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FOREU4ALL Discussion Paper

European Universities Alliances: 

Beating Heart of Europe’s Future

Way forward 

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  • Deep collaboration as key strength and much-needed partnership model;
  • Alliances advance the fifth freedom as proposed by Enrico Letta;
  • Alliances are essential for achieving European competitiveness, the ERA, the EEA and the Union of Skills;
  • Diversity and inclusiveness as bridges across Europe’s knowledge square;
  • Alliances transform cooperation (many examples across various dimensions);
  • Vision for the next MFF. Nurture the diversity and need for:
    • Long-term support;
    • Holistic approach;
    • Non-directional support;
    • Flexible support;

Key messages Discussion Paper

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Educational programmes developed by Alliances

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Communication and Dissemination

  • Stress that it is a discussion paper (not a policy paper)
  • Stress that it was co-created in the FOREU4ALL community of practice
  • Spread the word

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Communication and Dissemination

  • Individual members of your own alliance (Leadership, academic staff, management, students and their representations)
  • Member states, respective ministries and their representatives (federal and regional)
  • Representatives at EU level (MPs)
  • Associate partners

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Communication and Dissemination

  • Paper was sent to EVPs Minzatu and Zaharieva and their Cabinets as well as the respective DGs
  • Paper was sent to associations etc.