The proposal for the next Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, also known as Horizon Europe, has been published by the European Commission. Universities and research centres across Europe are welcoming with excitement the budget increase dedicated to research and innovation, as compared with the current Horizon 2020 programme. Although this is undoubtedly an important milestone for European Science, a bitter feeling remains. Despite the increase, the proposal is far from the ambitious financial scenario that the European science community was expecting. More...

EUA has conducted a detailed analysis of the European Commission’s proposal for the Ninth Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (Horizon Europe). The Association has compared the proposal to its recommendations and produced detailed input for policy makers involved in the design and negotiating process. More...

Throughout Europe, higher education institutions are committed to welcoming refugees and they strive to enhance higher education participation of the target group through a range of self- and co-funded projects. In the past two years the inHERE project has identified and disseminated good practices on supporting refugee access to, and success in, higher education, provided training for staff working with refugees and developed guidelines for higher education institutions. More...

Ambitious targets to tackle economic and social challenges by increasing research spending in turn mean that many more trained researchers will be needed. Doctoral education is a central part of this scenario. Across Europe, doctoral candidates are working at the interface between education, research and innovation. However, the changing nature of research and how it is used pose new challenges for universities in developing the next generation of researchers. This year the European University Association Council for Doctoral Education (EUA-CDE) is celebrating its first decade of providing both a framework and practical guidance for its 242 member institutions from 35 countries across Europe. More...

The call for papers is now open for the European Learning & Teaching Forum 2019 ‘Towards successful learning: Common ground and controversies’. More...

IEP offers comprehensive, improvement-oriented institutional evaluations conducted by a team of experienced higher education leaders. The evaluation process and resulting report and recommendations aim to support institutions in developing their strategic leadership and capacity to manage change. All evaluated institutions are permitted to use the ‘Evaluated by IEP’ icon for a period of five years after the evaluation. More...

The EUA Energy & Environment Platform will participate by organising an Energy Talk on "Interdisciplinary Education, Training and Research at European Universities” during the EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) 2018 in Brussels (Belgium). More...

The 2018 European Quality Assurance Forum (EQAF) will take place in Vienna, Austria on 15-17 November 2018, hosted by WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) and AQ Austria. EQAF is organised annually by ENQA, ESU, EUA and EURASHE and attracts over 400 participants from the higher education quality assurance (QA) community from Europe and beyond. This year’s forum will focus on the theme of ‘Broadening the scope of QA’ and will explore how institutions and QA agencies can build QA systems that encompass a broad range of activities, including learning and teaching, research, governance and administration, and service to society. More...

As the European Commission prepares to launch its proposal for “Horizon Europe”, the next Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, EUA proposes a broad and comprehensive design of the European Innovation Council to benefit society. More...

The inHERE (Higher Education Supporting Refugees in Europe) project partner Campus France organised a Policy Dialogue on 22 May 2018 in Paris, on the eve of the Bologna Ministerial Conference, to discuss the required measures to support higher education institutions’ efforts in integrating refugee students and researchers. More...