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THE
FUTURE OF EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES:
Renaissance or decay?
by Richard Lambert and Nick Butler
June 2006
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Knowledge
is an increasingly critical factor in shaping economic
life. But in Europe, the institutions that should
be the main sources of knowledge are failing to meet
the challenge. Among the world's top ten universities,
only two are in the EU. Europe's higher education
institutions are slow-moving and under funded. If
Europe wants to stop falling behind and stem the 'brain
drain' across the Atlantic it must act now. It needs
to devote more resources to research, improve its
teaching record, build up centres of excellence, strengthen
links between education and business, and give its
universities more autonomy.
Richard Lambert is Director General of the
Confederation of British Industry.
Nick Butler is Group Vice President for Strategy
and Policy Development at BP p.l.c.
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