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TUK commits to its welcoming stance towards refugees in the nationwide initiative "Universities for openness, tolerance and against xenophobia", organized by the members of the German Rectors' Conference (HRK).
The member universities of the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) are set to oppose xenophobia in Germany as part of a nationwide initiative. The HRK members are committing to their stance with the slogan “Universities for openness, tolerance and against xenophobia”. They are reacting to racist verbal and physical attacks in Germany and to growing isolationism in some European countries and the rest of the world, including the USA.
Universities are open-minded places. Diverse opinions and international exchange constitute the foundations of their research and teaching activities. In view of growing xenophobia and the increasing success of populist slogans, universities feel called upon to join together and actively stand up for these values.
Universities as “future workshops” of the world are transnational in and of themselves. A university can only be sustainable if it acts and thinks at international level. The HRK clearly stated this in its international strategy. An open and international campus and the international mobility of teachers and students therefore provide the essential foundations for high-quality teaching, learning and research.
