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Who safeguards scientific cooperation? Universities make their case in Brussels

From UNESCO to European universities, speakers argued that the future of science diplomacy may depend as much on enduring relationships as on formal institutions.

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May 29, 2026
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Jan Danckaert, Rector of Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and Chair of the Board of Presidents of EUTOPIA, opens the EUTOPIA Science Diplomacy Global Conference in Brussels and online on May 29, 2026. (The Science Diplomat)

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