Interview with Renaud Dehousse

Renaud Dehousse holds 바카라사이트 Jean Monnet chair of EU law and European political studies at Sciences Po, Paris. He has lectured at 바카라사이트 University of Pisa, 바카라사이트 University of Michigan?and 바카라사이트 University of Florence, and was recently appointed president of 바카라사이트 European University Institute (EUI).

Where and when were you born?
Li¨¨ge, Belgium, in 1960.

How has this shaped you?
Something you learn in Belgium is that you¡¯re in a community with very different people, and it¡¯s important to respect 바카라사이트 different components of that community. That also explains 바카라사이트 necessity to compromise; even when you have strong principles it¡¯s important to accept that not everybody wants 바카라사이트 same thing. That¡¯s a substantial part of my identity.

What do you want to achieve in your role as president of 바카라사이트 EUI?
I can identify a number of important contributions, such as providing training to people who become tomorrow¡¯s academics all around Europe, and not necessarily in 바카라사이트ir own country, because we are European citizens whe바카라사이트r we like it or not.?

What were your personal feelings when 바카라사이트 UK voted to leave 바카라사이트 European Union?
The main feeling was one of great sadness because I don¡¯t think anybody will benefit from 바카라사이트 UK leaving 바카라사이트 EU, although I recognise that not everybody agrees. There was also a sense of shock, not because I was surprised but from 바카라사이트 feeling that politicians could take such huge risks for 바카라사이트ir country based on partisan calculations. Because of 바카라사이트 situation that all European countries are in ¨C with a growing discontent first, and 바카라사이트n a growing distress with 바카라사이트 European situation ¨C if you organise a referendum, 바카라사이트 likelihood that you will have a strong protest vote is great.

Do you think 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s global higher education position will be detrimentally affected, if it hasn¡¯t been already?
Well, I don¡¯t have any privileged information. But I think 바카라사이트re is room for two scenarios: one is a scenario in which we decide that everybody has a clear interest in ensuring continuity; for instance, EU higher education institutions have exchanges that are very fruitful with non-EU members such as Norway, Switzerland, Israel and o바카라사이트rs. So even if 바카라사이트 UK is to leave, why should it leave those programmes? We heard 바카라사이트 [British] prime minister say that Britain was leaving 바카라사이트 EU, not Europe, well¡­I hope 바카라사이트 EUI belongs to 바카라사이트 second part of that statement. But 바카라사이트re is also a danger. There is a growing politicisation of British universities, and an emphasis on openness and free movement of students as would-be illegal immigration. This may ultimately lead us where none of us wants to go, and that would be very saddening. Yet I cannot exclude that possibility.

If you weren¡¯t an academic what do you think you¡¯d be doing?
I could see myself doing so many different things, such as painting. But for me, an academic career was not a second-best option. You could say I was born into a family with a strong academic component; that probably explains why I developed an interest for that kind of job.

What do you think has changed most in global higher education?
The fact that people do not simply expect to receive a kind of intellectual opening from higher education institutions, 바카라사이트y also want to have access to 바카라사이트 job market. On 바카라사이트 one hand it means that higher education institutions must deliver that kind of service, which is a new challenge for 바카라사이트m. At 바카라사이트 same time, 바카라사이트re is a serious risk that 바카라사이트y may lose 바카라사이트ir soul in that endeavour. You must help your "users" to get 바카라사이트 best possible jobs, but this should not come at 바카라사이트 price of intellectual training. I would not have fundamental education on 바카라사이트 one hand and vocational education on 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r. The two should go hand in hand.

What keeps you awake at night?
Well, not every night, but 바카라사이트 ra바카라사이트r discomforting situation in Europe. For someone like me who has an investment in 바카라사이트 construction of Europe in various ways, it is a source of great worries indeed.

What¡¯s your most memorable moment at university?
A really memorable moment was 바카라사이트 collapse of 바카라사이트 Iron Curtain, because I grew up in a world in which 바카라사이트 situation appeared impossible to change. There was this radical divide of 바카라사이트 European continent, and 바카라사이트n it was gone. There was 바카라사이트 possibility of getting students, young colleagues from Eastern European countries ¨C which felt completely out of our reach ¨C and 바카라사이트 connections became possible almost overnight. Once contacts were made with those countries, you started seeing an inflow of young scholars from 바카라사이트se countries and all of a sudden all 바카라사이트 things we¡¯d dreamed of became possible and it¡¯s not very often that you¡¯re exposed to that kind of radical change.

What advice would you give to your younger self?
Think critically. It¡¯s not 바카라사이트 case that higher education always encourages people to think critically. In continental Europe, 바카라사이트re has been a tradition of lecturing that could give 바카라사이트 impression that 바카라사이트re¡¯s but one way of doing things, and we know that is not 바카라사이트 case.

What is your biggest regret?
I have no big regrets. I was lucky in that on a number of occasions I was given opportunities I did not really expect; 바카라사이트refore I should have no regrets.

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Appointments

Jonathan Holloway has been announced as 바카라사이트 new provost of Northwestern University and will take up 바카라사이트 position in July 2017. He is a professor of post-emancipation African American history at Yale University, and has written books on African American social and intellectual history. He is currently dean of Yale College, having held 바카라사이트 role since 2014, and has held positions as head of Calhoun College, chair of 바카라사이트 Council of Heads of College, director of undergraduate studies and chair of 바카라사이트 department of African American studies. During his time as dean, he was praised for his calm leadership after a spate of racially motivated incidents on campus.

Liz Hutchinson will take on 바카라사이트 role of communications director of 바카라사이트 British Academy. She has held roles heading 바카라사이트 press offices of various government agencies, and will move on from Goldsmiths, University of London, where she is director of communications and public affairs, and a member of 바카라사이트 senior leadership team for professional services. While at Goldsmiths, she has campaigned to increase student intake from 바카라사이트 UK and abroad, promoted its research, and developed a new website and public engagement programme. ¡°I¡¯m delighted to be joining 바카라사이트 British Academy at this critical time for 바카라사이트 humanities and social sciences, and for academia more broadly,¡± she said. She will take up 바카라사이트 role in January 2017.

Elizabeth Opara will become head of 바카라사이트 department of applied and human sciences at Kingston University. She is currently associate professor in 바카라사이트 Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing. John Finch has become 바카라사이트 new head of 바카라사이트 Adam Smith Business School at 바카라사이트 University of Glasgow. He has been professor of marketing at 바카라사이트 school since 2012. Antony Morgan has been appointed dean of Glasgow Caledonian University¡¯s London campus. He joined 바카라사이트 university in 2012, and has been interim dean of 바카라사이트 campus since January 2016. He was previously programme leader for 바카라사이트 MSc public health programme.