In its response, EUA regrets that the present programme does not include visible efforts to further develop the European Research Area (ERA). Realising Europe’s potential in research and innovation by working seamlessly across borders and closing the innovation divide between the member states would in itself be a powerful factor for realising the ambitions of the Commission, creating sustainable growth and jobs for our continent and retaining a competitive industrial base. More...
EUA publishes statement for EU institutions and National Governments on Open Science
The EUA Council adopted on 27 October a political statement on Open Science. The document includes key messages from the university sector addressed to EU institutions and national governments, with a view to contribute to the faster development of an open scholarly knowledge exchange system. More...
EUA presents detailed proposals for the new Framework Programme for Research & Innovation
In the publication, presented this week at an EUA policy event in Brussels, the Association builds on months of reflection, further defining its vision developed last year, and providing concrete solutions to issues regarding rules and participation criteria. More...
Join our webinar “Lessons learnt from the thematic peer groups on learning and teaching”
Following the work of the 2017 thematic peer groups and the 1st European Learning & Teaching Forum, EUA presents on 29 November at 14.00 CET a webinar that will explore challenges related to linking research and the teaching mission of universities, and investigate what the institutional prerequisites and incentives are to foster the engagement of the university community in developing learning and teaching. More...
EUA Recommendations on Research Data Management and Text & Data Mining
The EUA recommandations on the Aims and recommendations for university leaders and National Rectors’ Conferences on Research Data Management and Text and Data Mining complements the set of recommendations released last June by EUA on Open Access to research publications. More...
A step forward in Europe-Latin America higher education and research cooperation
Over 250 members of the EU, Latin American and Caribbean academic and scientific community convened in El Salvador at the University of El Salvador on 5-6 October, for the EU-CELAC Academic and Knowledge Summit, an event to feed structured input from representative associations and networks of both regions into the forthcoming EU- CELAC Heads of State Summit. More...
Effective simplification for FP9: EUA kicks off informal dialogue with major stakeholders
The EUA member consultation on the Horizon 2020 mid-term review concluded that “despite the progress in simplification in some areas, Horizon 2020 is still associated with a high administrative burden at all stages of application, participation and project administration. Questions related to staff costs and accounting methodologies have yet to be solved.” In practical terms, these challenges are reflected in a high number of errors that beneficiaries make while reporting on their direct and indirect costs in Horizon 2020. More...
The 6th ASEF Rectors’ Conference issues policy recommendations for Asian and European ministers of education
Under the topic, “Future-ready Universities and Graduates: Quality Education Beyond the Horizon" ARC6 addressed themes such as interdisciplinary education, lifelong learning, and access and inclusiveness. The plenary sessions at the Rectors’ Conference also explored the question of quality education, as well as how universities can engage in a dialogue with governments, the business sector, and society in general. More...
Higher education cooperation for development and the Sustainable Development Goals: report from the EARMA/EUA seminar
On 18 October, EUA and EARMA, the European Association of Research Managers and Administrators, co-organised a seminar entitled "Higher education cooperation for development and Sustainable Development Goals: Meeting global and regional challenges". The seminar was hosted by MEP Bogdan Wenta at the European Parliament, in Brussels. Representatives from the higher education and research worlds and policy makers from the European Commission and the European Parliament discussed the contributions made by the higher education sector and research institutes to the cooperation for development agenda, with the view to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). More...
What Future is there for Scientific Communication?
Since the beginning of time scientific research has been based on exchanges between peers: personal letters, books, articles in specialised journals. But the last 70 years have seen a burst in this sector, which is a consequence of the growing number of researchers, thematic and geographical diversification of high-level research, concentration of capital in the publishing world at the international level and especially of the digital revolution. More...