Dear rectors, deans, academic community
and students of BOVA member institutions and our partners at NOVA UN.
������On
behalf of the BOVA University Network I wish you all a successful
beginning of
the new study year, fulled with energy to teach,�do research,
and study.
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In
the years to come, knowledge will be of a paramount importance to the
ability
to create growth and prosperity in our countries. It is also obvious
that
universities and other educational institutions�are facing a
tough
competition. To stay attractive, institutions will need to maintain and
continue to develop high quality standards. Remaining attractive is
crucial
in the world, where distance is becoming less important and
mobility�a
rule of the thumb.
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Our
universities are unique because they offer higher education in
agriculture;
forestry, veterinary sciences and related fields, and sometimes this
profile gives us an extra work load working on the educational market.
But food
will be needed forever and hot summer will come to an end very soon,
and we will
look again for the heat from our forest or other energy sources, we
will
demand biodiversity and the quality of nature and we are satisfied that
still a lot
of young people want to be educated in these vital fields.
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We
have an obligation and a responsibility to investigate in our students,
because
they are our future guarantee. We have a task to create functional
environment
for our teachers because they are our strongholds now and forever.
��� Internationalization
is necessary for a country or for a union of countries, in
order to be competitive in relation to the rest of the world. It is one
of the elements
that should increase educational quality and students�
opportunities. Over the years BOVA has launched and supported many
international activities that have made us proud, but now, in the
global context, internacionalization is becoming
even a more important task. Let�s
cooperate to be the best
and the strongest!
�Yours sincerely,
Mait Klaassen, BOVA Rector
