Appeal for an Open European Higher Education Area

EUA support for the ‘Appeal for an Open European Higher Education Area’ published by Swiss universities and research organisations
Swiss organisations active in higher education and research, including university and student associations, have launched an appeal and online petition for an “open European Higher Education Area”.
The appeal website “Erasmus+ and Horizon 2020: not without Switzerland” notes that: “Switzerland’s affiliation with the European higher education area is threatened in consequence of the yes-vote on the federal popular initiative “mass immigration” from 9 February 2014. In its initial reaction, the European Commission has excluded Switzerland from the 8th EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon 2020 and from the student exchange programme Erasmus+”. The website (available in four languages) states that “the signers of this appeal call upon decision-makers in Europe and Switzerland to enable Switzerland’s participation in these important programmes, and voice their commitment to an open European and international higher education area”. More...