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Ever-closer cooperation among European universities must not close the door on global partnerships

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  • Global partnerships
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  • Academics
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CIVIS Alliance and six leading African universities call for a European Universities Initiativewhich reinforces Africa-EU relations. The Alliance puts its principles into practice with anambitious partnership agreement for cross-Mediterranean collaboration in higher education.

CIVIS and six leading African universities issued a clear call for a EUI which is open to global partnerships. A new position paper sets out our vision, making the case for an EUI which

  • Acts as a catalyst for challenge-based education, as seen in the CIVIS Hubs. Humanity nowfaces global problems, so our search for solutions must reach out to partners beyond Europe’sborders.
  • Broadens the definition of student mobility to include exchanges and study visits which takeEuropean students outside Europe or bring students from around the world to Europeanuniversities.
  • Supports equitable research partnerships, as foreseen in the agreement between the EuropeanUnion (EU) and African Union (AU) on an EU-AU Innovation Agenda.

Read the full position paper

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