Izjava Univerze v Ljubljani
Na Univerzi v Ljubljani z zgroženostjo in veliko zaskrbljenostjo spremljamo vojaško intervencijo v Ukrajini, ki predstavlja hudo kršitev njene suverenosti in mednarodnega prava. Izražamo globoko solidarnost z ukrajinskimi državljankami in državljani ter vsemi prebivalkami in prebivalci Ukrajine, ki so ujeti v nasilje v svoji domovini.
Vso potrebno podporo in pomoč ponujamo študentkam in študentom iz Ukrajine, ki študirajo na naši univerzi in so se znašli v hudi stiski. Univerza v Ljubljani ostaja odprta in vključujoča skupnost, utemeljena na demokraciji, človekovih pravicah, svobodi akademskega in znanstvenega delovanja in nenazadnje, vzajemni pomoči našim kolegicam in kolegom tako doma kot po svetu. Tudi v okviru evropskih in mednarodnih povezav, v okviru katerih delujemo, vztrajamo na teh civilizacijskih vrednotah.
Izjava združenja The Guild
Evropska mreža raziskovalno usmerjenih univerz The Guild, v katero je vključena tudi Univerza v Ljubljani, poziva evropske vlade in Evropsko unijo, naj podprejo univerze pri nudenju pomoči študentkam, študentom in zaposlenim iz Ukrajine. Leta 2017 je francoski predsednik Emmanuel Macron poudaril pomen univerz kot temelja evropske enotnosti. Zdaj, v tem temnem trenutku evropske zgodovine, je enotnost Evrope – in naše vrednote, ki temeljijo na demokraciji in svobodi, – napadena. Kot odgovor na to predsedniki univerz članic mreže The Guild pozivajo vse evropske univerze, evropske vlade in Evropsko unijo, naj se zavežejo k takojšnjemu ukrepanju:
- Zagotoviti moramo, da bodo vsi ukrajinski študenti in študentke, ki študirajo v našem okolju, deležni pomoči in podpore. Prav tako moramo podpreti vse študentke in študente, ki jih je na tak ali drugačen način prizadela ukrajinska kriza. Podpirati moramo demokratično razpravo, predsodki, ki temeljijo na nacionalnosti, etnični pripadnosti ali kateri koli drugi lastnosti, so nesprejemljivi v univerzitetni skupnosti.
- Pozivamo vlade, da podprejo univerze v njihovem prizadevanju, da se bodo lahko ukrajinske študentke in študenti še naprej izobraževali ter da bo lahko ukrajinsko akademsko osebje nadaljevalo z delom in izobraževanjem mladih kljub težkim razmeram. Evropske vlade naj nudijo podporo univerzam, ki bodo priskočile na pomoč študentkam, študentom in akademskemu osebju, ki bodo prisiljeni zapustiti Ukrajino.
- Univerze smo v zadnjih dveh letih uspešno prešle na izobraževanje na daljavo. Pozivamo vlade, da nas podprejo pri naših prizadevanjih, da bi vzpostavili izobraževanje na daljavo za študentke in študente v Ukrajini. Ne potrebujemo tehnične podpore, temveč podporo pri zagotavljanju ljudi, ki govorijo ukrajinski jezik in ki obvladajo ustrezne pedagoške pristope glede na razmere, v kateri se bodo izobraževali mladi v Ukrajini.
Evropska unija, Združeno kraljestvo, Švica in vse demokratične evropske države se moramo združiti v solidarnosti do Ukrajine. Podpreti moramo ukrajinske študentke in študente ter zaposlene na univerzah; podpreti jih mora vsaka posamezna univerza in podpreti jih moramo skupaj. Naše znanje in izkušnje naj presežejo meje. Evropske univerze podpiramo demokracijo, človekove pravice, kritično mišljenje, pravico do izobraževanja. Pozivamo naše politične voditelje, da nas podprejo, saj želimo te vrednote zagotoviti tudi ukrajinskim univerzam.
Originalna izjava združenja The Guild
The Guild calls on Europe’s governments, and the EU, to enable our universities to support Ukrainian students and staff on our campuses, and through the provision of distance education where needed.
In recent years, we have seen a growing recognition of universities underpinning European societies and free political institutions, as places where the universal values of human rights – as articulated by the United Nations, adopted by the European Union, and expressed by Europe’s national constitutions and political systems – can be learnt, articulated, and defended. Now, in this dark day of European history, Europe – and our values of democracy and freedom – are under attack.
In response, the Presidents of The Guild’s member universities call on Europe’s universities, European governments, and the European Union, to commit to four immediate actions:
- We must ensure that all Ukrainian students in our communities are cared for and supported at this trying time, and we will endeavour to support all students and staff who have been affected by this crisis, as much as it is in our power to do so.
- We will continue to take the greatest care that our communities remain distinguished by free debate and respect. Prejudice – whether it is based on nationality, ethnic origin, or any other characteristic, has no place in our university communities. All must continue to feel welcome.
- We call on governments to enable universities to support Ukrainian students in continuing their education, and to support Ukrainian academic staff as much as possible, so that their education and work can continue as seamlessly as possible under the circumstances. Where students and academics are forced to flee, we need urgent government assistance in supporting them.
- Universities have developed important capacities to provide distance learning courses. We call on governments to support us in opening up distance learning opportunities for students in Ukraine, to ensure that they are supported academically as much as possible. Opening up such opportunities is less a technical question, but requires careful pedagogy, as well as linguistic support, and it is important that Universities are enabled to develop this support for students at speed.
We are called to solidarity that brings all democratic states in Europe together. We are committed to support Ukrainian students and staff to the best of our abilities as individual universities, but also collectively, sharing our knowledge, ideas, and creativity across borders. We also honour and recognise the academic communities in Russia that are speaking out against this violence. As universities in Europe, we stand for democracy, for human rights, and for the right to critical enquiry and the pursuit of knowledge. We urge our political leaders to support us in doing whatever we can to extend this right to Ukrainian faculty and staff.