Manifesto
We believe in a university that is...
- 1. not a place, but a body of knowledge, ideas, and values, evolving freely beyond borders, mediums and time.
- 2. the home, therefore the responsibility of its community, namely all the people who share and contribute to its ideals.
- 3. created by and for society and as such driven to be of relevance, impact and high quality.
- 4. an open tradition, using the lessons of the past as a fertile ground to grow solutions for the future.
- 5. a mirror of humanity in all its diversity, reflecting cultures and languages, conventions and disruptions.
- 6. resolutely independent, shaping its own standards away from the fleeting trends and the impulses of a hasty world.
- 7. ready to embrace the challenges of this hasty world, whose fate relies on educated citizens.
- 8. a laboratory of the here and now, where creativity and experimentation unlock the hidden potentials of tomorrow.
- 9. an intellectual playground, where critical minds can expand to their full aspiration.
- 10. a driving influence, transforming education and research on a wider scale, shaping Europe’s shared future for the better.