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Introduction
becomingmoreandmoreurgent.Europemusttakecareofitsfuture”3.Universities
arepartofthisEurope;theymustmaketheirownefforttoovercometheaccumu-
latedcurrentproblemsandtakecareoftheirowndevelopment.Europeanhigher
education(includingeverysingleuniversity),followingtheexampleoftheEuropean
Union,shouldworkoutandimplementintolifeaneffectiveandclearstrategyfor
uncompromisingactionuntiltheyear2020assoonaspossible.
“EUROPE2010”strategy,whichwasadoptedin2010,definedthreestrictlycon-
nectedflagshipinnovationsasregardsthedevelopmentwhichshouldbe4:
•smart(economicdevelopmentbasedonknowledgeandinnovation),
•sustainable(developinganeconomywhichismoreresourceefficient,more
environmentally-friendlyandmorecompetitive),
•encouragingsocialinclusion(fosteringahigh-employmenteconomyandde-
velopingsocialandterritorialcohesion).
Thestrategyofovercomingtheeffectsandsignsofrecession,economic,social
andlabourcrisisandensuringcontinuousdevelopmentworkedoutbyuniversities
shouldalsocontainthreeactioninitiatives-theyhavetobesmart,sustainableand
theyshouldencouragethesocialinclusion.
TheEuropeanCommissionhasdesignatedsevenflagshipinitiativestoimple-
ment“EUROPE2010”strategy.TheirimplementationinvolvesboththeEuropean
Unionanditsmembercountries.Theabovementionedinitiativesreceivedthefol-
lowingheadings5:
•“InnovationUnion”,
•“Youthonthemove”,
•“Anagendafornewskillsandjobs”,
•“DigitalagendaforEurope”,
•“ResourceefficientEurope”,
•“Anindustrialpolicyfortheglobalizationera”,
•“Europeanplatformagainstpoverty”.
Alloftheseinitiativesareimportantforthedevelopmentofhighereducationand
itspositioninfightingtherecessionandallkindsofcriseshowever,thefirstthree
onesareofultimateimportanceforuniversities.
Theintelligentdevelopmentisattainedthankstotheincreasingroleofknowl-
edgeandinnovationactingasthedrivingforceofthepresentandfuturedevel-
opment.AccordingtotheEuropeanCommission,intelligentdevelopmentrequires
“theriseinthequalityofeducation,theimprovementofresearchresults,support-
ingthetransferofknowledgeandinnovationwithintheEU,usingInformationand
Communicationstechnologytothefull;italsoexpectsthattheimplementedideas
turnintonewproductsandserviceswhichwillleadtofurthergrowth,creatingnew
workplacesaswellassolvingsocialproblemsinEuropeandtherestoftheworld”6.
3SummaryoftheEuropeanCommissionCommunique-„EUROPE2020”,entitled:“Strategyfor
smart,sustainableandinclusivegrowth”,op.cit.,p.5.
4Ibid.,p.5.
5Ibid.,p.6.
6Ibid.,p.13.