Road to European competitiveness: EUA suggests the creation of an R&I and education dialogue

"Europe needs to invest, and it needs to create better framework conditions that allow the actors in these fields to adapt, develop and grow. For this reason, EUA proposes a research, education and innovation partnership for competitiveness, a dialogue between those that form the basis of Europe’s knowledge and those that can create better framework conditions and spread this knowledge base”, indicates the EUA on 26/03/2025.

The association publishes a reaction to the Competitiveness Compass, the framework to enhance the competitiveness of Europe, presented by the European Commission on 29/01/2025: "The European Commission’s Competitiveness Compass must now create space for dialogue and co-creation", says the statement.

EUA asks to put research, innovation, education and skills at the centre of the competitiveness agenda, which "requires a holistic approach that looks at the framework conditions of the European system as a whole".

It then recommends implementing a long-term strategy for R&I and education as well as a dynamic knowledge cycle. Especially, "the European skills base…