DICHIARAZIONE CONGIUNTA DELLE CONFERENZE DEI
RETTORI ITALIANA E TEDESCA
(CRUI e WRK), ALLA FINE DELLA RIUNIONE TENUTASI A VILLA VIGONI,
MENAGGIO (Como)
4-6 OTTOBRE 1990.
1.
The representatives of the Rectors conferences (CRUI
and WRK) have discussed the present level of cooperation between
universities of Italy and Germany. They agree that the bilateral
cooperation should be enlarged and intensified having also in
mind the new challenges and opportunities of the unified Europe
of 1993, The East-West relations and Southern Countries.
2.
The cooperation should be pursued not only using the
existing schemes at work in the European context for mobility
(ERASMUS, COMETT, LINGUA, TEMPUS), research programmes (i.e.
Framework Programme, ESPRIT), the Action Jean Monnet (European
Chairs), the projects of the European Rectors Conference (CRE),
but also stimulating original joint programmes. A special effort
should be made to encourage professors to act as guests - or
contract professors in the other country.
3.
In order to foster scholar and student exchanges
various supporting actions are needed, in particular:
a) the bilateral establishment of chairs and post-doctoral
positions,
b) the provision of adequate housing for students and teachers,
c) the recognition of credits,
d) a special effort to deal with the language problem.
4.
The Conference agree to propose a bilateral scheme
"Vigoni programme" aiming at
increasing the scientific cooperation through the exchange of
young researchers in connection with special projects. This
programme will be submitted for action to the respective
governments.
5.
The Conferences agree that the scientific cooperation
will cover both basic and applied research according to
identified priorities.
6.
The information technology infrastructure should be
developed all over Europe so that membres of the scientific
community can interact more effectively.
7.
As far as the cooperation with extra-Community Eastern
and Mediterranean countries is concerned, the Conferences propose
the organisation of a meeting in which the various actors of the
cooperation, i.e. government, university and industry discuss and
take the necessity steps.
8.
The conferences agreed to hold biennial regular
meetings with the aim of reviewing existing cooperations and
promoting new ones. In keeping with the tradition of the
German-Italian cultural collaboration, these meetings will
preferably take place in Villa Vigoni
Villa Vigoni, 6 October 1990.
President of WRKProf. Dr. Hans-Uwe
Erichsen
President of CRUIProf. Dr. Gian Tommaso Scarascia
Mugnozza