16 Mar 2021 | Viewpoint
Viewpoint: Global research cooperation is needed in new era of strategic autonomy
Collaboration is in the DNA of universities and the default working principle in science is openness. But global relations should be reciprocal, says the European University Association
Pieter Duisenberg, president of the Association of Universities in the Netherlands. Photo: VSNU.
The EU should take a global approach to research and innovation, allowing universities to work with any partner interested in developing knowledge that will help make the world more sustainable. But at the same time, Europe should push for its open approach to be reciprocated, a new policy paper by the European University Association (EUA) says.