Increasing societal demands, enhanced competition for public resources and changing funding modalities augment the pressure on universities to work more efficiently both in terms of management and academic practice. USTREAM – Universities for Strategic, Efficient and Autonomous Management – proposes to tackle this question. More...

EUA is part of a consortium implementing the Harmonisation of African Higher Education Quality Assurance and Accreditation Initiative (HAQAA Initiative), which is a key initiative in the framework of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy. More...

The year 2015 saw the beginning of the new phase of the Bologna Process (2015-2018). After the Ministerial Meeting in Yerevan, Armenia in May 2015, the first appointment of the Bologna Follow-up Group (BFUG) took place in Luxembourg on 8-9 September where an agreement on the Work Programme was reached. More...

Moving to a low carbon society is one of the most important societal challenges addressed by Horizon 2020 and receives special attention with a dedicated key performance indicator on energy. More...

Registration is still open for five events this spring in the EQUIP project (Enhancing Quality through Innovative Policy and Practice), which will be of interest to stakeholders in quality assurance (QA) in higher education. More...

Since 2006, the European Quality Assurance Forum (EQAF), organised by EUA, ENQA, EURASHE and ESU, has become the premier event for quality assurance (QA) in Europe with more than 400 participants each year from across Europe and beyond. More...

On 1 January, the Netherlands took over the six-month Presidency of the EU Council from its predecessor Luxembourg.
In its work programme, the following priorities are highlighted for research, within the broader goal of creating growth and improving competitiveness:

• creating the right conditions for, and boosting investment in, research and innovation; and
• promoting Open Science and Open Access to improve dissemination and access to scientific knowledge and to enhance the impact of investment in research and innovation.

As regards education, the Dutch Presidency defines the modernisation of higher education and vocational training as a point of focus. More...