Groups demand €1 billion per year from EU budget
University associations in Europe and Africa have called for at least €1 billion per year from the EU budget to be used “for strengthening African research universities, working in partnership with European universities”.
The African Research Universities Alliance and The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities urged leaders of the African Union and the EU to support “an ambitious new initiative for Africa’s universities to address the profound demographic, social and environmental changes facing both continents”.