The future of Europe rests on the ability to think creatively, to break new ground, and to encourage risk-taking in all walks of life. And the capacity to innovate and implement the changes necessary to achieve this ultimately depends on the readiness of European universities and research institutes to open up to fresh thinking, listen to independent voices, and to develop a climate of mutual learning.
Europe can only be successful in establishing and maintaining a globally competitive knowledge-based society if it continuously strives to enhance the quality of the research base, strengthen the structural dynamics of its various research and innovation systems, and to support frontier research in carefully selected areas.
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