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Madam President, I have taken note of the proposals of the rapporteur, Mrs Van Brempt, and of the Committee on Culture with very great interest. It is true that if we want to create this Europe of knowledge that we have been anxiously hoping for since Lisbon, we must integrate universities in a very real way.
This is the reason why my colleague responsible for research, Mr Busquin, and I are preparing a communication on the role of the universities in the Europe of knowledge, a role which cuts across research, education and innovation. With this communication, the Commission will take account of the ideas expressed in the present report, such as, for example, those concerning, doctoral studies. These studies must, in fact, be consolidated and 'europeanised'. I share the rapporteur’s point of view on this matter.
We shall discuss the Bologna process, next year in September, at the major conference in Berlin. Until then, we shall have practical work to do. In fact, on 17 July, the Commission adopted the Erasmus World project, which will authorise the creation of links between our universities, at masters’ degree level. We will thereby create cross-border university families, which will offer Europeans masters degrees and will be open to students and lecturers from other continents. This proposal has been submitted to Parliament and to the Council, under the codecision procedure.
We are thereby affirming our will to innovate and to strengthen our universities so that they once again become the centres of excellence that they have the potential to be and so that they contribute to making a reality the Europe of knowledge, which still exists in theory only.
Let us not forget that universities are themselves a collection of actors and institutions - schools, professional training, businesses, citizens - for whom the Commission’s policy is intended.
We are relying on Parliament’s support to achieve a Europe of knowledge which comprises all the various forces in intellectual society. Adopting the resolution, taking account of this global perspective, will mark a step in this direction. I thank you for the support that you have given to the action that we are in the process of undertaking."@en1
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