During the course of this year EUA has been focusing on the capacity of university leaders to initiate and carry out strategic transformation programmes in a series of activities. More...
EQAF 2018 – A debate on the scope of QA
The conference theme Broadening the scope of quality assurance focused on how institutions and quality assurance agencies can build quality assurance systems that encompass a broad range of activities, including learning and teaching, research, governance and administration, and service to society. More...
EUA contributes to discussions on academic freedom at the European Parliament
The recommendation also urges for further protection of individual scholars and students with international protection status, by creating new initiatives within existing and future programmes such as Erasmus+, as previously proposed by EUA. The text was adopted in the European Parliament plenary the following day (29 November). More...
2018 Learning & Teaching Thematic Groups finalising their work
During 2018, four Learning & Teaching Thematic Peer Groups, made up of participants from 38 universities, have worked on active learning, evaluation of learning and teaching, university teachers’ career paths, and continuous development of teaching competences, respectively. These meetings provided the participating universities with a unique opportunity for peer-exchange on current practices and approaches to meet challenges identified by the groups. More...
Towards Horizon Europe: EU Council and Parliament approve positions
The proposal for Horizon Europe, the next EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021-2017), was first presented by the European Commission in June 2018. The proposal includes a budget proposal of €100 billion, new instruments such as R&I missions and the European Innovation Council (EIC), as well as a renewed focus on strengthening the European Research Area and reinforcing Open Access and Open Science principles. More...
IAU 2018 International Conference: Higher education partnerships for societal impact
The International Association of Universities (IAU) recently held its annual conference in Kuala Lumpur with a focus on partnerships for societal impact. Some 300 delegates were present from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe and from Brazil to Uganda. The European contingent notably included a strong delegation of Spanish academic leaders, as well as several rectors from Albania, Ireland, Italy and Romania. More...
Partnership between Erasmus Mundus and the Inter-University Exchange Project of the Japanese Ministry of Education
In 2019 for the first time Erasmus Mundus opens up to a new partnership model in the form of a joint call EU-Japan. The purpose of the joint call will be to select excellent consortia of European and Japanese universities to develop highly integrated joint master programmes and offer scholarships to students. Mobility of students and scholars between the EU and Japanese universities involved in projects will be a key feature of the action. More...
Fill in the VIRT2UE questionnaire on ethics and research integrity teaching
Virtue based ethics and Integrity of Research (VIRT2UE): Train-The-Trainer program for Upholding the principles and practices of the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity is collecting information on the existing Research Integrity training practices from several universities and research institutions. More...