Guiding principles for protecting fundamental academic values
This report puts forward a proposal for establishing Guiding Principles on fundamental academic values and outlines the background for this proposal. The Guiding Principles proposed in this report further build on and constitute an important part of the EU's contribution to and enhancement of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). They are based on the EHEA Ministerial Communiques (Paris 2018, Rome 2020, Tirana 2024) which outline and define six fundamental academic values: (1) Academic freedom; (2) Academic integrity; (3) Institutional aut