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Jan 18 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
European society needs the contribution of universities and other higher education institutions more than ever.

Today, we present two new initiatives:

🔹European strategy for universities
🔹A proposal for effective European higher education cooperation

Learn more 👇
🏫5000 higher education institutions
👩‍🎓17.5 million tertiary education students
👩‍🏫1.35 million people teaching in tertiary education
👩‍🔬1.17 million researchers

It's the moment to enable all universities in Europe to thrive and contribute to Europe's resilience and recovery.
The European strategy for universities sets four objectives:

1⃣
Strengthen the European dimension of higher education and research.

2⃣
Consolidate universities as lighthouses of our European way of life.

⏬

#HigherEducation
3⃣
Empower universities as key actors in the green and digital transition.

4⃣
Reinforce universities as drivers of EU's global role and leadership.

#HigherEducation
In a highly competitive global context, joining forces will strengthen the EU Higher Education sector.

With our proposal, we want to build a stronger link between education, research and innovative industrial communities.

Learn more about our proposals: europa.eu/!fBJpG8

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