[What have I done to deserve this? Europe: so near and yet so far away]

In the field of education, specifically higher education, the topic which is our central theme today, everything still must be determined; even if the bases are already established for a process which will lead us to the creation of a European Role for Higher Education, the most significant features inside each cultural reality inside each context and inside every country should not be lost but, on the contrary, these features should be added so as to enhance a diverse and culturally enriched reality This is a task bearing great responsibility which each country should embrace from every discipline.