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Following their united call for ambitious investment in Erasmus+, EUA and 16 partner organisations have presented a joint set of proposed amendments to the draft regulation for the next @EUErasmusPlus programme (2028-2034) 🔗 bit.ly/4aC69LZ

Over the past decade, universities in Europe have come to view sustainability as a defining aspect of their strategic thinking, rather than an isolated agenda 🌱♟️This briefing maps how universities frame sustainability in their strategic documents bit.ly/48IE197

The current budget proposal for Erasmus+ (2028-2034) is not sufficient to cover inflation, increased costs and integrated actions. To use taxpayers’ money responsibly and ensure balanced investment in different areas, Europe must make strategic decisions bit.ly/43SdIM9

🔔 2026 EUA Annual Conference 'University cooperation in changing contexts': the ultimate deadline for registration is 30 March. 📍 Hosted by @YeditepeUni 📆 16-17 April 🔗 Join EUA’s flagship event for European university leaders at bit.ly/48JKPDD #EUA2026AC

To better align R&I policies and priorities across Europe, ERA Act coordination mechanisms should take into consideration existing processes such as the EU Semester and other bodies (e.g. Horizon Europe governance structures). bit.ly/4a0mjyB

#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 Commission’s proposal bit.ly/4nkqniA #FP10

The link between education and research is indispensable to Africa-Europe cooperation on health, writes University of Bergen's Simon Øverland in his #EUAExpertVoices article: bit.ly/4rwFOpL @AAU_67

Beyond climate issues, many universities take a broad SDG-focused approach to sustainability. ♻️ Most universities responding to our survey have strengthened their #SDG commitment over the past five years, with more progress expected 📈 Full report bit.ly/44ukacv

One year since its launch, the European University Association welcomes progress on the Union of Skills and calls for further strategic investment through concrete actions such as a flagship EU initiative for lifelong learning and a European ‘Skills Fund’ bit.ly/3Nr49yP

How can doctoral education better serve society? 🌍 The next @EUACDE Annual Meeting explores research collaboration and preparing doctoral candidates for a labour market beyond academia. ✨ Submit your contributions by 17 April 🔗 bit.ly/49QbwIE #cdeAM2026

It is time to move beyond an excessively binary model (alliance or non-alliance) towards a diverse ecosystem of transnational cooperation formats that better reflects institutional diversity, strategic purpose and financial capacity. 🔗 Read EUA's briefing bit.ly/3OJGvxz

The majority of universities have taken active measures to strengthen research security at doctoral level or are either creating or updating existing policies and procedures. 📘 Read the #EUACDE survey report II bit.ly/3Ze62B3

EUA's Kamila Kozirog said the proposal offers a “novel perspective” on strengthening research collaboration in Europe but suggested the instrument would be better placed in pillar 2 of the programme, which already funds collaborative R&I, rather than pillar 1 where the ERC sits.

University leaders from across Europe are embracing the EU’s competitiveness agenda, while warning against the risk of instrumentalisation, as a recent EUA report shows. ✍🏼 Op-Ed by Anna-Lena Claeys-Kulik and Thomas Ekman Jørgensen for R&D Magazine bit.ly/4bj4Hjo

Cooperation in education, research and innovation, balanced with healthy competition, is a European hallmark of excellence. But are we at risk of taking it for granted? 🔗 Sign up for #EUA2026AC to join the discussion bit.ly/48JKPDD 📍 @YeditepeUni 📆 16-17 April

Building on 30 years of experience as an independent quality assurance programme, EUA-IEP now offers tailored, peer-reviewed evaluations specifically to strengthen alliances’ strategic leadership, change management capacity and internal quality culture. youtube.com/watch?v=v7d_MZ…

What’s changing in quality assurance across the European Higher Education Area? EUA’s survey for the SPICE project collects institutional perspectives. 🗓️ Deadline: 3 April 2026 🏛️ Only one response per institution 🔗 bit.ly/4cbvTkK

#cdeAM2026 will look at how doctoral schools can deepen societal engagement, while equipping doctoral candidates for a labour market beyond academia. 📍 Join us in Galway 🇮🇪 @uniofgalway 📅 17-19 June ➡️ Registration is open at bit.ly/4bha3KO

To define their role and respond to Europe’s drive for competitiveness, security and sustainable prosperity, universities need to take a longer-term perspective. This report presents 3️⃣ different forecasts based on futures thinking and strategic foresight bit.ly/4o8vp29

Universities ask for more funding opportunities for doctoral candidates at national level, a request that corresponds to the low average funding level by European countries compared with the #EUResearchArea objective of 3% of GDP 📘 bit.ly/3Ze62B3

In memoriam: Andrejs Rauhvargers bit.ly/40HKCx4