A message from MEP Marcos Ros Sempere to the Arqus community, on the occasion of Europe Day

We are thrilled to share with the Arqus community a message from the Member of the European Parliament, Marcos Ros Sempere.

On the occasion of Europe Day, celebrated every 9 May, MEP Marcos Ros Sempere addresses the Arqus community and underscores the need to reinforce the European Universities Initiative. He sees the alliances as a cornerstone in the efforts to build the European Education Area and hopes that certain key aspects will be improved in the coming years, such as sustainable funding, overcoming administrative barriers and the creation of a European Degree, among others.

MEP Marcos Ros Sempere sends a message to Arqus students, academics and administrative staff: “You are our most valuable asset”. He encourages all of us to continue participating in academic mobility and promoting European values.

Marcos Ros Sempere is a Spanish politician, current Member of the European Parliament for the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats. He is a socialist coordinator of the Committee on Regional Development, substitute member of the Committee on Culture and Education, member of the Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly, the Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly and the Delegation to the Pacific-EU Parliamentary Assembly. He is a professor and architect, and former Vice Chancellor of Campus and Sustainability of the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (Spain).