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- 25 November
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EUA calls on Iranian authorities to release Dr Amadreza Djalali and suspend death sentence
On 25 November, EUA President Michael Murphy expressed grave concern for the well-being of Dr...
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- 19 November
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EUA-coordinated project puts a spotlight on recognition
This summer, EUA launched the new Erasmus+ co-funded “Spotlight on recognition” project. It aims...
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- 18 November
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EUA welcomes 15 new members
On 30 October, the EUA Council accepted the applications of 15 new individual full members.
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Call for participation in the EUA Open Science Survey
Deadline: 11 December 2020 EUA has launched its 2020-2021 Open Science Survey. The aim is to gather a comprehensive view of institutions’ strategic and operational developments in the transition towards Open Science. Read more -
Call for participation: UNESCO global survey on the role of universities in promoting lifelong...
Deadline: 15 December 2020The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) has launched a global survey on how and to what extent higher education institutions contribute to lifelong learning.
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Call for participation in EUA focus group on “Internal quality assurance in times of Covid-19”
Deadline: 11 JanuaryEUA has launched a call for participants for a focus group on internal quality assurance in times of Covid-19. This focus group is reserved to participants from EUA member institutions.
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Call for participation in the 2021 Learning & Teaching Thematic Peer Groups
Deadline: 29 January 2021The new thematic peer groups will have a digital focus, offering an opportunity for European higher education institutions to exchange with colleagues about their strategic approaches to digitally enhanced learning and teaching.
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Publications
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EUA has been an active contributor to the Bologna Process since its start 20 years ago. The present position paper welcomes the recent progress in the development of the European Higher Education Area, on the occasion of the Bologna Process Ministerial Conference on 19 November.
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On 30 September 2020, The European Commission published a Communication on “Achieving the European Education Area by 2025”. It outlines key EU actions in education for the next five years. EUA welcomes the Communication as an acknowledgement of the vital contribution of education to Europe’s identity, its future, and the sustainability and long-term resilience of its societies.
Expert voices
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19 November 2020
Fair recognition: the role of Europe’s universities
Fair recognition in the European Higher Education Area can only be fully achieved if practices in higher education institutions are more systematically addressed. As Jenneke Lokhoff at Nuffic points out, higher education institutions are key in the practical implementation of the Lisbon Recognition Convention and in finding new ways forward.
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16 November 2020
The environmental revolution: a major challenge and opportunity for Europe and its universities
As reflected by the European Green Deal, the environmental revolution is likely the main challenge of the 21st century. And it is a great opportunity for Europe to take the lead. But, according to Karl Tombre from Université de Lorraine, this will need a truly comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach - where universities have a major role to play.
Member and partner news
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30 November 2020
Inspireurope webinar on Hosting Researchers at Risk, 9 December
Inspireurope organises the webinar ‘Hosting Researchers at Risk: How employers and hosts can help researchers make the most of their stay’ on 9 December from 10:00 to 11:00 CET. The webinar is free of charge.
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25 November 2020
EPO study on patent commercialisation scoreboard: European universities and public research...
The European Patent Office (EPO) published a new study entitled “Valorisation of scientific results – Patent commercialisation scoreboard: European universities and public research organisations”, which offers an analysis based on a patent commercialisation scoreboard from European universities and public research organisations.
