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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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22 Feb 2021EUA welcomes 10 new members
On 29 January, the EUA Council approved the applications of seven new individual full members and three individual associate members.
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22 Jan 2021Turkey and university autonomy: criticism rises as government appoints new rector
In Turkey, the practice of appointments of university rectors by the President of the Republic is generating a new wave of criticism. The recent nomination of a new rector at Bogaziçi University in Istanbul has led opposition parties, civil rights organisations and parts of the higher education community to denounce politically motivated appointments by the government.
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30 Dec 2020European University Association and Universities UK International’s common statement on the EU-UK agreement
Europe’s universities, in the European Union and neighbouring countries including the United Kingdom, are pleased to see that an agreement on the EU-UK future relationship has been reached. The European family of universities sees the result as a solid basis to continue and enhance our cooperation.
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17 Dec 2020EOSC Association elects first president and board of directors
Karel Luyben, Rector Magnificus Emeritus of Delft University of Technology, will be the first president of the European Open Science Cloud Association. He was elected during the Association’s first General Assembly on 17 December. The General Assembly also confirmed EUA’s status as a non-voting observer.
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17 Dec 2020“Spotlight on recognition” project: new Academic Recognition Hub, webinar and training platform
The “Spotlight on recognition” project has launched a series of activities and opportunities to engage. The project, co-funded by Erasmus+, is coordinated by EUA and will be of interest to higher education professionals and other stakeholders working in the field of recognition.
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14 Dec 2020Relief and satisfaction as EU programmes greenlighted to start next year
After the longest negotiations ever on the seven-year EU budget, member states managed to find a compromise at the European summit on 10 December to overcome the veto of Hungary and Poland. The two countries had contested the mechanism linking the disbursement of EU funds to the respect of the rule of law, stalling the budget’s final approval.
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04 Dec 2020EUA response to EU Action Plan on Integration and Inclusion
The new European Commission “Action Plan on Integration and Inclusion” frames migrant integration under the overarching theme of “Inclusion for all”.
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25 Nov 2020EUA 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 Ahmadreza Djalali in a letter addressed to the Iranian leadership.
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19 Nov 2020EUA-coordinated project puts a spotlight on recognition
This summer, EUA launched the new Erasmus+ co-funded “Spotlight on recognition” project. It aims to support higher education staff responsible for recognition processes and decisions by enhancing their capacities in terms of recognition procedures in compliance with the Lisbon Recognition Convention.
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