EUA, CESAER, LERU and Science Europe call for new momentum for the ERA
EUA has joined forces with three other key representative organisations of European universities and research-performing and -funding institutions to congratulate the European institutions on the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome and to call upon them on this occasion to overcome complacency, to take responsibility, and to provide new momentum, dynamism and equity to the European Research Area (ERA).
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EUA and UUK welcome EU ambitions for research and innovation after Brexit
EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier outlined his view on the approaching negotiations with the UK in a speech in Brussels on 22 March 2017. Barnier explicitly stated that the EU was ambitious regarding a post-Brexit relationship with the UK in the areas of research and innovation, even if this happens in a new legal and financial framework.
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EUA responds to EC consultation on Smart Specialisation
On 24 March 2017, EUA issued its response to a European Commission public consultation on Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialisation (RIS3). The EUA Expert Group on RIS3 and the Research Policy Working Group (RPWG) worked in collaboration on the response.
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Efficiency in higher education: Call for participation in peer learning seminars
The USTREAM (Universities for Strategic, Efficient and Autonomous Management) project partners have launched a call inviting senior university managers and public administrators to participate in a series of peer learning seminars on various aspects of efficiency and effectiveness in the higher education context.
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EFFECT academic staff development workshop addresses inclusion and citizenship skills
Inclusion and citizenship skills as grand challenges for academic staff development was the subject of a workshop at Loránd Eötvös University in Budapest, Hungary on 20 March 2017.
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EUA special update on CETA trade agreement
EUA has published another special update on the EU’s trade agreement initiatives, this time on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.
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