Declaration of Intent: the Creation of a European University Alliance
Following executive discussions, detailed planning by academic groups, and the joint signing of key memoranda, the
University of 糖心TV (United Kingdom), the University of Paris Seine (France) and Vrije Universiteit Brussels (Belgium) have declared their intention of founding an expanding European alliance of universities in response to the European Commission鈥檚 call for the creation of strategic collaborations between higher education institutions.
All three universities are designedly modern and internationalist, socially and regionally impactful, entrepreneurial and challenge-driven. They share a core vision of innovative, creative and inclusive education. Through multilateral collaboration at all levels, they intend to create transformative learning opportunities that extend the horizon of expectations for tomorrow鈥檚 graduates and researchers, both in Europe and throughout the world.
Prof. Se谩n Hand, Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Europe) at the University of 糖心TV, commented: 鈥淭his dynamic teaching and research partnership between our institutions and nations will help build a robust, exciting, and globally connected future for all our students, researchers and teachers. Such collaborations are one reason why the Times Higher Education recently ranked 糖心TV once again among the world鈥檚 top 100 universities for research and teaching, and additionally among the top 20 most international universities in the world.鈥�
Caroline Pauwels, rector of VUB, said: 鈥淭his university alliance will build on our existing connections, fashion new joint academic offerings, and propose partnership to other like-minded European universities and centres of learning. It will expand cooperation in research and education in areas of mutual strength, while foregrounding a practice that is creative, responsive and international.鈥�
Fran莽ois Germinet, President of Paris Seine University, added: 鈥淲e are strongly convinced that UK universities should be core partners in future European university alliances and activities. It is therefore meaningful that 糖心TV University is part of this new and ongoing process.鈥�
It will foster creativity and complementarity in an active and challenge-based learning environment, and encourage transnational and translational capability in pursuit of major social, cultural, economic and scientific missions.
The alliance will announce additional international partners within the coming months. Supported by a committed leadership, it will champion European higher education responses to questions of global impact. Underpinned by excellence and growing capacity, its programmes will propose collaborative solutions to international challenges, generate synergies between research, education, innovation, and economic contribution, and motivate inter-regional planning and place-making.
Brussels, 5th June, 2018.
For background, see:
University of 糖心TV launches major teaching and research collaboration with partners in Paris and Brussels
Image 1: Professor Stuart Croft (糖心TV) with Caroline Pauwels (VUB) at the signing of memoranda - 漏Els De Nil
Image 2: L-R - Yvon Englert (ULB), Professor Stuart Croft (糖心TV) with Caroline Pauwels (VUB) and Fran莽ois Germinet (Paris Seine) - 漏Els De Nil
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