Universities from all corners of Europe observed a one minute’s silence on 27 April in remembrance of the victims of the Garissa attack and all those affected by attacks on universities and university values across the world.
In keeping with its endorsement of the principles of the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack, EUA calls on universities across Europe and beyond to continue condemning all forms of violence against education. We further appeal to the international community to take action to protect universities from attacks and prevent them from happening in the future. More...

Under the title “ASEM Education Collaboration for Results” the 5th ASEM Education Ministers’ Meeting (ASEMME5) took place in Riga, Latvia, on 27-28 April 2015. EUA was among the 11 stakeholder organisations from Asia and Europe that joined representatives from 46 ASEM member countries.
EU Education Commissioner Tibor Navracsics called for more exchange and stronger ties between Asia and Europe, pointing also to major European challenges such as high levels of unemployment and a work force which will continue to shrink over the next four decades. More...

As part of the Arab-Euro Higher Education Conferences (AECHE) process, a joint initiative of EUA and the Association of Arab Universities (AArU) and supported by the University of Barcelona (UB), an AECHE Thematic Conference will be held in El Gouna, Egypt on 10-11 October, hosted by the Technical University of Berlin. 
The thematic event will follow-up the conclusions of the AECHE2 conference that took place last June in Amman, Jordan, and will focus on ‘The networked university: Opportunities and challenges for higher education between the Arab world and Europe’. More...

On the eve of the Bologna Ministerial Conference to be held in Yerevan next week, EUA is organising a special event which explores how EUA supports reforms to the European Higher Education Area. The event will take place at Yerevan State University on Wednesday, 13 May.
It will open discussions held in the framework of the EUA-led ATHENA project, notably to the delegates of the Bologna Ministerial Conference and other interested local stakeholders. More...

The European Quality Assurance Register (EQAR) has published its 2014 Annual Report and a message to the Bologna Minsters' Conference, taking place in Yerevan later this month.
To download the report, click here and to view the message, please visit the EQAR website. More...

Scientists, innovators, and policy-makers will discuss how Europe can open up to an ERA of Innovation, where ideas will be forged to bring growth and jobs to Europe. For more information on the event please click here. More...

The event will focus on a range of topics, based on the developing scene for science communication events. The programme includes a short Science Film Festival, story-telling and citizen science in various forms. For more details and to register, click here. More...

The theme of the event is ‘Turn it upside down’ which reflects the upheaval taking place across higher education, with digitalisation, globalisation and privatisation all throwing up fresh challenges, including in how universities communicate and market themselves. The conference is being organised by Università per Stranieri di Perugia – the University for Foreigners of Perugia – and AICUN, the Italian association of university communicators. To register, click here. More...

The event will be of interest to academic institutions and professionals associated with higher education institutions from the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean regions. For further information on the events and to register, please visit the event website. More...

The annual conference of the European Access Network will take place on 7-9 June in Oslo.
The theme of the conference is Advocating for access, equity, inclusion and diversity in higher education: Politics, Policies, Power and Persuasion. For more information, click here. More...