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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

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

📣 EUA is seeking proposals for contributions to the 2026 Funding Forum (#EUAFF26), which will take place at Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic, on 14-16 October 2026. 📅 The submission deadline is 30 March. Read the call in full at bit.ly/45qBgsi

EUA welcomes the publication of draft reports on the EU’s next Horizon Europe programme, authored by MEPs Christian Ehler and René Repasi by the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (@EP_Industry). bit.ly/4uzuDim

EUA is running a survey on internal & external quality assurance in the European Higher Education Area (in the context of the SPICE project). ⏱️ 30–45 min 🗓️ Deadline: 3 April 2026 🏛️ Only one response per institution 🔗 bit.ly/4cbvTkK

Expanding Horizon Europe’s Pillar III is very welcome, but researchers and universities are absent from this part of the Commission’s #FP10 proposal. 🏛️ Universities should be explicitly recognised and included as participants. 📄 Our analysis: bit.ly/4nkqniA

To ensure legally compliant, sustainable and digitally sovereign teaching in European Universities alliances, open educational resources are an essential tool say @mebner and @sandra_schoen. Read their #EUAExpertVoices article at bit.ly/3LHA8tA

Many universities see themselves as agents of change in the sustainable transition, with a willingness to lead rather than respond to external pressures. Here, sustainability is treated as a catalyst for environmental, societal & economic transformation 🌱 bit.ly/48IE197

Fair recognition of qualifications earned abroad is one of the cornerstones of student mobility. 📜 🎓 🚄 🔗 In his #EUAExpertVoices article, Sjur Bergan gives a first-hand account of the past, present and future of the Lisbon Recognition Convention. bit.ly/4qSlPCa

For Iris Uribesalgo, EU-LIFE, learning from the process, leaders taking ownership and building institutional capacity are key to shaping meaningful and sustainable change in assessment practices. Read her #EUAExpertVoices article bit.ly/4uxHrFX

Erasmus+ budget needs to be multiplied. Increasing investment in Erasmus+ is about enabling the programme to further boost Europe’s competitiveness, prosperity and resilience. EUA’s response to the European Commission’s public consultation on the next MFF bit.ly/3MkwaXI