HE must help build a more sustainable, democratic future
Soon after the COVID pandemic hit Europe with full force, we urged universities to help shape the post-COVID world. We argued that the post-COVID world must be based on the values we cherish – democracy, human rights and the rule of law as well as social justice, inclusion and equity – and that we will need to re-emphasise the role of higher education institutions as societal actors for the public good.
Out of that
University World News article grew a book on higher education’s response to COVID-19, published in the Council of Europe Higher Education Series. Issued at the very end of February 2021 and launched through an International Association of Universities webinar, the book offers 31 contributions by 42 authors from all continents.