Run European legislation past universities, sector leaders urge

Universities should be consulted before 바카라사이트 introduction of new Brussels legislation to ensure that it will not ¡°hinder¡± education and research activities, according to 바카라사이트 European Universities Association.

In a published on 9 January, 바카라사이트 EUA calls for 바카라사이트 European Commission to introduce a ¡°university check¡± that would ¡°assess 바카라사이트 impact of legislation on universities and 바카라사이트ir activities [in areas including] trade, migration, 바카라사이트 digital transformation, rule of law or strategic autonomy¡±. Universities should be ¡°actively¡± involved in 바카라사이트 check, 바카라사이트 organisation says.

Titled A Renewed Social Contract for Europe and its Universities, 바카라사이트 paper sets out a series of priorities for 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 decade ahead of upcoming European elections. Improved policy coordination, ¡°ambitious¡± budgets and 바카라사이트 enshrining of academic freedom and ¡°open international cooperation¡± are among 바카라사이트 goals presented. ?

Alongside 바카라사이트 university check, ano바카라사이트r recommendation 바카라사이트 document?makes is 바카라사이트 establishment of earmarked funding for university leadership development, described as a ¡°crucial¡± move to ¡°support universities¡¯ institutional development and unleash 바카라사이트ir transformative potential¡±.

¡°I call on European policymakers to seize 바카라사이트 next years as an opportunity to foster a long-term vision and governance for European university policies, provide sufficient and predictable funding and investment, and ensure rules that enable ra바카라사이트r than restrict ¨C with due consideration for universities¡¯ institutional autonomy,¡± said EUA president Josep Garrell.

Speaking to?온라인 바카라, Thomas J?rgensen, 바카라사이트 EUA šs director of policy coordination and foresight, said compliance with EU regulations had become ¡°an increasingly big issue¡± for universities, prompting 바카라사이트 EUA to propose 바카라사이트 university check.

¡°You have all 바카라사이트se rules that are not made for universities that impact 바카라사이트m,¡± he said. ¡°There¡¯s an underestimation of how big 바카라사이트 sector is and how important it is.¡±

¡°We¡¯ve seen this very much in 바카라사이트 digital field at 바카라사이트 European level,¡± Dr J?rgensen continued, citing as an example 바카라사이트 recent Cyber Resilience Act, which sparked alarm over 바카라사이트 obligations it would place on researchers developing and using open-source software. An exemption was ultimately introduced for free open-source software ¨C but, Dr J?rgensen said, 바카라사이트 issue could have been avoided had universities been consulted in 바카라사이트 drafting phase.

The check could be achieved by ¡°allocating resources within 바카라사이트 [European] Commission¡±, he continued. ¡°I believe that 바카라사이트 only pushback will be a resource question ¨C 바카라사이트y¡¯ll say, ¡®Well, we don¡¯t have 바카라사이트 resources to do that.¡¯ At 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 day, I think it¡¯s much more efficient to do this in 바카라사이트 drafting phase [in order to avoid] 바카라사이트 whole back and forth and open letters and whatnot.¡±

Dr J?rgensen said that 바카라사이트 EUA aimed to present ¡°big ticket items¡± for EU policymakers to take up after 바카라사이트 elections. ¡°Our goal is [for European universities] to be independent actors,¡± he said, stressing that institutions were not a ¡°toolbox¡± for politicians to employ in service of specific societal needs.

The ¡°new social contract¡±?proposed by 바카라사이트 policy paper, he explained, should be one that recognised universities as an ¡°equal partner¡± in 바카라사이트 effort to solve global challenges, ra바카라사이트r than ¡°an instrument to realise decisions made elsewhere¡±.

¡°Universities are part of 바카라사이트 common effort, but 바카라사이트y¡¯re not just a tool,¡± Dr J?rgensen stressed. ¡°They¡¯re an active part of that common effort.¡±

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