Two issues seem clear from these papers on governance, European social models and globalisation: 1) EU institutions and investments need to be fit-for-purpose, enabling strong action in areas that Europeans want to face together; 2) the EU needs to meet common problems with concrete initiatives, and here, education, research and innovation are a crucial part of the solution to the challenges we face. More...

Registration for the event will close on 13 September but with already over 250 participants, the First Learning and Teaching Forum promises to be an exciting gathering for EUA members on 28-29 September in Paris.
Rolf Tarrach, EUA President, Gilles Roussel, President, Conference of University Presidents (CPU), and Frédérique Vidal, Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, France, will open the Forum co-organised by EUA and the CPU and hosted at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC). More...

As a follow-up to its 2016 Horizon 2020 member consultation, EUA is calling its members to share ideas on how to make the administration of EU-funded research projects less complex and resource intensive, by 29 September 2017. More...

As a result of extensive work with more than 100 companies and 200 universities, an overview of the first pan-European attempt to address the skills gap between higher education provision and needs and expectations of the business sector for the energy transition will be given. The UNI-SET consortium will present recommendations for universities, companies and policymakers for the design of energy education and research activities in the fields of energy efficiency in buildings and in industry, energy systems and smart cities, and on the integration of renewable energies. More...

University leaders and managers can still apply to participate in the 2nd USTREAM peer learning seminar on national and institutional approaches to the delivery of efficiency in higher education institutions, by 18 September 2017. The seminar will take place in Dublin on 4 and 5 December 2017. More...

The workshop is organised in the framework of the activities of the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, with the goal to develop a series of recommendations for actions to improve the effectiveness of European regional research and innovation funds, both at governance and operational levels. It will also serve as a forum to strengthen the strategic role that universities play in their regional innovation ecosystems, and to contribute to the shape of RIS3 beyond 2020. More...

Registrations are now open for the EUA Council for Doctoral Education (EUA-CDE) Focus Group on “Implementing an Ethos of Research Integrity in Doctoral Education”. The deadline to register is 5 October 2017. More...

The conference will include the presentation of a forthcoming report entitled “Identifying New Paradigms in Energy Education and Research: An Action Agenda for Europe’s Universities”. The report will provide recommendations for universities, companies and policymakers for the design of energy education and research activities with the aim to address the skills gap between higher education provision and needs of the business sector for the energy transition. More...