EUA is pleased to announce that registration is now open for EUA’s 2016 Annual Conference that will take place at the National University of Ireland, Galway on 7-8 April 2016. The theme of the conference is “Bricks and clicks for Europe: building a successful digital campus”. More...

The document is an integral element of the EC’s digital single market strategy and aims at increasing the availability of creative content across the EU without compromising the protection of copyright holders. The Communication provides a framework with short-term goals, including the “portability” of online content services, mid-term plans for proposals in 2016, and a long-term vision for the coming years. More...

The European Commission has officially announced the review of the Modernisation Agenda for Higher Education.
Currently, this comprises an online survey questionnaire which aims at collecting “the views of stakeholders about the current situation in Europe's higher education systems, as well as on priorities for change” (deadline 29 February 2016). More...

The 2015 European Quality Assurance Forum (EQAF) was held in London, UK on 19-21 November 2015, hosted by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) and UCL Institute of Education. With over 500 participants, this made it the largest EQAF to date and a fitting way to mark the 10th anniversary of the Forum. More...

Europe’s leading research and innovation experts came together at the ESADE Business and Law School in Barcelona at a two-day Science|Business Annual Summit to make a call for a research and innovation-based action plan against climate change. Lidia Borrell-Damian, EUA’s Director for research and innovation, participated in the event.
Universities, companies and policy leaders discussed the importance of research for sustainable growth and made an appeal in The Barcelona Climate Declaration, released on 20 November 2015. More...

On 6-7 October 2016, EUA will organise the third edition of the Funding Forum, a unique platform bringing together stakeholders from across Europe to discuss university funding. The 2016 event will focus on the connected issues of delivering valued and efficient university management. More...

On 30 November 2015 the Directorate General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission published a report prepared by a group of experts entitled “The Knowledge Future: Intelligent Policy Choices for Europe 2050”. The report highlights the key role that higher education institutions should play in the knowledge future and its review of the appropriate policy opportunities that could be pursued, and the pitfalls that should be avoided. More...

EUA welcomes the current initiative to revise the Directive on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of research, studies, pupil exchange, remunerated and unremunerated training, voluntary service and au pairing. More...

The EU Competitiveness Council adopted on 1 December 2015 Conclusions on Gender Equality and Research Integrity. Both topics are considered to be top priorities in the research and innovation domain of the current Luxembourg Presidency of the Council that will end on 31 December 2015. More...