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ACA Papers on International Cooperation in Education

Maria Kelo (ed.)

The Future of the University

Translating Lisbon into Practice

ISBN 3-932306-78-3 2006 paperback 112 pages 19,80 EUR

Today, Europe is a wealthy continent. But tomorrow, it could be much poorer. An unfavourable demographic development, the high price of labour, and relentless competition from old and new competitors threaten Europe’s comfortable position. To counterbalance these dangers, Europe has adopted the Lisbon Strategy. It sets Europe the aim of becoming a world leader in innovation and knowledge creation. Alongside with further knowledge producers, universities and other higher education institutions have a key role in making the Lisbon Strategy work. However, in their present state, Europe’s universities are ill-equipped to become innovation engines. In order to play this role, they themselves need to change. They need more funds than they have today, they need better governance structures, and they must enhance their global appeal. These issues – governance, funding and international attractiveness of Europe’s universities – are key concerns of this book. The volume also depicts the main outlines of the Lisbon Strategy. Most of the contributions in this volume are based on presentations delivered at the ACA conference The future of the university, held in Vienna in December 2005.


What is ACA?
Founded in 1993, the Academic Cooperation Association (ACA) is a not-for-profit pan-European network of major organisations responsible in their countries for the promotion of internationalisation in education and training. Current membership is comprised of 20 national organisations in 15 European countries, as well as associate members in North America, Japan and Australia. The secretariat is located in Brussels, Belgium, in easy reach of the European institutions.