Professor Manuel Tunon de Lara,
president of the University of Bordeaux, said Thursday that
education for all was a key theme for the Group of Seven
countries, speaking on the first day of the G7 University event.
"I think it is very important that G7 countries discuss the
theme of education for everybody because we must find solutions
and proposals to approve together", the academic said at the
event, which runs until Friday.
Tunon de Lara is taking part in a round table 1 on global
citizenship, one of four round tables organized during the
summit titled "G7 University - University education for all.
Actions for a sustainable future".
"I think that universities, along with the legal and national
dimension of citizenship, should increasingly deal with the
construction of a global citizenship which in turn must be based
on an education grounded on scientific knowledge", he added.
"As highlighted by the World March to Defend Science held
last April in 70 countries, it is urgent today more than ever to
pay attention to this issue because otherwise the independence
of science and research could be in jeopardy", concluded the
president.
He noted that universities need to provide an education
"based on science, which is not an opinion but a heritage of
results shared by all countries and all universities worldwide".
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