Each uni 'contributes to global vision'
Politicians must realise uni driving force- P.M. Curie rector
(ANSA) - Udine, June 29 - Jean Chambaz, the president of
Paris's Pierre et Marie Curie University, told the G7 University
event in Udine Thursday that all higher education institutions
can help create a global vision.
"The G7 is an extraordinary opportunity to exchange
experiences and to find out what other universities do to
address the challenges that we all have in front of us at the
global level," said Chambaz, a member of G7 table 4 on
'University and Economic Development'.
"Each university can make a contribution to the construction
of a global vision, even if each one faces different problems
and situations, and it is fundamentally important to know what
solutions each institution is working on".
The university chief talked about how higher education can be
a driving force for economic development.
"As a recent study by the Biggar agency showed, universities
are already an important driver of social and economic
development," he said.
"The political institutions and decision-makers must realise
this.
"The study, which focuses on the impact of universities on
the European economy, showed that for each euro invested in
higher education, six are generated for economic development and
for each job created at universities, six more are created as a
consequence.
"By linking research, innovation and education, universities
are an integrator for the economic development of Europe and of
the individual countries," Chambaz concluded.
"They provide society with qualified experts and, at the same
time, they develop knowledge and transfer it to society and the
production system, giving an essential contribution to economic
growth".
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