European University Association (EUA)
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EUA is a community of over 900 members and affiliates. It represents universities and national rectors’ conferences in 48 European countries, as well as affiliated organisations and networks based both in and beyond Europe. https://www.eua.eu/
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#HorizonEurope must remain focused on excellent research, including collaborative research. It should not be repurposed as a tool to deliver industrial or short-term political objectives.
👉 Read EUA’s full analysis of the @ec.europa.eu's proposal bit.ly/4nxoFL4

#FP10 #EUCompetFund
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EUA is looking for representatives of its members and affiliates to join an online focus group as part of the development of EUA’s next Strategic Plan, guiding the future direction of the Association 🔭
➡️ To join the focus group, apply by 10 October https://bit.ly/4m5oULB
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The European University Association and @universities-uk.bsky.social have published a joint statement affirming their strong support for the UK’s return to the @euerasmusplus.bsky.social programme, subject to mutually agreed financial terms.

🔗 Read the statement in full at bit.ly/4ofPeEx
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On 14 May 2025, @ec.europa.eu adopted the long-awaited #HorizonEU work programme for 2025. What are the key opportunities for universities? 🔑
Read our extensive news article at buff.ly/E4fwPID

#MSCA #EUfunding #academicsky
Horizon Europe work programme 2025: new funding opportunities for universities
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The European Strategy for AI in Science is here. In its response to the European Commission's call for evidence, EUA stressed the need to:
• Enable equitable access
• Serve the public interest
• Build on Europe’s ambitions for data policies & digital sovereignty
https://bit.ly/4nOvpV2

#AI4Science
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Universities must strengthen their financial resilience by diversifying income, enhancing efficiency, building internal capacity and shifting from competition-driven models to strategic focus and collaboration.
🔗 Financially sustainable universities: buff.ly/b92Q7Lm
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The next #MSCA4Ukraine webinar will discuss how MSCA4Ukraine fellows, alumni and hosts intend to support and contribute to rebuilding Ukrainian higher education & research.
🗓️ Date: 13 October, at 14.00 CEST
🔗 Register at https://bit.ly/4pBFRAn

@humboldt-foundation.de @horizoneu.bsky.social
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Joint statement by EUA and UUK urges negotiators to be ambitious in agreeing to the UK's long-term association to Erasmus+ and to do so swiftly, while calling for clarity and timely communication.

ℹ️ Read more: bit.ly/4ofPeEx

@universities-uk.bsky.social @euerasmusplus.bsky.social
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As universities experiment with AI avatars, @sandra-schoen.bsky.social‬ and @mebner.bsky.social argue we must address the ethical, pedagogical and institutional implications of ‘avatarised’ educators 🤖
📝 #EUAExpertVoices article https://bit.ly/4ne9zJL

#AIinEducation #EdTech @tugraz.bsky.social
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For Sargis Asatryants (National Polytechnic University of Armenia), a local, values-based approach to #sustainability rooted in education, research and institutional identity is needed to train the next generation of innovators.
✍️ https://bit.ly/4nQHUPa

#EUAExpertVoices
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EUA is developing a new Strategic Plan to guide the future direction of the Association. 🧭 As part of the consultation process, a focus group will take place on 20 November. Are you interested in joining us?
➡️ Apply by 10 October at https://bit.ly/4m5oULB
Call for participation: Focus group on EUA’s next Strategic Plan
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Is your institution a member of #EUACDE? Are you interested in hosting one of our key events in 2027 and gaining visibility?

EUACDE is inviting applications from potential hosts. Submit your bid by 31 December 🔗 https://bit.ly/48hXoYi

#DoctoralEducation
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Quality assurance has an important role to play to help universities better understand the relevance of their #sustainability strategies and the impact of their actions.

📝 #EUAExpertVoices article by Geneviève Le Fort, HES-SO Haute école spécialisée de Suisse: buff.ly/NxozaC7

#EduSky
Can you really assess a university’s commitment to sustainability?
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📢 Apply now to host the EUA Annual Conference in 2027 or 2028!
We are looking for member universities to make our Annual Conference a memorable experience, while gaining international visibility for their own institution.
⏲️ Send your bid by 15 November: buff.ly/r3s2BQv
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How can staff development can be (re-)designed to facilitate innovation in learning and teaching?
🚨 Registrations for the 2026 #EUALearnTeach Forum are open!
📅 12-13 February
📍 Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 🇵🇹
https://bit.ly/bs2026ltforum

#highereducation #EdChat
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Our current university system is not systematically meeting the needs of the #neurodivergent community.

#EUAExpertVoices article by Monique Mackenzie @uniofstandrews.bsky.social and Elliott Spaeth @advancehe.bsky.social on AI's potential for education that serves all learners buff.ly/bcLfAQk
Using AI to serve inclusive education
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Universities benefit from establishing and actively promoting opportunities for continuous professional development and recognising & rewarding staff achievements, so they need to provide a supportive and stimulating work environment for their staff.
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#AcademicSky
Key principles for attractive and sustainable academic careers
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For the past decade, governance reforms have been largely shaped by narratives promoting accountability, public engagement and the societal role of universities. This has resulted in strengthened board competences and enhanced external representation.
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📢 EUA-IEP has launched evaluations of #EuropeanUniversities alliances.
EUA-IEP evaluations are improvement-focused and fully independent — no rankings, no government influence, just valuable insights for your alliance.
👉 Learn more at buff.ly/eUnGFIR

#HIgherEducation
EUA-IEP launches evaluations of European Universities alliances
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What can universities themselves do to strengthen #AcademicFreedom in an increasingly fractious world? 🎓 The answer is, actually quite a lot, EUA Deputy Secretary-General Monika Steinel writes in @sciencebusiness.net

Read her article at https://bit.ly/48CoSry

#EUAExpertVoices #AcademicSky
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Registration is open for the European Universities Estates Congress, an event bringing together estate leaders, academics and experts to explore sustainable, effective campus design and management.
📅 27-28 Jan 2026
📍 Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
🔗 https://bit.ly/41fiwdd
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How to streamline internal quality assurance processes across partner universities and ensure consistency, trust, and transparency? Join EUA’s Thematic Peer Group on Building strong QA foundations for international partnerships.
📅 Apply by 31 October https://bit.ly/42bKBlY

#highereducation
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🆕 webinar will showcase how #MSCA4Ukraine fellows continuously engage with their home institutions in Ukraine, and how they have helped to establish new collaborations between their home and host institutions.
🗓️ 13 October, at 14.00 CEST
🔗 Register at https://bit.ly/4pBFRAn

#StandWithUkraine
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Ensuring the quality of L&T is a precondition for achieving universities' primary mission. It means being attuned to a changing society and cutting-edge research, and putting the learning needs of students front and centre.
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EUA L&T Agenda 2030
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The bottom-up nature of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions must be preserved!
EUA is strongly opposed to the introduction of a top-down thematic focus or ‘directionality’ in the Commission’s proposal for Horizon Europe.
📄 Our analysis: https://bit.ly/4nxoFL4
#FP10 #MSCAactions
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