The main objective of the roadmap is to assist universities in the transition to Open Access (OA). More broadly, it is the first step in a series of EUA initiatives aimed at addressing the implications of Open Science.
The EUA Roadmap on Open Access to Research Publications focuses primarily on fostering structured dialogue among stakeholders; promoting and supporting the adoption of OA policies, infrastructures and initiatives by European universities; encouraging the development and establishment of advanced scientific recognition and research assessment systems; addressing intellectual property rights and copyright policies for various outputs; considering alternative and sustainable OA business models; promoting access, use and sharing of research publications and data, including text and data mining (TDM); and encouraging, supporting and eventually monitoring the establishment of comprehensive standards for institutional OA policies concerning research publications and teaching materials. More...

Registration is open for the EUA Annual Conference 2016, “Bricks and clicks for Europe: building a successful digital campus”. The event will take place at the National University of Ireland in Galway on 7-8 April 2016.
The annual conference will explore how Europe’s universities are developing comprehensive “bricks and clicks” strategies and how they are tackling the challenges involved in becoming more interactive and interconnected. More...

UA affiliate Fundación Universidad-Empresa (FUE) along with its partner organisations recently published “Guidelines on Establishing and Effectively Running Student/Graduate Internship Programmes”.
These guidelines were prepared within the framework of the Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership project "GRADual: Increasing Students/Graduates Employment Readiness".
A PDF version of the document is available for download on the Fundación Universidad-Empresa website. More...

The European Association for International Education (EAIE) Academy will offer 11 in-depth courses to help international educators enhance their skills in the internationalisation of higher education.
Participants can select two courses that interest them from the catalogue. The training will take place in Bucharest from 18 to 22 April, and the last date to register is 29 March. More...

 The International Higher Education Forum 2016 will take place in London on 1 March. The theme of the conference is “Show me where the world is going”.
This year’s forum will look at how current economic, demographic and policy trends could affect the future of international higher education. A keynote speech will address the “Positioning of Britain in the world” and the event will focus on five areas: international reputation building, intelligence and analysis, small and specialist institutions, research and strategy. More...

The European Industrial Research Management Association (EIRMA) is organising its annual conference from 12-13 May in Paris. The year 2016 also marks the 50th anniversary of the association.
The conference programme will focus on “Getting ready for the 4th Industrial Revolution – Challenges and opportunities for the European R&D community”. More...