The European Commission hosted the European Research and Innovation Days on 23-24 June. EUA...
On 16 June 2021, the European Commission adopted the long-awaited main work programme of Horizon...
EUA is pleased to announce that Tia Loukkola has been promoted to Deputy Secretary General. In...
EUA has launched a survey aiming to develop a broad perspective on universities and innovation and support the identification of new and existing innovation trends in the university sector.
Read moreThe call for participation in the Leadership Development Programme is now open under the Erasmus+ funded LOTUS (Leadership and Organisation for Teaching and Learning at European Universities) project.
Read moreEUA’s Institutional Evaluation Programme (IEP) is now accepting registrations for the 2021/2022 round.
Read moreThe call for contributions for the 2021 European Quality Assurance Forum (EQAF) is now open. The call seeks proposals for paper presentations and discussion starters.
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EU policy makers are facing increased urgency to integrate and energise the professional labour market, especially in the context of the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic, the push towards the green and digital transitions and the defence of the Single Market following Brexit.
In this EUA response to the European Commission Communication on a Global Approach to Research and Innovation, the Association welcomes the goal to promote global research and innovation cooperation built on rules-based structures and common values.
European countries have made strides in establishing the right framework conditions to facilitate the recognition of qualifications. However, as this University World News article points out, there is still work to be done to align national legislation to the Lisbon Recognition Convention.
The European Commission’s global approach to research and innovation is an ambitions vision for the whole global knowledge system. However, as this University World News article highlights, universities, in the end, will be the ones that make the vision into a reality.
On 14 June, DORA released “SPACE to evolve academic assessment: A rubric for analysing institutional conditions and progress indicators”. It is designed to support institutions, at any stage of academic assessment reform, to gauge their ability to support interventions and set them up for success.
Greek higher education institutions are taking a step further to defend academic freedom and the rights of scholars worldwide. The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the international Scholars at Risk network (SAR), aimed at enhancing their cooperation on the establishment and development of a SAR section within the Greek higher education system.