The Heritage of European Universities, Volume 548

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Council of Europe, 1 janv. 2002 - 231 pages
This publication examines the contribution of universities to the cultural, material and intellectual heritage of Europe. It contains a range of papers authors representing 15 institutions, who work both on the heritage of universities from an academic perspective, as well as the management and preservation of university heritage. Four case studies are presented on the role of particular universities in Italy, Portugal, France and Spain. The book also seeks to promote co-operation between universities at European level to define a common approach to important issues and problems.
 

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Foreword
7
overview and background
25
their tradition function of bridging across Europe
39
The cultural heritage of European universities
49
Museums and collections in relation to the heritage of the university
65
The intellectual heritage of ancient universities in Europe
77
conclusions of the discussion
89
the European dimension
103
Part V
129
The University of Coimbra and its traditions at the beginning of a
143
the example of Montpellier
151
The European dimension of the historical heritage of the University
157
the way forward
165
List of contributors
177
The Sorbonne Declaration
187
5th European Conference of Ministers responsible for the Cultural
197

The university as the basis for a common European culture
111
The role of universities in developing a democratic European culture
119

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