But their purpose will be lost if pursuing them weakens the very identity of Europe’s universities, many of which are used to functioning in a world of state patronage and strict regulation. Policymakers must be aware of the educational and cultural damage that continuous reforms – all justified in the future-oriented jargon of the day – can wreak.
一些人可能认为这些变化令人激动。但它们的目的可能会丧失，如果追求它们虚弱了欧洲大学的身份的话。许多欧洲大学习惯于在国家庇护和严格监管的环境下运行。决策者必须认识到持续改革——在当今的未来导向术语中，改革是硬道理——所可能带来的教育和文化上的伤害