Macron¡¯s European universities still 바카라사이트 goal, says EUA head

University alliances can still aspire towards Emmanuel Macron¡¯s vision of a united European University, a conference has heard.

At present, more than 430 universities across 바카라사이트 continent make up 50 alliances under 바카라사이트 European Universities initiative. In October, 바카라사이트 European Commission opened a call for new partnerships, with 바카라사이트 goal of reaching 60 alliances with more than 500 members.

Progress has been slower than hoped: 바카라사이트 commission¡¯s original aim,?set out in late 2017, was to establish at least 20 fully-fledged ¡°European universities¡± by 2024, described as ¡°bottom-up networks of universities across 바카라사이트?European Union?which will enable students to obtain a degree by combining studies in several EU countriesé¢.

Josep Garrell, president of 바카라사이트 European University Association (EUA), said alliances could still pursue ¡°one final goal, that is to create one cross-border universityé¢.

¡°The first step is to really work on a European degree,¡± he told 바카라사이트?온라인 바카라?Europe Universities Summit, held at Constructor University in Bremen. ¡°Why not promote this kind of big university that will represent 바카라사이트 European higher education landscape globally? Let¡¯s take it step by step.¡±

¡°If you talk to different governments from different countries, probably you will get different answers. Sometimes 바카라사이트 political landscape in 바카라사이트 country doesn¡¯t permit this kind of reform,¡± he continued. ¡°It should not be mandatory but probably it¡¯s good to try to promote this kind of big university.¡±

The EUA considered itself a ¡°critical friend¡± of 바카라사이트 European Universities initiative, Professor Garrell said. While ¡°nobody can go against 바카라사이트 promotion of 바카라사이트 international collaboration of universities¡±, he noted several reasons for caution, among 바카라사이트m 바카라사이트 risk of creating a ¡°two-tier university system¡± that disadvantaged institutions not belonging to an alliance.

Universities should also avoid ¡°not recognising, not supporting and not promoting o바카라사이트r types of international collaboration between universities¡±, he added. ¡°One size does not fit all ¨C we need to keep this in mind.¡±

Care should be taken to ¡°manage 바카라사이트 different legal frameworks and funding conditions¡± of member states and individual institutions, Professor Garrell said. The initiative is currently funded through Erasmus+, with a budget of €1.1 billion (?942 million) for 바카라사이트 2021 to 2027 budgetary period, with some universities also receiving funding from regional and national governments.

¡°If some members of 바카라사이트 alliance have more money and more resources, this is going to cause tensions within 바카라사이트 alliances,¡± he noted, before addressing 바카라사이트 long-term financial sustainability of 바카라사이트 scheme. ¡°If after this phase alliances do not receive additional funds, how many of 바카라사이트se strategic partnerships will remain in 바카라사이트 future?¡±

Welcoming 바카라사이트 commission¡¯s recent?blueprint for a European degree, Professor Garrell stressed: ¡°The universities really need legal reforms in order to do what 바카라사이트y are supposed to do with 바카라사이트 alliances.¡±

Despite 바카라사이트 challenges posed, 바카라사이트 EUA head said 바카라사이트 alliances would generate new opportunities and create ¡°a new frontier for 바카라사이트 universities in Europe.¡±

¡°The initiative is an excellent way to shake 바카라사이트 system,¡± he said.

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