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... EU member states, the European Commission has already made the first payment (13% of the total grant). Amounts vary: the value of the plans ranges from less than €100 million to nearly €70 billion, without ...
13 Oct 2021
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... Bologna Process and the development of the EuropeanHigherEducationArea.
The recognition systems for credit transfer and degrees are based on the principles of the Lisbon Recognition Convention and ...
15 Jul 2021
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... assurance activities, the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the EuropeanHigherEducationArea (ESG) have provided a common understanding that captures different forms of external quality ...
12 Jul 2021
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... influence the achievement of the green transition. Adequate European directives, policies and funding instruments, as well as ambitious action plans for sustainable procurement and the cooperation of all ...
08 Jul 2021
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Italy is set to become the largest beneficiary of the Next Generation EU recovery package, with the Italian national plan being greenlighted by the European Commission at the end of June. The plan considers ...
07 Jul 2021
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In the more than two decades since UNESCO and the Council of Europe presented the Lisbon Recognition Convention, European countries have made considerable strides in establishing the right framework ...
23 Jun 2021
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The European Commission is paying more attention to universities. This is reflected in commissioner Mariya Gabriel’s portfolio, uniting research and innovation with culture, education and youth, as well ...
15 Jun 2021
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Many highereducation institutions in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) are addressing environmental sustainability in their research and education missions. They are actively involved in a broad ...
27 May 2021
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The urgency of the climate crisis is becoming more and more evident. In order to be in line with the Paris agreement, carbon dioxide emissions must be halved at the global level over the coming decade, ...
27 May 2021
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... around the world. The European University Association (EUA) has dedicated different publications and activities to the impact of the pandemic on highereducation, including a focus group dedicated to analysing ...
20 Apr 2021
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The European University Association (EUA) is, by its very nature, an inter- and transnational organisation, representing more than 800 highereducation institutions and 33 national rectors’ organisations ...
19 Apr 2021
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Pressure is mounting as the mid-term evaluation of the first European University Alliances is approaching and EU member states in Council are finalising their conclusions on the future of the European ...
30 Mar 2021
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Academic freedom and institutional autonomy are in a bind in several European countries. After a long period of relative stability, they seem to be on a downward trajectory, in line with growing pressures ...
23 Mar 2021
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Since EUA’s creation in 2001, Europe’s universities have been transforming and renewing themselves. These transformations are a response to changes in the global, European and national environments and ...
22 Mar 2021
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... new generation of Horizon Europe and Erasmus+ programmes now that budgets have been agreed. There is a new vitality in the Bologna Process; the Rome Communiqué from the EuropeanHigherEducationArea (EHEA) ...
11 Jan 2021
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Academic freedom is in the news. Recent declarations, resolutions and communiqués on academic freedom by the European Research Area, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (CoE), and the European ...
14 Dec 2020
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... reality with 90% of European universities moving online. While this radical change was unexpected and caught many universities unprepared, now is the right time to seize the opportunity and engage in a ...
10 Dec 2020
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The recent EHEA Rome Communiqué calls for strengthening the implementation of the Lisbon Recognition Convention in the EuropeanHigherEducationArea (EHEA). Higher education institutions play a central ...
19 Nov 2020
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The European Commission’s new Communication on the European EducationArea is an important milestone, identifying key areas of action ranging from improving the quality of education and training, inclusion ...
16 Nov 2020
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The European Commission’s release of communications on the European Research Area and the European Education Area on 30 September was a historic moment. Just a year ago, this sort of ...
30 Oct 2020