To us, granting funding with strings attached is like telling the universities exactly what they have to develop. We do not believe that this will allow the universities to foster competitive knowledge on the world stage. Knowledge requires certain autonomy. We know that the government has granting agencies that fund certain areas of research. We think that is great. However, these agencies lack funding and we should not be telling them what to do. They should make their own choices. They have well-established boards of directors, even though there are not enough students on those boards. They are well established and able to make choices on research. It is not up to the government to decide on the research or to give directives on investments. The government should instead give universities the chance to conduct their research and develop new knowledge.
