{"id":18542,"date":"2005-06-09T19:40:00","date_gmt":"2005-06-09T17:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/janfigel.com\/?p=18542"},"modified":"2026-06-11T23:01:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T21:01:28","slug":"the-future-of-universities-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/janfigel.com\/sk\/2005\/06\/09\/the-future-of-universities-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"The future of Universities in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"

European University Institute
Florence, 9 June 2005<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Professor M\u00e9ny,
Professors and Fellows,
Members of the High Council,
Ladies and Gentlemen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let me first thank Professor M\u00e9ny for his kind invitation to be here
today. I accepted with great pleasure because the European University
Institute is one of the crown jewels in my portfolio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Today I want to talk about the future of universities in Europe.
However, after the events in the past few days, it seems appropriate to
also mention a few other interesting topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


I know that these are difficult times for our Union, but I have no doubt
that we will rebound and come out stronger than before, as we have
done so many times in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Centres of learning like the EUI are important to make this happen
because you can help make the issues of European debate
understandable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For people like me, building a united Europe is a daily occupation.
Often, we have to run after the latest events and we have little time to
take a pause for reflection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


I suspect that the public opinions in many countries of the Union suffer
from a similar condition. Or at very least there is a high degree of
confusion as to what is really being debated. Too often European
issues are debated as if they were only about national interests and
domestic politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


This is a dangerous situation for everyone: for politicians, for opinion
makers and ultimately for our citizens. Important decisions are taken on
the basis of debates that are too narrow and too shallow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


It is absolutely urgent that we create a Europe\u2013wide space for debate
on how to move forward now. But this debate must be placed in the
wider context \u2013 that is to say, the longer history of European
integration, not just the last two weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Five days ago, President Barroso gave a speech at Messina. He
reminded us that, whilst it is 50 years since the Messina Conference \u2013
\u201cwhere it all began\u201d, so to speak \u2013 it is also 51 years since the French
National Assembly provoked a shock wave through Europe by rejecting
the European Defence Community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The story of European integration is one of many setbacks and
obstacles. Yet it is undeniably one of great success. Surely, the fact
that I, a citizen of Slovakia, am standing before you today as a
Commissioner, is proof of that fact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But why am I saying this? Simply because, apart from the obvious
need to communicate Europe better, we need to foster serious analysis
of European affairs, as a basis for informed and objective debate<\/em>. This
is why your work here is so essential. Of course, the same is true for
countless universities and research centres across the continent. But
the EUI is a multiplier, a key source of knowledge and learning for the
European project. The presence of the Commission\u2019s historical
archives here is symbolic of that fact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ladies and Gentlemen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Let me move on now to the broader question of Europe\u2019s Universities.
These are challenging times for Europe\u2019s universities: the Bologna
process is moving ahead and the new impetus the Barroso
Commission gave to the Lisbon Strategy has brought knowledge,
research and education under the spotlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are now charting a new course for higher education. In the past,
our action focused on mobility; now the emphasis is shifting towards
structural change and reforms at national and institutional level. Of
course, the Commission is not responsible for education and training
systems. That is the unique responsibility of Member States. Yet, the
Commission can play a key role in terms of facilitating change and
promoting good practice. Indeed, the Community has the specific task
under the Treaty of improving the quality of European education and
training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

European universities face bigger challenges and stronger competition
than ever before. We have fallen behind the US in terms of research and, surprisingly, also in terms of access to higher education. Other competitors are rapidly growing, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We all know that universities are crucial for future growth and jobs,
however at present they do not deliver their full potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


There are many reasons for this gap, let me give you the main ones:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • fragmentation in systems ;
    – insulation from market needs;
    – lack of flexibility;
    – over\u2013regulation; and
    – serious under\u2013funding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Sweeping reforms are needed in order to change this picture. These
    reforms can follow two guiding lights: the Bologna process and the
    education and training strand of the Lisbon Strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


    Last month, the Ministers of the 45 participating countries in the
    Bologna process met in Bergen (Norway) to take stock of the changes
    achieved halfway down the road to 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The facts are encouraging. Most countries reported good progress:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • More than half of the students are now enrolled in programmes that
      are in line with the new 3-cycle degree structure;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      • Almost all countries of the Union have made provisions for quality
        assurance systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
          \n
        • 36 of the 45 participating countries have ratified the Lisbon
          Recognition Convention.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          But there is still a lot to do, this is why the Ministers did not add new
          priorities but decided instead to reinforce the pillars of the Bologna
          process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          The Bergen Communiqu\u00e9 highlights several aspects:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          • European higher education should be more accessible to all
            regardless of social and economic background.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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            • higher education and research should open up to other parts of the
              world and become more attractive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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              • The development of doctoral programmes and synergy between the
                European Areas for Higher Education and Research.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                Ladies and Gentlemen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n


