European University Association calls on policy makers to prioritise research and innovation in post-COVID-19 rescue packages - and avoid reproducing some of the effects of 2008 financial crisis.
A recession could once more tighten public budgets and increase the gap in investment in higher education between EU member states, according to a new report by the European University Association (EUA) that calls on national and European policy makers to come up with new strategies to prevent the coronavirus crisis from further widening east-west disparities.
If policy makers fail to do so, “There could be drastic long-term effects,” said EUA’s director for governance, funding and public policy development, Thomas Estermann.
Report “The impact of the Covid-19 crisis on university funding in Europe”
