Germany calls for restraint in Swiss-EU relations

By Michael Gardner. German higher education leaders have called on European politicians to resume negotiations on the participation of Swiss academic and research institutions in the Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+ programmes of the European Union.
The Rectors' Conference - Hochschulrektorenkonferenz or HRK - representing the heads of Germany's higher education institutions, argues that given the close links between Swiss academics and those in EU countries, a reflective and pragmatic approach to the outcome of the recent Swiss referendum on immigration would be more appropriate than simply opting for boycott measures. Read more...