The European Association of Research Managers and Administrators (EARMA) is organising its annual conference from 24 to 26 April in Malta. This year’s conference theme is “Negotiating Research: What is the best deal for Europe?” More...

The new Code is a step forward from the previous framework, being clearer in its wording and, importantly, in recognising the institutional responsibilities for research integrity - for example in the training of early stage researchers. This corresponds well to the ongoing activities of EUA in the area, particularly the work of the EUA Council on Doctoral Education, which held a thematic workshop about ethics and integrity training in January 2017. More...

EUA members – gathered at the University of Bergen on the occasion of the General Assembly and Annual Conference on “Autonomy and Freedom: the Future Sustainability of Universities” – express their deep concern and shock at the adoption on 4 April 2017 of legislation intended to shut down the Central European University (CEU), one of EUA’s long-standing members. More...

In a statement issued from Bergen yesterday, EUA members called on the Hungarian president to block legislation targeting the Central European University, a long-standing EUA member. On 4 April 2017, the Hungarian Parliament adopted an amendment to the country’s Education Law that, if signed by the president, will make further operations of CEU in Hungary almost impossible. EUA’s statement stresses that autonomous institutions should be left to govern themselves free of state interference and oppression. More...

EUA has been following the potential impact of Brexit on European higher education and research since the months leading up to the July 2016 referendum. The Association’s position is clear: EUA will work for the closest possible cooperation between EU and UK universities after Brexit, preferably through formal association of the UK to the research Framework Programmes and Erasmus+. Both the EU and the UK have expressed rather clearly that they would have an interest in such an arrangement. More...

The EUA Council for Doctoral Education (EUA-CDE) is accepting proposals for contributions to its 2017 Annual Meeting, “Doctoral Education and Harnessing Digital Possibilities.” The event will be hosted by Tallinn University in Estonia on 15 and 16 June 2017. More...

EUA is extremely shocked and deeply concerned by the decision taken on 4 April 2017 by the Hungarian Parliament to adopt the recently proposed amendments to the Hungarian Education Law, targeting the Central European University. More...

The 4th UNI-SET Energy Clustering Event, "Universities in the Energy Transition: Focus on Sustainable Transport and Carbon Capture, Storage & Use," took place at Imperial College London in the UK on 27 and 28 March 2017. The event was organised by EUA and KU Leuven, which represents universities in EIT InnoEnergy. More...

EUA’s Institutional Evaluation Programme (IEP) will hold a webinar to provide insight into how the Programme works and how institutions can benefit from taking part in an evaluation. The webinar will take place on 26 April at 14.00 CEST. More...

Participants from the European Higher Education Area are still in time to register for the Fourth Arab-Euro Conference on Higher Education (AECHE 4). Focused on research collaboration and capacity building among Arab and European universities, the event will be hosted by Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco from 24 to 26 April 2017. More...