After a dramatic 13-hour vote for the presidency of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani from the European People’s Party has been elected as President. EUA sees the European Parliament as a key partner in promoting research and higher education in Europe and looks forward to be working together. More...
The EUA Council on Doctoral Education (EUA-CDE) has just released the latest edition of its Bulletin. Normally reserved for members only, this special edition, “On the Cutting Edge of Research: The Open Access Challenge”, is openly available. More...
Despite its regret about the UK leaving the EU, EUA is pleased that UK Prime Minister Theresa May explicitly highlighted science, research and innovation in a much anticipated speech on Brexit given from London on 17 January 2017. More...
These include EUA’s Annual Conference that will take place at the University of Bergen in Norway on 6 and 7 April 2017. Under the title “Autonomy and freedom: The future sustainability of universities”, it will focus on university autonomy and academic freedom in a European context marked by political, economic and societal challenges. The discussions will be supported by EUA’s soon-to-be-updated Autonomy Scorecard. EUA members are also encouraged to attend the EUA General Assembly prior to the main conference, during which three new Board members will be elected. More...
In a statement released on 10 January 2017, EUA together with CESAER, LERU, LIBER and Science Europe — which together represent hundreds of universities, libraries, funders and research performing organisations — say amendments in five main areas are critical if Europe wants to be at the forefront of a prosperous and growing digital society, the vision set out by the European Commission in its strategy for a Digital Single Market. More...
EUA is deeply concerned by the executive order issued by US President Donald Trump and its immediate and unnecessary consequences on international researchers, university faculty and students.
The order, temporarily preventing entrance into the US of persons from seven Muslim-majority countries, unfairly disrupts not only individual lives but is potentially damaging to the free flow of people and ideas that is paramount in higher education and research. More...
EUA members now have some extra time to participate in the latest edition of the Open Access survey. The goal is to develop a comprehensive view of the degree to which policies on Open Access have been developed and implemented in European universities. The deadline to respond is 28 February 2017. More...
Last year marked the beginning of a series of reviews and revisions of EU funding instruments and regulations important to universities. In 2017, EUA will continue to actively follow and influence these developments through its “EU funding for universities” campaign, which is aimed at securing sufficient and sustainable public funding to support research and higher education. More...
The deadline for the USTREAM survey on efficient university management is just around the corner. Addressed to a broad range of universities, with or without experience in efficiency in the university context, the online survey will be open until 16 January 2017.
The survey provides an excellent opportunity for universities to learn more about efficiency or showcase institutional efficiency-related practices. It is also a chance to get actively involved in a series of USTREAM project events such as peer learning seminars planned for 2017. The participation in the seminars will be funded through the project. More...
Around 120 Higher Education Reform Experts (HERE) gathered in Barcelona on 12 and 13 December 2016 for the group’s annual conference to discuss their mission and dissect the dynamics of higher education reforms.
HERE is an initiative of the European Union that supports teams of experts in 26 countries in Eastern Europe/the former Soviet Union and the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean region. More...
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