In an evaluation report published today, the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) called for Iceland to strengthen its systems to limit risks of corruption and improper conduct in government functions and law enforcement agencies. More...

Hate speech continues to poison public debate, and the urgency to counter it has not diminished over the past years. The youth campaign No Hate Speech Movement (NHSM) conducted by the Council of Europe in 2012-2017 as the first broad international initiative in this field has contributed to recognising hate speech as an abuse of human rights, and has offered valuable lessons for the future. More...

The goal of the Conference will be to adopt a Copenhagen Declaration, which follows up on previous political declarations adopted in Interlaken, Izmir, Brighton and Brussels. More...

On 18 and 19 April 2018, the USTREAM partners concluded the series of three peer learning seminars with the final event centering upon efficiency, leadership and governance. This final seminar, which was co-organised by EUA and HUMANE (Heads of University Management and Administration Network Europe) and hosted by Vrije Universiteit Brussel, brought together 20 university leaders and senior policy makers from across Europe in a highly interactive working programme. More...

The inHERE (Higher Education Supporting Refugees in Europe) project staff training week on “Integration of Refugees: the Role of Universities” at Sapienza University in Rome successfully concluded on 20 April 2018. More...

The University of Zurich welcomed 400 EUA members on 5-6 April to discuss the pivotal role of universities in generating knowledge, developing intercultural understanding and fostering civic engagement through their core missions. More...

Universities and national rectors’ conferences join their voices to argue for a renewed funding commitment to research and education at the European level. Across Europe, many universities and university associations are addressing policy makers and society at large about the need to match funding with the scale of challenges to be tackled in the post-2020 period. Editorials, speeches and official letters are spreading through traditional and social media. More...