A research, education and innovation partnership for Europe’s competitiveness

As the cornerstone of European research and innovation, as well as serving 20 million learners across Europe, universities are key to making the European Commission’s Competitiveness Compass a success. Indeed, research, innovation, education and skills are not only the keys to Europe’s competitiveness, but essential elements for protecting Europe’s social model and security on our continent.

This is why the Competitiveness Compass must now create space for dialogue and co-creation. To maximise universities’ contribution to Europe’s competitiveness, research, innovation, education and skills need optimal framework conditions. Any reforms and investments in that direction must be implemented thoroughly and ensure consistent dialogue.

Therefore, the European University Association (EUA) proposes a partnership for competitiveness, bringing together the stakeholders and sectors that form Europe’s knowledge base and the policy makers that can create the framework to further develop and leverage it.

In this paper, EUA outlines several ways in which the European Union can foster the right conditions to place research, innovation, education and skills at the heart of its economy, including by providing citizens across Europe with the education, skills and competencies that they need.

A research, education and innovation partnership for Europe’s competitiveness

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