The Global University Network for Innovation (GUNI) will present the 6th Higher Education in the World report “Towards a Socially Responsible University: Balancing the Global with the Local” on 10 March 2017 in Barcelona. More...
Further information regarding the application process, eligibility and qualification criteria is available on the EYRA website. The deadline for the call is 16 April 2017. The prize-giving ceremony will take place during the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF). More...
On 7 February 2017, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a new decree resulting in the dismissal of another 4464 public employees, among them 330 academics. More...
The CRUI (Conference of Italian University Rectors) Foundation recently launched the Higher Education Research (HERe) website aimed at promoting new research perspectives on higher education. More...
On 17 February 2017, the EUA Research Policy Working Group (RPWG) took forward the EUA vision paper for the next EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP9) and discussed its outlines with the European Commission (EC). More...
Conclusions from an EUA report on the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) have been included in a European Parliament opinion on the loan scheme. EUA has consistently pointed out that money for Horizon 2020 should not be diverted to fund EFSI and that the scheme does not benefit universities. More...
On 22 February 2017, the four new EUA thematic peer groups on learning and teaching in European universities launched their work with a meeting among the group coordinators. Held in Brussels, the kick-off session focused on defining the aims and tasks of the different groups. More...
EUA has worked in cooperation with ENQA (European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education), ESU (European Students’ Union), EURASHE (European Association of Institutions in Higher Education) and EQAR (European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education) to develop the “Key considerations for cross-border quality assurance in the EHEA”, which contains a set of questions to be taken into account to support the success of cross-border quality assurance activities. More...
As a contribution to the ongoing mid-term evaluation of the Erasmus+ Programme (2014-2020), the “EUA member consultation: A contribution to the Erasmus+ mid-term review” found that the Programme has brought a number of improvements compared to its predecessors. However, the report also highlights areas for improvement, for which EUA proposes 10 recommendations for enhancing Erasmus+ in 2020 and beyond. More...
Some 40 major European organisations involved in science, including EUA, have issued an open letter to European governments and the presidents of the EU Council and Commission asking them to uphold the principles and values that underpin scientific progress and to work with the US administration to maintain a global science system based on these principles. More...
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