Social commitment of universities becomes more urgent again

7 June 2019

Group photo with participants of the GUC Hamburg 2019

Photo: Körber-Stiftung/Claudia Höhne

At the third Global University Leaders Council in Hamburg, 45 university leaders from 23 countries discussed the relationship between universities and society from 5 to 7 June. As a result of their exchange, the participants in the Council, which is supported by the German Rectors' Conference (HRK), the Körber Foundation and the University of Hamburg, adopted the declaration “Rebuilding the University – Society Relationships”.

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