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Home  News European Institute of Technology: the Commission proposes a new flagship for excellence
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European Institute of Technology: the Commission proposes a new flagship for excellence |
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24.02.2006. |
The Commission is proposing to the European Council to set up a European Institute of Technology (EIT) intended to be a new flagship for excellence in higher education, research and innovation. In a Communication adopted on February 22, 2006 the Commission defined the key elements of the proposal for a EIT – originally put forward in 2005 as part of the revamp of the Lisbon strategy for growth and jobs - which is now ready for consideration by the Heads of State and government. The Commission has based its work on the results of a wide public consultation collecting more than 700 contributions.
‘’Excellence needs flagships: that’s why Europe must have a strong European Institute of Technology, bringing together the best brains and companies and disseminating the results throughout Europe,’’ said José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission. ‘’The EIT will be a light and flexible organisation”, stressed President Barroso. ‘’It will teach graduates and doctoral candidates, carry out research and be active in innovation, both in some strategic thematic areas and in the field of science and innovation management’’.
The European Institute of Technology will concentrate, in particular, on combining the three sides of the knowledge triangle: education, research and innovation. These three areas hold the keys to the knowledge society. The EIT will have a structure and a mix of partners specifically designed to integrate and inseparably link these three areas.
The EIT’s structure would be based on two levels: a Governing Board with a small supporting administration (which will be the EIT’s central core); and a set of Knowledge Communities, distributed all over Europe, carrying out the activities in strategic trans-disciplinary areas.
The Commission invites the European Council to consider the elements outlined in the Communication, and to agree on the importance of this initiative. The Commission will put forward a formal proposal before the end of 2006. If the legal instrument establishing the EIT can be adopted in 2008, the Governing board could be appointed in early 2009, along with the first staff. The identification of the knowledge communities should start in 2009.
Source: European Commission
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