The conference was unanimous in its recommendations that international co-operation among universities is desirable and necessary. In fact, it initiated the first steps essential to provide the necessary machinery for such co-operation. The Committee will also administer an International Universities Bureau to be created immediately and plan for another world conference of universities sometime after August, 1950. To the extent that the university seeks truth through science, research is its fundamental task. Since that task presupposes the passing on of knowledge, research is bound up with teaching.
Teaching means allowing students to take part in the research process.
Die Idee der Universit t, 1923.