Universities now compete for talent just like other employers do, and they should therefore make sure that they remain attractive to early-career academics. 💼 🧑‍🏫 🔖 Key principles for attractive and sustainable academic careers buff.ly/wX6xm0Q #AcademicSky

🌿 #Sustainability brings wide benefits for universities: better campus life, R&I opportunities, hands-on learning & teaching, staff and student recruitment, partnerships with other institutions and society at large and cost savings. 📘 Full report bit.ly/48yIEDT #HigherEdSky #Greening #SDGs

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 https://bit.ly/49mTz4o #HigheredSky

Over the last seven years, universities in Europe saw a significant increase in internationalisation in #DoctoralEducation, especially when it comes to the share of candidates that come from abroad. 📈 📖 #euacde report buff.ly/voxljuo #EduSky

🔎 We are looking for new members for our Learning & Teaching Steering Committee, which oversees #EUALearnTeach activities. 📆 The mandate of the new members will be from March 2026 to February 2028. Interested? Then apply before 7 January 2026 at https://bit.ly/4nTN3G4

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

Harnessing international collaboration in research & innovation for competitiveness: how can the EU and its partners maximise value through FP10 and ECF? Organised by MEP Eszter Lakos together with EUA, in collaboration with @uukintl.bsky.social 🔗 Register at https://bit.ly/4qfB5Ir #HorizonEU

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. https://bit.ly/4hSLwOV #HigherEdSky #AcademicSky

#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 https://bit.ly/4nxoFL4 #FP10 #EUCompetFund

📢 We are looking for the host of the 2027 European Quality Assurance Forum (#EQAF). Could it be your university? Send your bid by 31 January 2026 at https://bit.ly/447xkvO 💡 Joint bids between EUA, @esuonline.bsky.social @eurashe.bsky.social#EQAFand ENQA members are strongly encouraged!

The European University Association has published the EUA Learning & Teaching Agenda 2030, a strategic framework for #EUALearnTeach activities up until 2030, defining the thematic foci of our work in the field for the upcoming years. 📚 Read it at buff.ly/tsCFqzu #HigherEdSky #AcademicSky

EUA is inviting applications for a 2026 Thematic Peer Group on institutional data 🏛️ 📊 Candidates with expertise in data governance; digital transformation; institutional research; strategy & organisational change are encouraged to apply by 9 January 🔗 https://bit.ly/48HMlGm #HigherEdSky

🎓 Call for Proposals: MLA 2026 Conference Media & Learning 2026 will take place on 17–18 June 2026 under the theme “Co-Creating the Future of Learning”. 📝 Submit your proposal before 31 January 2026 https://bit.ly/4r5jPXk @medialearning.bsky.social

Despite the deeply entrenched nature of the current #ScholarlyPublishing system and the significant challenges of transforming it, universities have a unique opportunity to shape the future of scholarly communication. ➡️ Read EUA's briefing buff.ly/0IjZlGS #OpenScience

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/43SdIM9

Are you one of the following? 🎓 vice-rector for academic affairs 🏛️ head of #learning & #teaching centre 🔖 programme director 🧑‍🏫 academic staff/researcher Then join the 2026 #EUALearnTeach Forum: 📅 12-13 February, Universidade Católica Portuguesa 🔗 https://bit.ly/bs2026ltforum #AcademicSky

When asked how to overcome the barriers to implementing #sustainability and greening measures, universities most often point to the need for enhanced national and European funding. 💶 📘 For more insights, read our full survey report https://bit.ly/44ukacv #SustainableED

🚨 Registrations for #cdeWS2026 are open EUA-CDE members will learn more about the proposals for the next EU funding programmes, exchange experiences and discuss how to speak with a strong voice for doctoral education. 📆 15-16 January 📌 Liège 🇧🇪 ➡️ https://bit.ly/3KZEKdZ

Earlier this year, our webinar showcased 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. 🎥Watch the highlight video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYmnFGdfdqA

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: https://bit.ly/4nxoFL4

In a challenging geopolitical and economic context, strengthening cross-border education is one of many urgent tasks that the EU’s next #MFF must address. 🔗 EUA’s response to the European Commission’s public consultation on the next long-term budget bit.ly/43SdIM9 #ErasmusPlus #HigherEdSky

Most European universities offer doctoral candidates exposure to the labour market. Universities also actively support career development, but there is still potential to improve how they prepare candidates for careers beyond academia. 📖 #euacde report buff.ly/voxljuo #EduSky

This webinar took a critical look at universities and their role in developing clean technologies for #sustainability. You can now watch the recording 🎥 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAelYsZ2ov8

#Erasmus+ needs an evolution rather than a revolution, to enable universities to engage in academic exchange and collaboration and contribute to Europe’s transformation agenda. 500 universities from 49 countries answered our survey—read the report at buff.ly/o5YDKI6 #HigherEdSky

Collaborative research 🤝 is one of #HorizonEU’s key strengths. The Commission's proposal rightly protects the bottom-up nature of @erc.europa.eu, #MSCAactions and the #EUeic’s #EICPathfinder and Transition schemes. 📄Read EUA's analysis https://bit.ly/4nxoFL4 #FP10 @horizoneu.bsky.social#HorizonEU

Οur 2025 greening & sustainability report shows that 84% of our members have a sustainability strategy in place, an increase of 23% compared to 2021. This briefing aims to map how European universities frame sustainability in their strategic documents 🌱♟️ https://bit.ly/48IE197

