SPRINT project opens commenting phase on quality criteria for internships in Europe
The SPRINT project, "Standardize best PRactices about INTernships", aims at improving young people’s integration into the labour market by creating a quality European framework for internships with the support of standardisation. This project has been funded within the Erasmus+ Programme, and EUA member University Paul Valéry Montpellier III is the coordinator. More...
Proposal for new Commission: EUA welcomes coordinated approach to education, research and innovation
Europe’s universities welcome the newly-unveiled list of proposed EU commissioners and their portfolios.
The College of Commissioners and their areas proposed by President-elect Ursula von der Leyen point to a fresh and ambitious approach for the next five years. It is particularly welcome that the digital transformation and the climate crisis are dealt with at the vice-president level. More...
Call for new rector at Universidade Aberta, Lisbon
Candidates may submit their applications until 4 October 2019 in Portuguese to the President of the General Council by both registered mail and e-mail. Once the application period is closed, the election will take place on 4 November 2019, under conditions to be defined by the Electoral Commission. More...
Future-Proofing the HE Landscape – success versus winning
Our universities, as both illustrated clearly, are both individually and in aggregate precious national assets that allow the UK to punch well above its usual international weight. None of us wish to see this imperilled by poor policy, excessive short-term commercial pressures, or penny-wise funding reductions. However when we look at the sector we see a lot of change and complexity – in respect of international competition, in respect of approaches to student decision-making, in respect of changes to supply and demand for UK HE, and from the risk of funding reductions. More...
Universities brace for Brexit protests as students flex muscles
Anti-Brexit rallies mark start of academic year with young people demanding to be heard. More...
If aliens call, do not hold a referendum on what to do next, say Britons
Vote-weary public decide against planetary poll should ETs contact Earth. More...
Cambridge University accepts record number of state school pupils
Students from UK’s most deprived areas also set to join in greater numbers. More...
U.K. Universities Minister Steps Down
By Elizabeth Redden. Jo Johnson, the younger brother of U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, resigned from his posts as science and universities minister and as a Tory member of Parliament on Thursday, Politico's European edition reported. His resignation came as a bill to block Britain from exiting the European Union without a deal is under consideration in Parliament. More...
Professors in Germany Force Out a New President
By David Matthews for Times Higher Education. The University of Göttingen, which has educated figures including statesman Otto von Bismarck and the sociologist Max Weber, has faced criticism from politicians, a legal challenge, and now has to rerun the search for a president. More...