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02 Mar 2023European Commission opens the door for UK association to Horizon Europe
The European University Association (EUA) strongly welcomes the words of the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, that the agreement on the Windsor Framework for Northern Ireland will unblock the association of the United Kingdom to European Union programmes, in particular to the Horizon Europe programme.
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27 Feb 2023EUA recommends improvements to EU R&I programmes
As part of a recent public consultation conducted by the European Commission on the past, present and future of the European research and innovation framework programmes, the European University Association has outlined a series of recommendations aiming to improve Horizon Europe and contribute to the design of the programme that will succeed it.
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22 Feb 2023EUA and CESAER call for more balanced funding within Horizon Europe clusters
In a new statement, the European University Association and CESAER, an association of universities of science and technology in Europe, have expressed their shared concern about the unbalanced share of funding for research projects within the Horizon Europe clusters under the programme’s second pillar in comparison to projects further along in their development and implementation phases.
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16 Feb 2023EUA kicks off new project on "Universities and the future of Europe"
Current crises, and the geo-political, economic, social, environmental and technological change and uncertainty that they bring, are impacting how universities work, follow their missions and collaborate with European and global partners. To address this fundamental challenge, European cooperation, both between universities and at policy level, plays a vital role.
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09 Feb 2023EUA welcomes ten new members
On 27 January 2023, the EUA Council approved the applications of ten new members.
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08 Feb 2023Eight candidates in the running for EUA Board
The European University Association is pleased to announce that the Association’s Council has endorsed candidates for the EUA Board for the period 2023-2027:
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01 Feb 2023EUA Board urges Hungarian government to address autonomy concerns to ensure universities’ access to EU programmes
In accordance with a December 2022 Council of the European Union decision to protect “the Union budget against breaches of the principles of the rule of law in Hungary”, the European Commission has ceased to enter into legal commitments with public interest trusts under Hungarian law and the entities that they maintain.
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21 Dec 2022More Than Our Rank: EUA supports global initiative on responsible assessment systems
The European University Association (EUA) is pleased to become a supporting organisation for the More Than Our Rank initiative, promoted by the International Network of Research Management Societies (INORMS).
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09 Dec 2022Universities commit to advancing research assessment reform, Paul Boyle elected to CoARA Steering Board
On 1 December 2022, the Constitutive Assembly of the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA) took place, marking the beginning of a new chapter in which a broad coalition of organisations involved in research assessment and their respective associations will work together to implement the Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment.
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08 Dec 2022EUA Expert Group prepares next steps on Science 2.0/Open Science
On 21-22 November, members of the European University Association’s Expert Group on Science 2.0/Open Science (EGOS) met in Braga, Portugal, and online for the final meeting of the group in its current composition.
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02 Dec 2022Welcome improvements in the New European Innovation Agenda
Today, the Council of the European Union adopted Conclusions on the New European Innovation Agenda. The European University Association (EUA) welcomes this decision and notes the emphasis on a broader range of innovation processes and stakeholders that should have been included in the Agenda from the outset.
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23 Nov 2022Three candidates for EUA’s next President
The European University Association is pleased to announce that the Association’s Council has endorsed three candidates for the position of EUA President for the period 2023-2027:
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23 Nov 2022Have your say on Erasmus+: EUA is consulting higher education institutions
EUA has launched a survey to capture the experience of the European higher education sector with the Erasmus+ programme 2021-27. The results will notably feed into the Association’s contribution to the European Commission’s interim evaluation of the programme.
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18 Nov 2022EUA welcomes new members
On 28 October 2022, the EUA Council approved the applications of nineteen new members, as well as a change in membership status for one existing member.
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08 Nov 2022New iRECS project to tackle challenges in research ethics and integrity
The European University Association (EUA) has joined the “Improving Research Ethics Expertise and Competencies to Ensure Reliability and Trust in Science” (iRECS) project.
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07 Nov 2022EUA signs Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment
The European University Association is pleased to announce that the Association will sign the Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment and join the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA).
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19 Oct 2022
EUA hosts first Research and Innovation Strategy Group meetingOn 14 October, members of a new group tasked with guiding the European University Association’s work on research and innovation came together for a first meeting in Brussels.
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18 Oct 2022Trial of University of Bologna student in Egypt postponed again
For over two years, Patrick Zaki, a student at the University of Bologna and human rights defender, has been detained and awaiting trial for publishing an article that refers to discrimination against Coptic Christians in Egypt.
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27 Sep 2022Launch of the Coalition on Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA)
An extensive co-creation exercise throughout the first half of 2022 that gathered the interests and perspectives of 350+ organisations from over 40 countries led to the publication of an Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment on 20 July.
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23 Sep 2022MSCA4Ukraine – Official launch and information session on 6 October
The MSCA4Ukraine scheme, funded under the EU's Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, offers dedicated fellowships to support researchers from Ukraine, enabling them to continue their work at academic and non-academic organisations in EU member states and Horizon Europe associated countries, while maintaining their connections to research and innovation communities in Ukraine.
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