Goals

The goals of the workshops project are:

1. to provide a safe, open forum for discussion of university values-including access, accountability/transparency, academic freedom/quality, autonomy/good governance, and social responsibility;
2. to better understand the meanings of, and experiences with, these values in different countries and regions;
3. to better understand how respect for these values contributes towards higher education communities' ability to fulfill their mission and to serve the broad public good;
4. to build solidarity on these issues among higher education communities in all countries and regions;
5. to encourage communication about these issues within each country, including among government and non-government sponsors, institutional leadership, teaching and research staff, students and the public;
6. to establish a network of national, regional and international experts to advance research, education and advocacy on these issues; and
7. to develop practical strategies to strengthen these values everywhere, for the benefit of all.