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The leaders from fifty universities of science and technology from 25 countries united within CESAER are meeting to discuss the future of science and technology at the University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest (UPB).

Our President Sir Jim McDonald (Principal & Vice Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde) expressed the serious concerns from our Members with respect to ongoing attacks on academic freedom and institutional autonomy in Hungary.

CESAER has published a white paper providing an overview of the role universities of Science and Technology (S&T) in innovation ecosystems and building a highly competitive knowledge-based industry for the future.

CESAER has released a statement welcoming the European Commission’s proposal for Horizon Europe, while expressing some concerns and making corresponding recommendations to unlock its full potential.

CESAER has published a statement supporting the European Commission’s (EC) proposal for the Erasmus Programme from 2021 to 2027 and providing recommendations to equip our institutions with the tools to educate the next generation for the 21st century.

Fourteen European associations representing universities, including CESAER, have released a joint statement in response to the European Commission’s proposal for the Ninth EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (Horizon Europe).

CESAER has published a statement urging the United Kingdom and the European Union to prioritise the safeguarding of a collaborative relationship through association of the UK to the whole of Horizon Europe and of the successor of Erasmus+ after Brexit.

CESAER welcomes the relative prioritisation of research, education and innovation in the EC’s proposal, but emphasises that higher budgets are needed for Europe to become a global leader.

CESAER has published a white paper sharing experiences of four Member institutions with the Human Resources Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R).​

CESAER published a statement outlining how to assess and reward ´renewed´ European universities that operate at the forefront of science and technology.