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17 May 2022EUA welcomes seven new members
On 27 April 2022, the EUA Council approved the applications of seven new members, a change in membership status for one existing member, and three affiliates. With the addition of a member from San Marino, the European University Association now represents universities from all 49 European Higher Education Area countries.
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09 May 2022EUA calls on Iranian authorities to rescind death sentence against Amadreza Djalali
Since Iranian-Swedish researcher Dr Amadreza Djalili was sentenced to death in Iran in 2017, the European University Association has repeatedly urged for his release. Amid reports that Iranian authorities intend to proceed with the execution of Dr Djalili in the coming weeks, EUA renews its call for Iranian authorities to immediately suspend the capital sentence issued against him and to secure his immediate release.
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06 May 2022EUA support for Ukrainian universities
At its meeting at Budapest University of Economics and Technology on 27 April, the EUA Council approved a set of actions to assist the Ukrainian higher education sector.
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03 May 2022UNESCO World Higher Education Conference (WHEC2022) – EUA’s contribution
The UNESCO World Higher Education Conference takes place from 18 to 20 May 2022 in Barcelona, the first such event since 2009, when the WHEC was held in Paris.
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07 Apr 2022EU member states take the European strategy for universities forward
EU education ministers welcome the European Strategy for Universities and have confirmed their support for the four priority areas in the higher education package put forward by the European Commission in January 2022.
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05 Apr 2022EUA supports call for the exclusion of education and research from the obligations of the Digital Services Act
EUA and other associations representing European universities, research performing organisations, research funding organisations, research libraries, and repositories in Europe have released a joint statement in the context of ongoing trilogue negotiations on the Digital Services Act (DSA).
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30 Mar 2022Registrations for EUA Institutional Evaluation Programme now open
EUA’s Institutional Evaluation Programme (IEP), a quality assurance agency that supports universities in enhancing their strategic leadership and ability to manage change, is now accepting registrations for the 2022/23 round.
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22 Mar 2022EUA welcomes new collective member from Georgia
The EUA Council recently approved the application for full collective membership by the Standing Conference of Rectors of Georgian Public Higher Education Institutions, taking the number of national rectors’ conferences represented within EUA to 34.
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14 Mar 2022EUA committed to co-create a reform of research assessment
EUA, together with Science Europe, Dr. Karen Stroobants (in her individual capacity as researcher with expertise in research on research) and the European Commission, is leading the drafting of an agreement on how to reform research assessment across Europe.
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09 Mar 2022EUA signs Action Plan for Diamond Open Access
EUA has signed up to the “Action Plan for Diamond Open Access” which aims to promote a sustainable, community-driven Diamond Open Access (OA) scholarly communication ecosystem. Published on 2 March 2022, the document is an initiative of Science Europe, cOAlition S, OPERAS and the French National Research Agency (ANR).
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08 Mar 2022Fresh faces at EUA Learning & Teaching Steering Committee
EUA welcomed three new members to the EUA Learning & Teaching Steering Committee on 1 March.
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07 Mar 2022EUA suspends membership of 14 Russian universities following statement by university leaders
The Russian Union of Rectors (RUR) has issued a statement (in Russian), which supports the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation. The European University Association (EUA) Board has therefore taken the decision to suspend the membership of those universities whose leaders have signed this statement, as it is diametrically opposed to the European values that they committed to when joining EUA. These 12 universities will remain suspended from EUA until such time as they are once again compliant with European values.
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07 Mar 2022Women in university leadership – some progress but more to do
International Women’s Day provides an opportunity to reflect on the gender disparities in university leadership. This article, presenting the latest data and trends in female leadership in EUA member universities in 48 countries*, is part of EUA’s contribution to this important debate.
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02 Mar 2022European University Association statement on Ukraine
Following the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, the European University Association (EUA), which represents more than 850 universities and national rectors’ conferences in 48 European countries, stands in solidarity with the university students and staff of Ukraine as well as with the entire population of the country.
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25 Feb 2022EUA statement of solidarity with Ukraine
Today the European University Association (EUA), which represents more than 850 universities and national rectors’ conferences in 48 European countries, stands in solidarity with the university students and staff of Ukraine as well as with the entire population of the country. EUA is shocked by the recent invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation and condemns this aggression in the strongest possible terms.
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23 Feb 2022University associations join forces to advance European Research Area
EUA has teamed up with fellow associations representing the university sector to help advance the renewed European Research Area (ERA). The “ERA University Associations Group” has the objective of presenting the voice of Europe’s universities, in an open and inclusive informal group, in the context of the ERA Forum.
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23 Feb 2022Writing the next chapter of Africa-EU higher education collaboration
EUA held an official pre-event to the European Union-African Union Summit to explore the role of regional and interregional approaches for improving higher education systems on 10 February in collaboration with OBREAL Global.
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22 Feb 2022European Innovation Council 2022 – new funding opportunities for universities begin in March
Details of calls for funding from the European Innovation Council published recently, hold out the chance of fresh funding for universities to support breakthrough research and innovation and new technologies.
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11 Feb 2022Stick to Science – European research community calls UK and Swiss association for Horizon Europe
Together with prominent scientists, university rectors and national university associations, EUA has joined “Stick to Science”, a campaign launched on 8 February at the Science Business Annual Conference. It calls for rapid Horizon Europe association agreements for the UK and Switzerland.
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04 Feb 2022EUA welcomes seven new members
On 28 January 2022, the EUA Council approved the applications of seven new members.
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