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From: Imperial College London <alumni@imperial.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 10:56 PM
Subject: EU Referendum: Imperial leaders highlight European ties
To: "Mobolaji E. Aluko" <alukome@gmail.com>

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"Imperial is, and will remain, a European university"  President Alice Gast and Provost James Stirling's message to the Imperial community  90014247 Dear Mr Aluko, Following the UK's vote to leave the European Union, I am writing to our global alumni community to reaffirm our international values. We will continue to work closely with our European alumni, partners and collaborators as a key part of our global network.   This morning, our President and Provost underlined the College's European and global links: "Imperial is, and will remain, a European university, whatever your view of the referendum outcome. We are very proud of the innovations, ideas and inspiration that come from the European members of Imperial's global community.  "We are determined that political changes will not hold Imperial back from delivering excellence in research and education for the benefit of global society. We will vigorously defend our international values if they are threatened and will continue to think and act internationally." Read the full statement here. I hope to have the opportunity to meet and speak with you soon. Best wishes,  Sarah Porter Waterbury Vice President (Advancement) Imperial College London Level 4 Faculty Building South Kensington Campus London SW7 2AZ Email: alumni@imperial.ac.uk  Telephone: +44 (0)20 7594 6138 www.imperial.ac.uk/alumni   Register or login | Update contact details | Edit email subscriptions | Unsubscribe | Privacy policy

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http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsandeventspggrp/imperialcollege/newssummary/news_24-6-2016-6-20-13

Leaders highlight Imperial's European ties

by Andrew Scheuber

24 June 2016

 aAs the UK votes to leave the European Union, Imperial's President and Provost have underlined the College's European and global links.

In a message to Imperial's student and staff community, President Alice Gast and Provost James Stirling said

"Imperial is, and will remain, a European university, whatever your view of the referendum outcome. We are very proud of the innovations, ideas and inspiration that come from the European members of Imperial's global community. 

"We are determined that political changes will not hold Imperial back from delivering excellence in research and education for the benefit of global society. We will vigorously defend our international values if they are threatened and will continue to think and act internationally. 

"Our European students, staff and partners are crucial to the current and future success of this great university, and we look forward to continued strong ties with Europe and the world over the coming years. 

"We are urgently seeking clarification from the government on the visa and fee status of non-UK European Union students, as well as other key policy areas for the College as the UK negotiates its future relationship with Europe. 

"We will update the community, and especially those who may be affected, as we learn more." 

Over the last decade, Imperial academics have produced more than 60,000 research papers in collaboration with peers from other European countries.

Imperial's European collaborations include continent-wide projects to tackle meningitis and HIV, efforts to remove mobile phone roaming charges within the EU, and the development of next generation electronics. 

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