                I will now turn to the quest of excellence, which is the core of our recent
                Communication titled \u201cMobilising the brainpower of Europe\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


                I do not see excellence restricted to a few institutions; rather it can be
                spread among many universities specialised in different areas of
                research, innovation, teaching, lifelong learning, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                We should identify, link and support these networks of excellence. Of
                course, a pre-condition for this is greater differentiation within our
                national systems. In other words, universities should not seek to be
                excellent at everything: each should be allowed to play to its strengths
                and concentrate on what it is good at \u2013 be it research, teaching, social
                sciences, nanotechnology or linguistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Not all universities can be research\u2013intensive and not all should do the
                same kind of research. Excellence can only emerge from a culture of
                quality where talents of different sorts can grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


                The quest for excellence lies behind three initiatives which I would like
                to mention:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  \n
                • a new boost for doctoral studies;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                  • the plan to establish a European Institute of Technology; and<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                    • the Commission\u2019s support to new post\u2013doctoral scheme right here at
                      the European University Institute.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                      My Colleague Jan Poto\u010dnik and I intend to relaunch the idea of a
                      European Doctorate Label<\/strong>. This would be awarded to doctoral
                      programmes with a distinctive European outlook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      The emphasis is on doctoral schools with a critical mass,
                      interdisciplinary scope, and an active interface with industry and
                      society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      As to the EIT<\/strong> (European Institute of Technology), the Commission
                      wants to bring together the best brains and the best companies in a
                      world\u2013class environment with a distinctively European character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      These are still early days for the EIT, we are only now preparing the
                      consultation process, but I can tell you already that it will not be a
                      sibling of the EUI for hard sciences and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      We do not intend to create a new institution; instead, we are looking at
                      a network of our best centres of learning and research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


                      However, the EIT will also need a distinctive identity, so that its
                      excellence can be recognised by the academic and business
                      communities in Europe and in the rest of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


                      I feel compelled to inject a note of caution here though: the EIT is not
                      an idea which can be launched \u201con the cheap\u201d. It\u2019s feasibility depends
                      at least in part on the outcome of the current negotiations on the next
                      Financial Perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Finally, let me come to EUI.<\/strong> As you all know, last April Professor M\u00e9ny
                      and I presented a proposal for a post\u2013doctoral training programme in
                      the social sciences that should open its doors in 2006\u2014and I am
                      looking forward to its adoption.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Named after Max Weber, the programme will prepare young
                      academics for their future careers. In this way, it will also help
                      European universities get ready to replace their teaching staff as the
                      baby\u2013boom generation goes into retirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


                      These are the practical benefits, but the new programme will be a
                      flagship for European academia in other respects as well. Starting in
                      2006, it will recruit 40 fellows according to specific topics that will be
                      decided annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


                      This will create a critical mass and the synergies that are possible only
                      in large research facilities. In short, our brightest young minds will find
                      in Fiesole a realistic alternative to post\u2013doc studies outside Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      The programme is designed to become a model for other institutions in
                      all these respects. We would like to see more programmes in Europe
                      that\u2014like Fiesole\u2014offer an internationally renowned and attractive
                      research environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Ladies and Gentlemen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n


                      all new projects include an element of risk, but this time I feel we are
                      betting on a winner. The EUI is already a beacon for Europe\u2019s higher
                      education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      We should multiply these examples because Europe needs to regain
                      its position of leadership. We have no alternative but to invest in
                      knowledge, education and research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


                      Our standards of living in the coming decades will depend on our
                      choices today. Our very independence in the globalised world will be
                      affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


                      If we are serious about these challenges, we have to support our
                      schools and universities, promote life\u2013long learning, and foster centres
                      of excellence like this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


                      Let me add one thing here. When one calls for more investment in the
                      knowledge economy the mind goes to science and technology.
                      Nobody can doubt that product and process innovation is crucial to win
                      the competitiveness race on the international stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      However, we need more than that. We also need to reflect on Europe\u2019s
                      political and legal developments, analyse the present and future state
                      of our economies, investigate and interpret our history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


                      If we don\u2019t understand our cultures and societies, we will not be able to
                      map out our future. This brings me back to my opening theme.
                      Let us not forget that innovation, competitiveness and growth are
                      means, not ends in themselves. In the end, it is values that will bind the
                      Union together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


                      We need to increase our wealth to preserve and expand our social
                      model, to affirm and disseminate Europe\u2019s foundational values, to build
                      the material foundation for a peaceful and creative society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


                      This is the mission I have in mind for Europe\u2019s centres of excellence in
                      the humanities. Inspired by example of the European University
                      Institute, I am confident that we will succeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


                      Thank you.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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