Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Foreword by His Excellency Bernard Emié
- Foreword by Sir Peter Westmacott
- Preface
- Part I Teaching and Training Partnerships
- Part II Research Partnerships
- Part III Broader Perspectives
- 20 Faire Mieux Ensemble: A New Approach to Franco-British Research Collaboration for Growth and Employment
- 21 Internationalising Higher Education: The Role of the British Council
- 22 CampusFrance, the French Agency Dedicated to International Mobility in Higher Education and Research
- 23 The Role of the UK Media in the Communications Strategies of France's Grande École Business Schools
- 24 The Franco-British Connections: A Student/Alumni Network Supporting Franco-British Student Initiatives
- 25 A Golden Triangle: Universities, Research and Business. A Comparative Perspective Between the UK and France
- Appendices: Addresses and Speeches at the Franco-British Academic Partnerships Seminar, French Institute, London, 5 February 2010
- Index
20 - Faire Mieux Ensemble: A New Approach to Franco-British Research Collaboration for Growth and Employment
from Part III - Broader Perspectives
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Foreword by His Excellency Bernard Emié
- Foreword by Sir Peter Westmacott
- Preface
- Part I Teaching and Training Partnerships
- Part II Research Partnerships
- Part III Broader Perspectives
- 20 Faire Mieux Ensemble: A New Approach to Franco-British Research Collaboration for Growth and Employment
- 21 Internationalising Higher Education: The Role of the British Council
- 22 CampusFrance, the French Agency Dedicated to International Mobility in Higher Education and Research
- 23 The Role of the UK Media in the Communications Strategies of France's Grande École Business Schools
- 24 The Franco-British Connections: A Student/Alumni Network Supporting Franco-British Student Initiatives
- 25 A Golden Triangle: Universities, Research and Business. A Comparative Perspective Between the UK and France
- Appendices: Addresses and Speeches at the Franco-British Academic Partnerships Seminar, French Institute, London, 5 February 2010
- Index
Summary
Introduction
It is often assumed that the tremendous increase in communication, information and communications technology (ICT), travel and the free movements of capital, labour, citizens and services facilitated by the European Single Market over the past few decades have transformed and deepened inter-state relationships. But the evidence does not wholly support this assumption. At the end of the nineteenth century, not only was globalisation as much a real driver of trade and exchanges as it is today, but inter-state exchanges at many levels were intensive and constructive. Between France and the UK there was a level of understanding and respect between the respective national research institutions, albeit often driven by competitive forces evidenced in exploration, discovery, colonial ambition and simple rivalry for prestige and position on a European and global stage.
Today, the mantra of globalisation can lead people to overlook the potential for closer bilateral ties across the Channel. The phrase ‘elevated bilateral relationships’, as used in June 2010 by the British Foreign Secretary, more often refers to links with developing countries than with member states of the European Union (EU). And much of the thrust of French planning and funding under the Grand Emprunt is to provide the country, via a small group of French research centres, with much greater international visibility, attractiveness and prestige.
Examples of Franco-British academic partnerships have, in the main, been informed and sustained by an array of enthusiastic individuals, succeeding often despite an equal array of limitations and barriers.
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- Franco-British Academic PartnershipsThe Next Chapter, pp. 159 - 165Publisher: Liverpool University PressPrint publication year: 2011