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15 Nov 2018The future of innovation ecosystems: smart specialisation workshop highlights the leading role of universities
The next six months are an important period for policy makers, the university sector and many other stakeholders engaged in Research and Innovation Smart Specialisation Strategies (RIS3). With the ongoing preparations for the EU’s 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework, the European Workshop on Smart Specialisation (RIS3), entitled “Universities as Regional Lead Institutions”, took place on 13 November 2018. It provided an opportunity to take stock of past achievements and identify emerging priorities for building successful European innovation ecosystems in the post-2020 period.
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08 Nov 2018Horizon Europe: University associations call for research excellence and cooperation to prevail
EUA joined more than a dozen other European associations representing universities to stress that the next Framework Programme for Research & Innovation, Horizon Europe, must deliver on its aim to bring scientific, economic and social impact, as well as strengthen the scientific and technological basis of the Union, and foster its competitiveness.
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07 Nov 2018Preparing for a no-deal Brexit: A checklist for universities
EUA has published a short checklist for universities to prepare for a no-deal Brexit scenario. The negotiations were supposed to end in October, however a deal has not yet been reached.
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06 Nov 2018Scholarly publishing: EUA asks European Commission to investigate lack of competition
The EUA Council adopted a statement on 26 October 2018 expressing its concern about the lack of transparency and competition in the scholarly publishing business sector in Europe. The statement, addressed to the European Commission, asks for an investigation to clarify if competition rules guarantee fair competition market conditions.
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26 Oct 2018EUA denounces dismantling of university autonomy in Hungary
The European University Association (EUA) is dismayed by the latest developments in Hungary involving attacks on university autonomy and academic freedom. On 25 October 2018, the Central European University (CEU), a long-standing EUA member, announced that it will move a large part of its activities out of Hungary. In a statement, the university said that “incoming students for its US-accredited masters and doctoral programs will study at a new campus in Vienna beginning in the academic year 2019-20.”
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18 Oct 2018Learning and teaching: new support package for institutional strategies
Under the Erasmus+ project European Forum for Enhanced Collaboration in Teaching (EFFECT), EUA and 11 partners from 10 different countries have been exploring approaches for teaching enhancement and institutional strategies in learning and teaching.
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18 Oct 2018EUA Funding Forum underway in Barcelona
The 4th EUA Funding Forum is taking place at Ramon Llull University in Barcelona, Spain. Under the theme “Frameworks that empower, universities that deliver”, the event focuses on the capacity of universities to deliver on their missions in an efficient way.
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18 Oct 2018EUA launches University Efficiency Hub
EUA’s “University Efficiency Hub” is now online. Launched at the 4th EUA Funding Forum, the portal allows university practitioners and policy makers across Europe to share knowledge and hands-on experience in efficiency, effectiveness and value for money in the field of higher education. It provides information on national frameworks, as well as institutional good practices and a self-evaluation tool for universities to move forward in their strategies.
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11 Oct 2018Just published: Trends 2018 on learning and teaching in the European Higher Education Area
EUA is pleased to present “Trends 2018: Learning and teaching in the European Higher Education Area”. This flagship report gathers data from more than 300 higher education institutions in 48 European countries. Trends 2018 examines how learning and teaching at European higher education institutions evolves in the context of changing demands, technological and societal development and European- and national-level policies and reforms.
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20 Sep 2018University practitioners provide concrete recommendations for a simpler Horizon Europe
The road towards Horizon Europe reached a new milestone in September with discussions in the European Parliament on possible amendments to the Commission’s proposals (see the series of amendments put forward by EUA and 12 other university associations).
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20 Sep 2018inHERE final conference showcases continuous higher education support for refugees
The final conference of the inHERE project (Higher Education Supporting Refugees in Europe) held on 19 September 2018 in Brussels was not only an opportunity to present the outcomes of the project, but also offered a platform for exchange with other EU co-funded projects on the situation of refugees in higher education and research, as well as with international organisations and different Directorates General of the European Commission.
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13 Sep 2018EU Copyright Reform: European Parliament vote is a missed opportunity to bolster R&I
The European Parliament approved the European Copyright Directive on 12 September 2018, paving the way for the final round of negotiations. EUA has followed the issue closely since the European Commission first tabled the proposal in 2016. The Association regrets that the European Parliament did not enhance the Commission’s limited proposal for text and data mining (TDM) in Article 3 of the Directive. EUA also regrets the approval of Article 13 to filter and monitor user-generated content.
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12 Sep 2018EU values: European Parliament calls Hungarian government to order
On 12 September 2018, the European Parliament invoked Article 7, triggering a procedure to determine if Viktor Orbán’s government in Hungary has systematically breached the EU’s core values. Notably, this is only the second time the Article has been invoked in EU history, and the first time the Parliament has initiated the procedure.
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24 Aug 2018EUA condemns Hungarian government plan to ban gender studies
The Hungarian government has announced plans to eliminate gender studies from the country’s list of accredited university study programmes. The Board of the European University Association (EUA) calls on the Hungarian Ministry for Human Resources to cancel its plans as gender studies are a well-established scientific discipline, taught at the most prestigious institutions around the world, with benefits for graduates and society at large.
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21 Aug 2018EUA offers condolences for Kofi Annan, a champion of education
EUA would like to express its condolences for the death of Kofi Annan. A renowned leader in the field of diplomacy, peace and international development, Annan served as the UN Secretary General from 1997 to 2006.
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20 Jul 2018EUA condemns violence at National Autonomous University of Nicaragua (UNAN)
In the context of an intensifying revolt against Nicaragua’s president Daniel Ortega, the European University Association (EUA) is particularly troubled by assaults launched by security forces on the campus of the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua (UNAN) in Managua. Two students are reported to have been killed and several injured in these attacks. Observers state that “the Nicaraguan government [has] adopted a strategy of violent repression not seen in the country for years” (Amnesty International, 29 May 2018).
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10 Jul 2018Turkey: new round of dismissals in administration affects academics
EUA has expressed its concerns several times regarding the measures taken in Turkey since the attempted coup in July 2016 and continues to monitor the evolution of the political situation and its impact on the higher education sector.
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05 Jul 2018University associations jointly propose amendments to the Horizon Europe proposal
EUA and 12 other university associations presented a series of amendments to the draft proposal of the European Commission, published on 7 June 2018, establishing the Ninth Framework Programme - Horizon Europe. In addition to the amendments submitted jointly, EUA has put forward further propositions, with a view to improving the EU research funding programme, make it simpler and enhance its efficiency.
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05 Jul 2018University leaders from Europe, Canada and the US discuss the civic role of universities in a challenging context
On 1-4 July about 30 university presidents from Canada, Europe and the United States convened at the European University Institute (EUI) in Fiesole, Florence, for the 15th Transatlantic Dialogue. This event addressed the timely theme “Higher education and its communities: openness, democracy and engagement”.
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05 Jul 2018Funding Forum 2018: Speakers preview
The university community will meet in Barcelona on 18-19 October to discuss the latest trends in funding and governance. The full programme, with confirmed speakers, has now been released.
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