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HERSC: We stand in solidarity with American colleagues and students in times of authoritarianism and science denial

The Higher Education Research Standing Committee (HERSC) of ETUCE held its regular meeting in Brussels on 11–12 March. Professor Markku Vieru from the University of Lapland represented Finland and the Finnish Union of University Professors at the meeting. Photo: HERSC US solidarity resolution March 2025; As members of the Higher Education Research Standing Committee (HERSC)…

The fundamental values of higher education were defined by ministers in their declaration

The ministers of the European Higher Education Area defined the fundamental values of higher education in their declaration approved at the Tirana Ministerial Conference in May 2024. The fundamental values are academic freedom, academic integrity, institutional autonomy, participation of students and staff in higher education governance, public responsibility for higher education, public responsibility of higher…