Policy input
The process to renew the European Research Area (ERA) is gathering pace and is set to continue in the coming weeks, months and years. Building on previous policy positions, this policy input further expands ...
03 Dec 2020
Position
EUA has been an active contributor to the Bologna Process since its start 20 years ago. The present position paper welcomes the recent progress in the development of the European Higher Education Area, ...
16 Nov 2020
Report
Granting refuge and academicfreedom to scholars and students, who had to flee persecution and wars in their home countries and regions, is an eminent function of universities. Over the past decades, the ...
29 Oct 2020
Position
EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel, during the European Research and Innovation Days in September 2020, stated that excellence and inclusiveness are two sides of the same coin in the new European Research ...
15 Oct 2020
Briefing
This briefing looks at the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on higher education in Europe over the past six months. In particular, it examines the sudden shift to emergency remote learning and teaching, the ...
10 Sep 2020
Report
This report is the result of the study on Read & Publish agreements commissioned by EUA on behalf of 25 supporting organisations in May 2019. Carried out by Technopolis Group, the report explores the ...
15 Jul 2020
Position
... approaches should be mainstreamed. Partnership and collaboration with other sectors should be facilitated and public engagement should be encouraged. Academic career assessment structures and practices ...
05 Mar 2020
Briefing
Many in the university sector are committed to the European idea and regret the UK’s exit from the Union. There is widespread concern about how this will affect the strong links in research, education ...
22 Jan 2020
EQAF Paper
Higher education has an impact through social engagement. This paper examines, through a mixed methods approach, the relationship between internal and external quality assurance (QA) and community engagement ...
26 Nov 2019
Report
Inclusiveness has become a strategic question for a number of higher education institutions across Europe, impacting learning and teaching, research and institutional cultures. Many have taken action to ...
19 Nov 2019
Report
Based on the data collected for the 2019 Big Deals Survey Report, this publication aims to deliver additional transparency of the dynamics of the scholarly publishing market by providing insights and indicators ...
24 Oct 2019
Policy input
The authors of “Plan S” have published revised implementation guidelines. The initiative aims to boost Open Access in scholarly publishing by 2021. EUA welcomes the guidelines, in particular the additional ...
21 Jun 2019
Report
... environment, diversity and inclusion, as well as the role of universities in accomplishing the sustainable development goals. It also focused heavily on university autonomy and academicfreedom.
The ...
03 Jun 2019
Report
The comparative, cross-country study reviews the links between integration and higher education policies. It documents the conditions and circumstances for access, retention and completion of higher education ...
28 May 2019
Position
EUA, All European Academies (ALLEA) and Science Europe have issued a joint statement on the urgent need to back commitments to academicfreedom and university autonomy with solid actions.
The three ...
10 Apr 2019
Report
The Public Funding Observatory Report 2018 offers the most up-to-date information on 33 different higher education systems across Europe.
EUA has been following the evolution of public funding to ...
21 Mar 2019
EQAF Paper
... student engagement and impact in academic quality review. The paper outlines initial observations from processes to date (which include training and credentialising students’ participation in institutional ...
14 Nov 2018
EQAF Paper
Quality and quality assurance (QA) is everyone’s responsibility. In a higher education institution (HEI) this includes all teaching, research and support staff. Students also play a key role mainly through ...
14 Nov 2018
Briefing
The EU-Korea Free Trade Agreement was the first of a new generation of free trade agreements. Ratified in 2015, it sealed the EU’s relationship with a strategic partner in a deep and comprehensive ...
28 Sep 2018
Report
... autonomy in organisational, financial, staffing and academic matters, and compares data for all indicators that constitute EUA’s Autonomy Scorecard. It allows readers to have a full overview of the state ...
17 May 2017