EUA Prague Declaration: Universities outline proposals to combat
                          economic crisis and long-term road plan for higher education in Europe











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            * EUA Prague Declaration: Universities outline proposals to combat economic crisis and lon
            for higher education in Europe
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            EUA has published this week its Prague Declaration that contains a series of targeted mess
            politicians with proposals from universities to help combat the current economic and finan
            Based on the outcomes of the recent EUA Prague Convention – the Declaration also sets out 

            agenda for European universities in the next decade identifying ‘10 paths to success’.
            The Declaration - that will be presented to the 46 education ministers attending the Bolog
            Ministerial Summit at the end of April – underlines universities’ role as a driving force 

            recovery in Europe. However, it stresses that, for universities to play their full role in
            economies out of recession, politicians must commit to major investment in higher educatio

            “Europe cannot afford to run the risk of losing a generation of talented people or a serio
            research or innovation activity,” the Declaration underlines.
            EUA urges “decision makers at the national and European level to emulate the major investm

            education and research that characterises the US economic stimulus package” and which supp
            end research and students and families struggling to pay for higher education. EUA is call
            efforts from governments to reach the Barcelona target of 3% (of GDP) investment in resear

            (of GDP) target for investment in higher education proposed by the European Commission. Th
            recommends that European stimulus packages are needed to create real opportunities and inc
            researchers; to tap unused potential through the implementation and financing of lifelong 

            Europe; and to upgrade universities’ facilities and campus infrastructure.
            Looking ahead to the next decade – the EUA Prague Declaration outlines 10 key success fact
            universities:

            • widening opportunities for participation in, and successful completion of, higher educat
            • improving researcher careers
            • providing relevant and innovative study programmes

            • developing distinctive institutional research profiles
            • shaping, reinforcing and implementing autonomy
            • increasing and diversifying income

            • enhancing quality and transparency
            • promoting internationalisation
            • increasing and improving the quality of mobility

            • developing partnerships.
            In the coming months, the EUA Board and Council will develop a specific action plan for ea
            issues with recommendations at the institutional, national and European level.

            Please click here to see a full version of the Declaration: [ URL "http://www.eua.be/filea
            files/Publications/EUA_Prague_declaration.pdf"]
            Published on: Thursday, 9 April 2009 11:50