 The European strategy for universities calls our universities lighthouses of our European way of life. I think it is acknowledging an achievement as much as urging us to keep it up with it. Universities have a unique position in its capacities to combine education, research, innovation and serving social and economic needs. Universities are inherently places of sharing and for collaboration and teamwork, as scholars naturally coalesce in their attempt to take on the world's most pressing shared grand challenges. They're havens of open debate, of fresh thinking, of informed citizenship, justice. They question received wisdom, they disrupt the status quo, they challenge authority. They're places for the head, not the heart, places for evidence, not propaganda and not disinformation. Universities are societies critic and conscience. So it's my belief that universities are the key to the promotion of peace, prosperity and stability and they always will be. But they must be protected, they must be nurtured, they're at standing work in teaching, research, engagement and impact for all of society must be recognised and championed. European alliances for universities is a strategy from the European Commission and the aim is to build strong European universities. And that's the way to face the challenge we have in connection with globalization and the challenges we have in connection with research, teaching and transfer of knowledge in a world which is global. We must be international in everything we do. This means in staff, faculty, students but also programmes and also international activities like this one. This summit is a good opportunity to be in contact with universities from all over the world. So that's very important in connection with our internationalization strategy. It is good to hear from so many colleagues. I've spoken with colleagues and I've heard from colleagues on their experiences on the European universities initiative. I've spoken with colleagues from Sweden, from Spain, from Eastern European countries. And that's very valuable because we are working together with all these regions in Europe. I think one of the main strengths of Utopia is the breadth of the alliance, the extent of coverage across Europe and the way in which we bring together complementary skills and competencies so that we can tackle big research problems, we can drive innovation, we can ensure social impact and we can have a really positive impact on our students. As a student representative myself, coming to these sort of summits is an incredible opportunity. Particularly because usually student representatives would be in the minority in number compared to other stakeholders at such conferences. But it is then a massive opportunity for us to really prove our perspective on behalf of the student voice.