National authorities express clearly their expectations that the university should be actively engaged in international cooperation. Among other things institutions are asked to prepare for receiving students and researchers from abroad. At the same time the Government is concerned that an adequate balance be maintained between internationally and nationally oriented work. The university and the sciences hold important institutional principles that may have a corrective function for development. Conflicts may be transcended and international understanding and solidarity evolve as cooperation in science increases.
Universities are therefore frequently critical of society.
Our university must maintain its independence while also directing attention to universities that experience suppression. Contact us First published 11.01.2001 by SAa.