Brussels, 05/02/2003 (Agence Europe) - At the initiative of Commissioners Viviane Reding (Culture) and Philippe Busquin (Research), the European Commission published a communication on the role of the universities in the Europe of knowledge. He invited the parties interested to take part in a debate on key issues for advanced education such as financing, autonomy, professional standards, the way to reach and to safeguard excellence, the contribution to local and regional growth, and the...