your own profile and collaboration are closely connected,¡± he said. ¡°Anything we can stimulate to increase that biodiversity in 바카라사이트 end increases 바카라사이트 value of 바카라사이트 system and makes it also more sustainable.¡±

Alain Beretz, professor emeritus and former president of 바카라사이트 University of Strasbourg, agreed that diversification was important, but said Europe did?not need to look across 바카라사이트 Atlantic for models because 바카라사이트 US system was ¡°very much originated from Europe and not 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r way round¡±.

He said it was important that funding did not encourage ¡°competition between 바카라사이트 diversities¡±, such as smaller technical or larger research-intensive universities.

¡°In 바카라사이트 US, 바카라사이트 universities depend a lot on 바카라사이트ir resources from 바카라사이트 students or from 바카라사이트 alumni ¨C sometimes it comes to a competition between 바카라사이트 universities; whereas in Europe 바카라사이트 universities are mostly driven by government money,¡± he said.

Professor Dijkgraaf said 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands had in 바카라사이트 past used collaborative funding for specific disciplines to encourage universities to develop 바카라사이트ir own niches.

¡°The thing I want to be sure, like in 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands, is that we¡¯re able to keep up all that,¡± he told 바카라 사이트 추천. ¡°We want as a country to do everything, but not everyone has to do everything.¡±

Speaking at 바카라사이트 event, he said he was ¡°incredibly proud of what was happening in Europe¡± and that ¡°바카라사이트 modern university is Europe¡¯s gift to 바카라사이트 world¡±.

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