[MGSA-L] Greek universities' future under threat

[June Samaras]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/27/greek-universities-future-under-threat?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487

Greek universities' future under threat

The Guardian, Friday 27 September 2013 21.00 BST

The University of Athens, the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the
Athens Polytechnic have been forced to halt all activities as a result of
Greek ministry of education proposals to suspend unilaterally 1,655
university administrative workers. The impact on teaching, research,
clinical work and international collaboration is unparalleled and the
threat to higher education in Greece as a result of stringently imposed EU
austerity measures is a cause of great concern far beyond Greece's shores.
As academics, university workers, students and others, we call on the EU
and the Greek government to protect the status and staff of Greek
universities, to ensure that they remain able to engage in education and
research and to recognise that these institutions are more important now
than ever. They are and must remain beacons of critical thinking in a
Europe whose social structures are being eroded by massive cutbacks and
over which the shadow of far-right extremism looms.

Dr Kevin Adamson University of Stirling, Dr Marianne Afanassieva University
of Hull, Jose Arroyo University of Warwick, Dr Cathy Bergin University of
Brighton, Dr Nora Bermingham TVAS (Ireland) Ltd, Professor Andrew Bowie
University of London, Dr Maud Bracke University of Glasgow, Clare Brennan
University of York, Dr Daniel Bye University of Bedfordshire, Mark Campbell
London Metropolitan University and UCU national executive committee, Dr
Theodoros Chiotis University of Oxford, Professor Katharine Cockin
University of Hull, Colin Creighton University of Hull, Professor Costas
Douzinas University of London, Dr Martin Paul Eve University of Lincoln, Dr
Kirsten Forkert Birmingham City University, Professor Des Freedman
University of London, John Holloway Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de
Puebla, Dr Eleftheria Ioannidou University of Birmingham, Professor Laleh
Khalili University of London, Dr Alexandra M Kokoli Middlesex University,
Dr Vassiliki Kolocotroni University of Glasgow, Dr Theodore Koulouris
University of Brighton, Dr Elena Loizidou University of London, Paddy Lyons
University of Glasgow, Dr William McEvoy University of Sussex, Professor
Luke Martell University of Sussex, Andy Medhurst University of Sussex, Dr
Shamira Meghani University of Leeds, Dr Keir Milburn University of
Leicester, Dr Jonathan Neale Bath Spa University, Ewan Nicholas University
of London, Dr Catherine Packham University of Sussex, Dr Maia Pal
University of Sussex, Dr Polly Pallister-Wilkins University of Amsterdam,
Dr Dimitris Papanikolaou University of Oxford, Dr Eleni Papargyriou
University of London, Professor Adam Piette University of Sheffield, Dr
Anindya Raychaudhuri University of St Andrews, Dr Lucy Robinson University
of Sussex, Dr Eleanor Rycroft University of Bristol, Dr Edmund Schluessel
Cardiff University and NUS national executive council, Dr Despina Sinou
University of Paris 13 and University of La Rochelle, Dr Olga Taxidou
University of Edinburgh, Dr Peter Thompson University of Sheffield, Dr
Georgina Voss Royal College of Art, Dr Aaron Winter University of Abertay
Dundee

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