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23 Aug 2021EUA supports urgent Scholars at Risk appeal to protect Afghan scholars, researchers and civil society actors
EUA along with more than 50 higher education networks, associations and organisations has joined Scholars At Risk to urge European governments and EU institutions to take immediate action to secure the lives and careers of Afghanistan’s scholars, students, and civil society actors.
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27 Jul 2021Horizon Europe guidance available to applicants
On 23 July, the European Commission released the long-awaited annotated grant agreement, which provides guidance to Horizon Europe applicants. While the first calls under the programme opened at the end of June, after the release of the work programme 2021-2022, the guidance was still missing. This created uncertainties for future beneficiaries notably with regard to the changes introduced in the rules for participation.
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15 Jul 2021SDG Watch statement on education for environmental sustainability
EUA has joined SDG Watch Europe to provide input into the upcoming European Commission proposal for a Council Recommendation on education for environmental sustainability. The Recommendation will look at challenges for the integration of environmental approaches into education at all levels and recommend actions for overcoming these. Moreover, it will set out details how the European Commission will support this through actions and funding.
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24 Jun 2021EUA participates in European Research and Innovation Days
The European Commission hosted the European Research and Innovation Days on 23-24 June. EUA participated in the event through various activities.
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21 Jun 2021Horizon Europe Work Programme 2021-2022: funding opportunities for universities
On 16 June 2021, the European Commission adopted the long-awaited main work programme of Horizon Europe for 2021-2022. It sets out funding opportunities with the total amount of €14.7 billion, most of which will be invested in research and innovation to accelerate the green and digital transitions, and to contribute to the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. The work programme covers calls for proposals under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions and research infrastructures under Pillar 1, clusters under Pillar 2, European innovation ecosystems under Pillar 3, and the horizontal part on widening participation and strengthening the European Research Area. The first calls will open on the Commission's Funding and Tenders Portal on 22 June.
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03 Jun 2021Tia Loukkola named EUA Deputy Secretary General
EUA is pleased to announce that Tia Loukkola has been promoted to Deputy Secretary General. In this new role, Tia will contribute to increasing EUA’s capacity for strategic and organisational development and external representation. She will also deputise for the Secretary General when necessary. She will share the strategic oversight of different aspects of EUA activities including higher education policy development. She will also take a leading role in implementing EUA’s new membership strategy and in leading other organisational development projects.
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28 May 2021Belarus: EUA, ESU and SAR call on Europe to take action against criminalisation of students and academics
The European University Association (EUA), the European Students’ Union (ESU) and Scholars at Risk (SAR) join together to condemn the criminalisation of students and academics in Belarus. They call on the Belarusian authorities to protect and promote academic freedom and related fundamental rights and urge European governments to support at-risk scholars and students from Belarus.
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25 May 2021Publishers must provide clarity and transparency on Open Access – joint call from EUA, CESAER and Science Europe
EUA joined CESAER and Science Europe to call on all publishers to fully respect researchers’ rights and to end the use of restrictions and embargoes. In a joint statement published on 25 May, the three partners representing more than 880 universities and research-performing and research-funding organisations called on all publishers to stop requiring researchers to sign over their rights. The document, signed by the presidents of the three organisations, is a strong show of support for Open Science and Open Access.
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18 May 2021European Universities Initiative: EUA warns against top-down steering and calls for further action to remove barriers
On 17 May 2021, the Education Ministers of EU member states adopted Council Conclusions on the European Universities Initiative. The Council Conclusions come at a crucial point as the mid-term evaluation of the first 17 alliances is approaching and important decisions will soon have to be made regarding the future roll-out of the initiative under the new generation of EU funding programmes.
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04 May 2021EUA welcomes four new members
On 29 April 2021, the EUA Council approved the applications of four new individual full members.
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03 May 2021EUA elects three Board members
On 30 April 2021, the 23rd EUA General Assembly elected three members to the Association’s Board. Paul Boyle from the University of Swansea in the United Kingdom was re-elected to a second term. Anne Lequy from the Magdenburg-Stendal University of Applied Science in Germany and Ivanka Popovic from the University of Belgrade in Serbia were elected to a first term.
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26 Apr 20212021 EUA Annual Conference: an ambitious debate about the future of universities
On 22-23 April, EUA held its Annual Conference “Universities 2030: From vision to reality”. Nearly 700 speakers and guests participated in an honest and in-depth debate about the paths universities must take to remain resilient and relevant. Informed by the EUA vision “Universities without walls”, the event gathered university leaders, policy makers and experts in the field to discuss this timely and relevant topic.
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20 Apr 2021Next Generation EU: state of play and funding opportunities for universities
The university sector must use the window of opportunity provided by the EU recovery plan (Next Generation EU), to present sustainable solutions for campus development and innovation, proposing green and digital institutional transformation projects. As the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic becomes a real threat to the sector, EUA reiterates that the recovery plan offers a chance to invest in higher education and research and bridge the years of investment gaps without losing sight of the alignment of different funding schemes.
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19 Apr 2021STREAM recognition training platform opens for a second round
The STREAM online training platform, which provides training materials based on the European Recognition Manual for Higher Education Institutions (EAR-HEI manual), is open for a second round of training. The platform is specifically geared towards admissions officers working in higher education institutions in the European Higher Education Area. In addition to the training materials, platform members can use the “real cases forum” to post questions on specific cases and ask advice from peers across Europe. The platform will remain open until 19 August and participation is free of charge.
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01 Apr 2021Data repository selection criteria: EUA and partners call for response from publishers
Open science requires a sustainable, trustworthy and comprehensive network of repositories that can support researchers around the world in managing, sharing and preserving their data. Strengthening and expanding on the existing repository ecosystem and encouraging the adoption of good practices are key dimensions in that respect.
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24 Mar 2021Registrations open for EUA Institutional Evaluation Programme
EUA’s Institutional Evaluation Programme (IEP) is now accepting registrations for the 2021/2022 round.
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19 Mar 2021Sustainable learning and teaching: EUA Learning & Teaching Thematic Peer Groups focus on grand challenges
Sustainable learning and teaching was at the centre of the 2020 EUA Learning & Teaching Thematic Peer Groups, which have wrapped up their cycle of work.
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05 Mar 2021Despite gains, women still highly outnumbered by men as university leaders
International Women’s Day, celebrated on 8 March, is an opportunity that EUA has been seizing every year to further raise awareness on gender disparities in universities. In 2021, again, the Association contributes to this important discussion by presenting the latest data on female leadership among its 850-plus member universities in 48 countries*.
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25 Feb 2021EUA supports the Conférence des Présidents d’Universités (France) in its call to protect academic freedom
On 14 February, Frédérique Vidal, French Minister for Higher Education, Research and Innovation, announced plans to order the French research agency (CNRS) to conduct an enquiry into French university research focused on colonialism and race. The aim, according to Vidal, is to identify those “wanting to fracture and divide” the country. More specifically, the probe is reportedly directed at the influence of "Islamo-leftism” on research. The aim, according to reports, is to distinguish “real” academic research from activism.
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24 Feb 2021Retaining researchers’ choices: EUA supports COAR's position on data repository selection criteria
EUA joins the global coalition of organisations that endorses the concerns raised by the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) about the report “Data Repository Selection: Criteria that Matter”, which proposes a set selection criteria for data repositories under the umbrella of the FAIRsharing initiative.
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