{"id":18330,"date":"2024-06-07T15:24:51","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T12:24:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icd.kpi.ua\/?p=18330"},"modified":"2024-06-07T15:37:08","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T12:37:08","slug":"magna-charta-observatory-welcomes-ehea-ministers-communique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icd.kpi.ua\/?p=18330","title":{"rendered":"Magna Charta Observatory welcomes EHEA Ministers Communiqu\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"

Education Ministers of the 47 countries that comprise the European Higher Education Area met in Tirana on the 29th of May and adopted a Communiqu\u00e9<\/a> which put fundamental values to the fore.<\/p>\n

The Communiqu\u00e9 starts: \u2018The world is facing complex and interrelated geopolitical, social, economic, and ecological challenges, including rising polarisation, and inequalities between peoples, communities, and regions. Higher education as a public good and a transformative power for society plays an irreplaceable role in addressing those challenges and promoting democratic societies.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018Higher education institutions should be safe spaces of open-mindedness and diversity, and they should seek to promote, through learning, teaching and research activities, critical mindsets, tolerance, non-violence, science-based dialogue, and the peaceful exchange of different perspectives.\u2019<\/p>\n

It goes on to say: \u2018Higher education can only fully develop its missions when its fundamental values are respected. While they are now more threatened than they were a decade or even four years ago, we reaffirm our commitment to protect, promote, and uphold academic freedom, as defined in the Rome Communique. In addition, we commit to upholding, promoting, and protecting the following values:\u2019 and then lists:<\/p>\n