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16 May 2019EUA addresses Sustainable Development Goals in Asia-Europe dialogue on higher education
The 7th Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) Rectors’ Conference and Students’ Forum (ARC7) took place in Bucharest, Romania from 11 to 15 May. The Conference, entitled “Higher Education taking Action Towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Perspectives from Asia and Europe”, gathered approximately 150 participants to discuss the key responsibility of universities in tackling the SDGs.
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16 May 2019EUA asks Technopolis to investigate Read & Publish agreements
Following the opening of a call for tenders to conduct a study on so-called Read & Publish agreements with scientific publishers, EUA has selected Technopolis to carry out the work. Technopolis is a consultancy firm specialised in science and technology policy.
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16 May 2019
Is the restructuring of the European higher education sector coming to an end?Data collected by EUA shows that a peak in merger and clustering activities involving universities occurred in the mid-2010s, with an average of nine such processes completed each year between 2005 and 2015.
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17 Apr 2019Horizon Europe gets greenlight – Time to scale up
Members of the European Parliament have now adopted the Horizon Europe regulation, paving the way for preparations and implementation in time for 2021.
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15 Apr 2019Universities driving European innovation
Nearly 450 participants gathered at the EUA Annual Conference on 11-12 April at the Sorbonne University in Paris to discuss how to drive innovation in and through universities across Europe.
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15 Apr 2019Registrations for EUA’s Institutional Evaluation Programme are now open
EUA’s Institutional Evaluation Programme (IEP) is now accepting registrations for the 2019/20 round of evaluations.
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12 Apr 2019Artificial intelligence: EUA welcomes newly-released ethics guidelines
The European Commission’s High-level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence presented the Ethics Guidelines for trustworthy Artificial Intelligence on 8 April. EUA welcomes the guidelines, which come after a stakeholder consultation held earlier this year.
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11 Apr 2019EUA elects new Board members
EUA is pleased to welcome a new Board. Elections took place on the morning of 11 April 2019 in the context of the EUA General Assembly in Paris.
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11 Apr 2019
Michael Murphy elected EUA PresidentThe European University Association (EUA) is pleased to announce that Michael Murphy of University College Cork will be its next president.
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10 Apr 2019EUA, ALLEA and Science Europe join forces on academic freedom and autonomy
EUA, All European Academies (ALLEA) and Science Europe have issued a joint statement on the urgent need to back commitments to academic freedom and university autonomy with solid actions. The three partners, representing a vast section of Europe’s research and higher education system, maintain that academic freedom and institutional autonomy are of fundamental importance and value to society.
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28 Mar 2019Academic freedom in Turkey: EUA calls for exoneration of academics facing prison
EUA is gravely concerned by recent reports that a court of appeals in Turkey has upheld prison sentences for academics who signed the 2016 Academics for Peace petition “We Will not be a Party to this Crime”, which addressed the situation in south eastern Turkey.
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28 Mar 2019EU Copyright Directive: EUA cautious about adopted agreement
The EU Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market was adopted by the European Parliament on 26 March 2019. While EUA welcomes the strengthened exemptions for the education and research activities of European universities, it remains cautious about the agreement’s impact on other sectors and society at large.
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21 Mar 2019
EUA launches study on innovation ecosystems at event in BrusselsFollowing a two-year project involving intense field research, EUA published a major report entitled “The Role of Universities in Regional Innovation Ecosystems” by Dr. Sybille Reichert.
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21 Mar 2019EUA sends open letter to European Parliament group chairs
Ahead of the European elections in May, EUA is engaging in a discussion with groups in the European Parliament with a view to preparing the ground for future collaboration.
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20 Mar 2019
EUA presents latest data on university fundingEUA has launched the latest edition of its Public Funding Observatory, which offers information on 33 different higher education systems across Europe. The data is presented in a report and an online interactive tool that is updated annually. EUA has also published individual country reports.
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19 Mar 2019Erasmus+ and Brexit: students and staff to be protected in no-deal scenario
On 19 March the Council of the EU adopted a series of legislative acts as part of its contingency preparations for a no-deal Brexit scenario, including measures concerning the Erasmus+ programme and social security coordination.
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07 Mar 2019International Women’s Day: the hard numbers on female university leaders in Europe
International Women’s Day, 8 March, is a global day to honour women and their achievements in all spheres of life. It is a time to reflect on progress made and ways to further advance gender equality to maximise the potential of female talent. On this occasion, EUA presents its latest data on female leadership in universities.
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01 Mar 2019IEP membership in ENQA reconfirmed
EUA’s Institutional Evaluation Programme (IEP) underwent an external review coordinated by the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) in 2018. As a result, on 21 February, the ENQA Board reconfirmed IEP’s membership for the next five years.
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21 Feb 2019EUA supports ALLEA’s call for protecting the institutional autonomy and academic freedom of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
ALLEA (ALL European Academies), the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities, published a statement on 15 February calling on the Hungarian government to cease its infringements on the institutional autonomy and academic freedom of the Hungarian Academy, a long-standing member of ALLEA.
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21 Feb 2019EUA focus group points to innovation mission as key challenge for universities in the next decade
On 1 February, 15 university leaders and managers from 13 European countries gathered at the EUA focus group hosted by Aalborg University in Denmark to discuss the role of universities in innovation ecosystems and exchange views on the findings of a study on the topic soon to be published by EUA.
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