The main objective of HEKATE (Higher Education and Enterprises: Knowledge Alliances for the Training of Entrepreneurs), a project within the framework of the European Commission, is to form so called ‘Knowledge Alliances’ to encourage structured, result-driven cooperation ventures between universities and companies in the field of higher education. More...

An international symposium on ‘Next Step into the Future of Entrepreneurship Education’ will take place from 10 to 11 September in Berlin. More than 250 practitioners and experts in entrepreneurship education are expected to take part in the event. More...

The European University Foundation is organising an international conference on ‘Higher Education Open Space – ensuring 20% student mobility benchmark’ on 3-5 November 2015 in Luxembourg. More...

From 17 to 18 September, the Magna Carta Observatory is organising a conference that will focus on ‘Values Beyond 2015: The Global Challenge for Universities and their Students’ in Bologna.
The conference will look at the significance of and challenges to fundamental values as they impact on students and what universities might do to uphold their values, often in difficult and rapidly changing circumstances in the future. Its purpose is to enable all stakeholders – university leaders, higher education professionals, students and policy makers – to respond more effectively to the challenges they face and anticipate and strengthen their universities’ capability to uphold fundamental values for the benefit of their students, society and their university communities. For further information on the event, please visit the event website. More...

The New York-based Scholars at Risk (SAR) Network has released the Free to Think report, which highlights the alarming frequency with which attacks on universities and colleges are occurring around the world. SAR calls on stakeholders to raise awareness of the issue and take concrete actions to increase protection for higher education communities. More...

The 5th Danube eRegion conference will take place in Ljubljana from 21 to 22 September. The theme of the conference is ‘cross border e-Solutions and e-Services Prototypes Development’. More...

The European Regions Research and Innovation Network (ERRIN) is organising a workshop on Knowledge Alliances, the flagship initiative of the EC aimed at removing barriers to collaboration in high-priority areas of the economy by inciting a closer working relationship between universities and businesses, in Brussels on 6 July. More...

On the occasion of the ERA conference in Brussels (23 June 2015) EUA renewed its commitment to strengthening the European Research Area (ERA) by signing a new Joint Statement with the European Commission.
The Joint Statement was signed together with other stakeholder organisations in the ERA Platform (CESAER, EARTO, LERU, Science Europe). More...

The report “Performance-based Funding of Universities in Europe” gives an overview of performance elements in public funding for universities in 28 systems across Europe and focuses in particular on funding formulae with output indicators (such as numbers of graduates) and performance contracts. It combines system level data with case studies in a unique way and assesses the opportunities, risks and limits of performance-based funding. The analysis reveals that expectations towards performance-based funding are often too high. It further concludes that this funding mechanism should be used with caution and considered in the wider context. The report also outlines strategies for managing performance-based funding in order to reap its full benefits and mitigate the risks. More...

EUA is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 10th European Quality Assurance Forum (EQAF), which will take place in London, UK, on 19-21 November 2015, hosted by the Quality Assurance Agency/UCL Institute of Education. More...