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Our Board of Directors has appointed Ernst Schmachtenberg (former rector RWTH Aachen University) as our envoy on the future of the European Research Area (ERA).

​On the 160th anniversary of its foundation, the Politecnico di Torino (PoliTo) organised its first festival della Tecnologia from 7 to 9 November.

Fifteen university associations and over 300 organisations as signatories have jointly underlined the importance of education, research and innovation for society and called upon the EU institutions to provide for ambitious funding.

Our new position urges that excellence-driven alliances must have generous financial resources, balanced selection criteria, and be open to all countries in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA).

Our thirty-second General Assembly adopted a Declaration on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, pledging to accelerate the achievement of equality, diversity and inclusion through personal leadership, institutional vigour and societal change.

The 32nd General Assembly today elected Rik Van de Walle (Rector of Ghent University) as our new President and five Directors complementing the Board to twelve Directors. It also adopted a position on the future of the European Research Area (ERA).

Leaders representing 86 leading universities of Science and Technology (S&T) from 33 countries on four continents have gathered in Paris to address the challenges of S&T education and training in the 21 century.

An event organised by Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) explored how mission-driven research and innovation (R&I) approaches in Horizon Europe can deliver a sustainable Europe.

Our President Sir Jim McDonald (Principal & Vice Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde) respectfully urges that the title of Commissioner-designate Mariya Gabriel’s portfolio is revised to ‘Research, Innovation, Education and Youth’.

15 university associations presented a call to strengthen the European Union's investment in research and innovation to European Commissioner Carlos Moedas on behalf of over 200 organisations as signatories.