Preview of the 2nd EUA Funding Forum

The 2nd EUA Funding Forum will take place at the University of Bergamo in Italy from 9 to 10 October 2014. Registration for the event is open until 21 September. This year’s Forum focuses on designing strategies for efficient and sustainable funding of higher education in Europe and will be attended by delegates from over 35 countries.
The full programme – which is available on the event website – notably features the Italian Minister for Education Stefania Giannini, MEP Christian Ehler, European Commission representatives and an array of experienced university leaders and managers who will share their perspectives with participants. It will also include the presentation of the 2014 update of EUA’s Public Funding Observatory which monitors trends in funding to universities in over 20 European countries.
The two-day Forum is structured around the issue  of funding efficiency in the sector and how related measures may have a deep impact on the configuration of higher education landscapes in Europe – a focus of EUA’s current DEFINE study. Therefore discussions will explore the topics of performance-based funding, but also university mergers and excellence initiatives. They will also take a transversal look at the role leaders play in times of change, and draw comparisons with trends in North American universities.
Discussions at the Forum will contribute to the future higher education funding policy agenda at regional, national and European level.
For more information and to register, please visit the Forum website. More...