The focus of this session is to revisit the values fostered by the IAU and critically reflect on what they might mean in the 21st century, how higher education features as a common good, and whether it really fosters progress, fairness, diversity and inclusion. How do the values and the mission of the university fare in the face of current challenges, and how can universities safeguard their integrity over time while imparting change? In short, the discussion will centre around how universities react, adapt and actively shape values-based transformation for better and more sustainable societies.

The book and launch event benefit from support from SNSPA, Romania.

Chair: Remus Pricopie, IAU Vice-President and Rector National University of Political and Administrative Studies, Romania

Speakers:

Jo Beall, Emeritus Professor and Distinguished Research Fellow, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Sjur Bergan, Head of Education Department, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France

Andrew J. Deeks, President, University College Dublin, Ireland

Manja Klemenčič, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA

Mandla S. Makhanya, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa

Saulius Spurga, Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, Lithuania

Watch the recording here on the IAU Youtube page.