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As Europe looks ahead to the next multiannual financial framework (MFF), the decisions taken in the coming months will significantly influence the direction of European R&I and the ability of universities to continue contributing to a knowledge-driven, competitive Europe.
Within this context, on Tuesday 13 May, the European University Association’s President, Josep M. Garrell, and Secretary General, Amanda Crowfoot, met with Ekaterina Zaharieva, European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation. The meeting offered a timely opportunity to exchange views on strategic issues that will shape the next phase of EU R&I funding and the evolution of the European Research Area.
The conversation touched on a broad range of topics, including the central role of universities in delivering on Europe’s R&I ambitions and competitiveness agenda. Commissioner Zaharieva expressed appreciation for EUA’s work and acknowledged the unique contribution of universities as drivers of research and innovation across Europe.
In discussing preparations for the next EU R&I Framework Programme (FP10), EUA’s representatives and Commissioner Zaharieva reflected on the need for a more ambitious budget, while also recognising the importance of public investment in research and innovation at national level. They also underlined the importance of ensuring coherence between research and competitiveness objectives and the need to avoid fragmentation and reinforce the visibility and societal impact of EU-funded research.
Other important themes covered in the meeting include strengthening cooperation between academia and industry, enhancing support for technology transfer and supporting framework conditions for entrepreneurship and innovation within universities. The discussion also addressed the need for more comprehensive approaches to research assessment and academic careers, and the importance of these in supporting the innovation mission of universities. Furthermore, EUA and the Commissioner expressed a shared interest in promoting research collaboration and attracting researchers through initiatives such as 'Choose Europe'.
As the voice of Europe’s universities, EUA stands ready to support the European Commission in shaping a forward-looking EU R&I policy agenda. The Association looks forward to continuing its constructive dialogue with Commissioner Zaharieva and contributing to the next key steps for research and innovation in Europe.
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In uncertain times with anti-EU movements and Brexit negotiations, the EU institutions must make an effort to reach an agreement on Horizon Europe. EUA’s Lidia Borrell-Damian talks about the key ame ...
Lidia Borrell-Damián from the European University Association argues the European Commission’s Horizon Europe initiative holds great promise for the future of research and innovation in Europe. Thi ...
The European Commission’s proposal for the next Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (Horizon Europe) shares broad similarities with Horizon 2020, but there are some significant differenc ...
The proposal for the next Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, also known as Horizon Europe, has been published by the European Commission. Universities and research centres across Europe ...
As the Rector of the University of Groningen, and an economist, I am often asked why universities receive so much public funding for academic research. What is the use for society? A simple first resp ...
In the Upper Rhine region, the universities of Basel, Freiburg, Haute-Alsace and Strasbourg together with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology are breaking new ground in cross-border cooperation. The ...
Research and education should be among the easier elements of the Brexit negotiations, argue Paul Boyle and Rolf TarrachCountries from outside the EU can participate in EU programmes and both sides ha ...
As Europe decides how to best invest in the future of research and innovation, it is clear that Horizon 2020’s successor will need more funding. It is also quite certain that its design must be more ...
Director of Research and Innovation, European University Association, Lidia Borrell-Damián shares her thoughts on what lies ahead after Horizon 2020, in which she envisions a new kind of impact by li ...
Investment in research and education not only brings the highest European added value, it is also the most effective long-term, future-oriented commitment that the EU can make towards its citizens, wr ...
The lack of funding needed to achieve Europe’s widely advertised ambitions for global excellence in research and innovation should be addressed in discussing Horizon 2020’s successor. Understandin ...
In line with Emmanuel Macron’s speech and discussions at the recent Social Summit in Gothenburg, let’s put education at the heart of a more social and prosperous Europe, argue Michael Gaebel and T ...
When we think of how Europe can best invest in research and innovation, we often instinctively foresee putting our money behind new scientific discoveries and technological devices engineered to bette ...
Europe needs more ambitious research funding, or risks losing precious knowledge, writes Rolf TarrachThe European Union is currently defining its priorities for the next decade. The scientific communi ...
In the top 50 performing participants in Horizon 2020, 4.2 billion euros went to 37 universities, 11 research agencies and two research institutes. These are all from 12 countries in Europe: the UK, G ...
The current state of the European Union demands new political thinking and action – not just “business as usual”. Europe faces a series of interlinked economic, political, societal and cultural ...
Horizon 2020 plays a significant part in developing the research and innovation capacity of the European community, as well as of the individual member states. We have already witnessed the 7th Framew ...
For the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), participation in Horizon 2020 is a number one priority. The framework programme gives us the opportunity to collaborate with excellent re ...
The MIMIR project was part of a cooperation process between Arab and European universities aimed at developing a strategic Euro-Mediterranean partnership and turning the Mediterranean region into a co ...
EUA’s Public Funding Observatory captures the very latest trends impacting Europe’s universities and offers the most up-to-date information on dozens of different higher education systems across t ...
The UNI-SET (UNIversities in the SET-Plan) project aims to mobilise European universities to contribute to the ambitious European energy goals spelled out in the European Strategic Energy Technol ...
European universities advance sustainability in numerous ways, and have done so for many decades. The European University Association’s vision for 2030 – Universities without walls – states tha ...
Investing in research and innovation is an investment in Europe’s prosperity and competitiveness. The EU has ambitious plans to enhance its competitiveness and secure lasting prosperity. At the hea ...
The European Research Area (ERA) reflects the European Commission and EU member states’ ambition to create a single, borderless market for research, innovation and technology across the EU. It was f ...
The regulatory, financial and societal environments in which universities operate are changing at an increasingly fast pace. EUA is dedicated to supporting universities in their efforts to make succes ...
Innovation is a key strategic priority for universities. It draws on their research and education missions as well as their role as an honest broker at the nexus of different sectors and communities. ...
Universities across Europe are facing a challenging and complex financial situation in which traditional modes of funding have been transformed and continue to evolve. ...
As one of Europe’s most successful initiatives, Erasmus+ is of high importance for the European higher education community. It enables higher education institutional cooperation and provides opportu ...
