Josep M. Garrell, EUA president and Luciana Vaccaro, swissuiversities president
The European University Association (EUA) and swissuniversities welcome the Swiss Federal Council and the European Commission’s respective adoption of final mandates for negotiations between Switzerland and the EU and call for a rapid association of Switzerland to Horizon Europe and Erasmus+.
“Research is best equipped to preserve and advance Europe’s prosperity, security and core values when it has reliable structures for collaborating with like-minded partners in Research & Innovation. This is especially true with partners that have an excellent research and education landscape and share the same core values in academic freedom, research ethics and democracy. With the current geopolitical climate and growing concerns around knowledge security, it is more important than ever to focus on what we have in common instead of what divides us.”
Read the full statement: EUA and swissuniversities call for rapid association of Switzerland to Horizon Europe and Erasmus+