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- 23 August
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EUA supports Scholars At Risk’s urgent appeal to take action for Afghanistan’s scholars,...
EUA along with more than 50 higher education networks, associations and organisations has joined...
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- 27 July
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Horizon Europe guidance available to applicants
On 23 July, the European Commission released the long-awaited annotated grant agreement, which...
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- 15 July
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SDG Watch statement on education for environmental sustainability
EUA has joined SDG Watch Europe to provide input into the upcoming European Commission proposal...
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Call to EUA members: celebrating 20 years of European university collaboration
Deadline: 30 September 2021As EUA celebrates its 20th anniversary, we call EUA members to send their testimonials of positive accomplishments they have been able to achieve thanks to EUA, as well as their views on how they see the future of the Association.
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Call for participation: Spotlight on recognition focus groups
Deadline: 30 September 2021EUA, in partnership with Crue, HRK and Nuffic, seeks participants for two focus group organised in the context of the “Spotlight on recognition” project and dedicated to key issues in the field of academic recognition. Both focus groups are free of charge and open to staff of EUA member institutions, who are involved with designing, managing or implementing the recognition of qualifications.
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Call for contributions: 2022 European Learning & Teaching Forum
Deadline: 4 October 2021The call for contributions for the 2022 European Learning & Teaching Forum is now open. The call seeks proposals for papers, workshops and practice presentations.
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Publications
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Higher education institutions are key actors in the transition towards carbon neutrality and sustainable societies, as well as in reaching the objectives of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda and the European Union’s Green Deal. They address environmental sustainability in their research and education missions and are actively involved in a broad range of forward-thinking activities.
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The European Commission plans to explore individual learning accounts as a tool to support up- and reskilling of working age adults. This EUA policy input features the Association’s response to a dedicated consultation. It welcomes the initiative and underlines the interest of the higher education sector in individual learning accounts and, broadly, in a more comprehensive European agenda for lifelong learning.
Expert voices
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14 September 2021
From digital makers to digital takers: universities and the digital transition
Universities support Europe’s agenda for digital leadership in their role as digital technology makers. At the same time, they must adapt to the growing digitalisation of research practice, but their role as technology takers is less visible in that agenda. As Sergiu-Matei Lucaci argues, the EU pursuit of competitiveness in the digital economy risks overlooking the impact of new technologies on knowledge production, and universities should seek to rectify this.
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13 September 2021
University funding in France today and tomorrow
With the rapid growth of the student body, the need to refurbish university real estate and the changing balance between block grants and project-based funding, an in-depth discussion is needed about the framework conditions for universities. By looking into the French system, Virginie Dupont addresses issues common across Europe, while shedding light on new opportunities presented by Next Generation EU.
Member and partner news
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15 September 2021
Learning lessons from FAIR data implementation. Good practices from universities across Europe
As part of the FAIRsFAIr project and in the framework of the Open Science Fair 2021 , EUA will organise the workshop "Learning lessons from FAIR data implementation. Good practices from universities across Europe", on Monday 20 September, at 16.30 CEST.
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15 September 2021
Supporting Afghanistan's scholars: Information for higher education institutions in Europe
The Inspireurope project will host an information session for higher education institutions and other employers across Europe on supporting scholars from Afghanistan. This 90-minute webinar will take place at 15:00 CEST on 30 September 2021.
