The Politics of European University Identity - Political and Academic Perspectives

Foreword
Prof. Fabio Roversi-Monaco,
President of the Collegium
Magna Charta Observatory

Highlights of the work of the Observatory
Dr. Andris Barblan, Secretary General
Magna Charta Observatory

Engagement with the Community: a new basis for university autonomy in a knowledge society
Prof. Michael Gibbons
Science and Technology Policy Research Institute, Brighton

Introductory Remarks
Prof. Josef Jarab
Czech Senate, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and member of the Magna Charta Observatory

Academic freedom and university autonomy
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, 2nd June 2006 Recommendation

Key Moments of the European Political Debate on Higher Education
Dr. Anne Corbett, Visiting Fellow
European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science

European Views on the Political Future of Universities
Prof. Luigi Berlinguer, Chair of the European
Network of Councils for the Judiciary

SOME REACTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM THE PARTICIPANTS

Closing remarks
Prof. Josef Jarab
Czech Senate, Parliamentary Assembly
of the Council of Europe and member
of the Magna Charta Observatory

Universities between autonomy and accountability: the search for a balance and its guarantees
Dr. Maud de Boer-Buquicchio,
Deputy Secretary General, Council of Europe

The speakers