Figel: ‘Vrij goed is niet genoeg’

"The continent which invented the university badly needs to raise its game with regard to knowledge.Our average level is quite good. But that’s no longer enough." Eurocommissaris Ján Figel bepleit een samenhangende aanpak van de kennisdeficieten in Europa, ook op het punt van de achterblijvende bekostiging. "The difference between the US and the European Union in terms of the percentage of GDP invested in higher education translates into a funding gap of the order of 10.000 € per student per year.