On the occasion of last week’s EUA Council meeting in Brussels, the Association approved seven new membership applications, including five for individual full membership and two for individual associate membership.
Individual full membership
Cyprus University of Technology (Cyprus)
Augsburg University of Applied Sciences (Germany)
Kazan Federal University (Russia)
University of Vic/Central University of Catalonia (Spain)
Higher State Educational Establishment Ukraine Bukovinian State Medical University (Ukraine). More...

Following the recent news of further infringements on university autonomy and academic freedom reflected in two decrees (675 and 676) published in the Turkish Official Journal on 29 October 2016, the concerns of the EUA have been confirmed with the first impact of the new decrees. More...

EUA would like to invite its members to participate in the call for speakers for the Fourth Arab-Euro Conference on Higher Education (AECHE 4), hosted by the University Mohammad V, in Rabat, Morocco from 24 to 26 April 2017. 
Since 2013, EUA together with the Association of Arab Universities has been collaborating on organising conferences for their members under the AECHE platform. This conference, “Research for sustainable societies – the role of universities,” will focus on bi-regional research collaboration and capacity building between Arab and European universities in the fields of energy, water, food and environment. More...

SAR’s report calls on stakeholders to recognise the problem of attacks on higher education communities and to reject the use of violence to restrict student expression. As an affiliate of the Scholars at Risk Network, EUA shares its commitment to preventing attacks on higher education and highlights the need to protect university values through its European Universities for an Open World Campaign. More...

The Accreditation and Nostrification Office of the Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan (ANO) is organising the “Accreditation as a Tool for Quality Assurance in Education” conference on 2 December 2016 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
The conference aims to bring together representatives of higher educational institutions, accreditation agencies and quality assurance experts to exchange knowledge and best practices on how to build effective national quality assurance systems. The program will include plenary sessions with keynote speeches by directors of international quality assurance agencies and panel workshops on various topics related to accreditation and quality assurance. More...

 The University of Cyprus is organising the “European Programmes Conference Week – Ideas and Networking 2016-17” from 5 to 8 December 2016 in Nicosia, Cyprus. 
The event aims “to raise awareness about different EU funding schemes, foster networking and exchange of views and ideas with peers from different universities from Europe and the Neighbourhood countries”. More...

From 5 to 7 April, the CEEMAN “Programme Management Seminar” will take place and is aimed at helping program managers, coordinators and directors in charge of program management function to develop institutional operational excellence and further support business schools’ responses to changing educational needs. Early bird registration for the seminar ends on 31 January 2017. More...

Influential thought leaders in gender equality in the STEM field will meet in Berlin, Germany for two days of speeches, case studies, networking and knowledge collaboration. The STEM Gender Equality Congress will take place from 8 to 9 June 2017 and will include participation from senior academic, private sector and government delegates. More...

'Without you, without the affectionate hand you extended to the small poor child that I was, without your teaching and example, none of all this would have happened.' - Albert Camus to his school teacher after receiving the Nobel Prize
Anybody would agree with American journalist Charles Kuralt that 'Good teachers know how to bring out the best in students'. But do governments and public authorities know how to bring out the best in teachers? What are the factors that motivate young people to enter the teaching profession, support them in doing the best job possible, and encourage them to stay?
A common first response might be money. Dolton and Marcerano-Gutierrez studied the relationship between teacher salaries and pupil outcomes, showing a positive correlation between higher pay and higher pupil scores (in TIMSS and PISA). They argue that higher salaries for beginning teachers make the entry to the profession more competitive, and raise the average level of those entering. Moreover, once recruited, the possibility to reach higher pay levels and/or to receive more performance related pay can also act as an incentive for teachers to improve their pupils' educational outcomes. More...

This Eurydice report contains more than 30 detailed structural indicators, up-to-date figures, definitions, country notes and a short analysis of recent key policy developments and reforms in five areas: early childhood education and care, achievement in basic skills, early leaving from education and training, higher education and graduate employability.
The report provides background and complementary information on a number of structural indicators examined in the Education and Training Monitor 2016, the annual publication of the European Commission which describes the evolution of Europe's education and training systems based on a wide range of evidence. More...