The European University Association wishes you happy holidays 🎄 ✨ We would like to thank all of EUA’s members and wider community for your support and engagement in 2025! We look forward to seeing you in 2026 and wish you a festive and restful holiday period ⛄

Research assessment reform is essential to break the cycle of dependence on high-impact commercial journals and related metrics. ➡️ Reclaiming academic ownership of the #ScholarlyCommunication system buff.ly/0C0Wqfn #OpenScience

Europe’s competitiveness agenda is an opportunity for universities. To fully contribute, they must strategically position themselves, but they also need the right framework conditions (e.g. institutional autonomy, international openness) 📔 https://bit.ly/49mTz4o #EUcompetitiveness #foresight

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. 🔗 buff.ly/P0Q6nks

Supporting and developing our next generation of researchers is of fundamental importance. An investment in early-career researchers is an investment in the future of higher education, writes Manuela Raith (Technical University of Leoben) at buff.ly/pfzRCiQ #EUAExpertVoices #HigherEd #AcademicSky

🤝 Stakeholder engagement is essential but often overlooked in the final stages of internal review. Last webinar in our series on making internal QA work for institutional growth 📅 15 Jan 2026 | 10.00-11.00 CET 🎁 Exclusive to EUA members 🔗 Register at https://bit.ly/3MA5CSF

ICYMI yesterday! More on the reaction of universities to the UK's return to Erasmus+ in 2027: bit.ly/4rZ2IqC @eua.eu @uukintl.bsky.social

Harnessing international collaboration in research & innovation for competitiveness: how can the EU and its partners maximise value through FP10 and ECF? Organised by MEP Eszter Lakos together with EUA, in collaboration with @uukintl.bsky.social 🔗 Register at https://bit.ly/4qfB5Ir #HorizonEU

A majority of European universities promote international research cooperation during the doctorate. 📖 #euacde report buff.ly/voxljuo #DoctoralEducation

A majority of European universities promote international research cooperation during the doctorate. 📖 #euacde report buff.ly/voxljuo #DoctoralEducation

Academics, students, and often admin staff continue to have core decision-making responsibilities in academic matters at European universities, or have gained more autonomy over financial and other matters previously managed by public authorities. 🔗 buff.ly/P0Q6nks

EUA's response to the Commission's call for evidence on a European strategy for #AIInScience: The academic community should lead in defining approaches & needs for large-scale AI infrastructure, ensuring access is based the excellence of proposals. 🔗 buff.ly/OjjeQCH #AIinEducation

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 https://bit.ly/4po2HLg 📍 @yeditepeuniversity.bsky.social#EUA2026AC 📆 16-17 April

⏲️ 2026 #EUALearnTeach Forum: Register before 26 December to benefit from the early registration fee! ℹ️ The event takes place on 12-13 February at Universidade Católica Portuguesa Theme: Impactful #staffdevelopment for educational transformation 🔗 https://bit.ly/bs2026ltforum #highereducation

Call for hosts 📢 We are looking for universities to help us make 2027 #EQAF a memorable experience for over 450-500 #qualityassurance stakeholders. Joint bids between EUA, @esuonline.bsky.social @eurashe.bsky.social#EQAF#qualityassurancend ENQA members are strongly encouraged https://bit.ly/447xkvO

🔎 We are looking for new members for our Learning & Teaching Steering Committee, which oversees #EUALearnTeach activities. 📆 The mandate of the new members will be from March 2026 to February 2028. Interested? Then apply before 7 January 2026 at https://bit.ly/4nTN3G4

📢 #EUACDE is inviting applications from member universities to host events in 2027: 1⃣ EUACDE Thematic Workshop 2⃣ EUACDE Annual Meeting Take a look at the guidelines and apply before 31 December 2025: https://bit.ly/48hXoYi

EUA is inviting applications for a 2026 Thematic Peer Group on institutional data 🏛️ 📊 Candidates with expertise in data governance; digital transformation; institutional research; strategy & organisational change are encouraged to apply by 9 January 🔗 https://bit.ly/48HMlGm #HigherEdSky

💻🗣️ EUA is inviting proposals for 3 breakout sessions for its 2026 Annual Conference #EUA2026AC -Cooperating across sectors to serve society -How tech is transforming university cooperation -Why cooperation matters in R&I 📍 hosted by @yeditepeuniversity.bsky.social#EUA2026AC 🔗 https://bit.ly/3Y26emp

By acknowledging that teaching, research and innovation are fundamentally collective endeavours and by providing an ambitious yet supportive academic culture, universities can continue to attract the brightest minds for the future. 💡 🔗 buff.ly/wX6xm0Q #AcademicSky

In many university strategies, #sustainability is represented as a matter of the university’s societal responsibility and institutional mission, as well as its core values such as equity, diversity and inclusion. 🌱⚖️ Read our briefing https://bit.ly/4agpRi9

Ragnar Lie writes about what the international movement to reform #research and academic career assessment can learn from the experience of universities in Norway implementing a reform supported by the Norwegian Career Assessment Matrix https://bit.ly/46ezM3M #EUAExpertVoices @uhrno.bsky.social#research

NEWS: Universities UK International and @eua.eu respond to today's announcement that the UK will associate to the #Erasmus+ programme. Read more 👇 https://loom.ly/_UvjgtI

Today’s announcement that the United Kingdom will associate to the @euerasmusplus.bsky.social programme from 2027 is excellent news for students, universities and the wider academic community across Europe. 🔗 Read our joint statement together with @uukintl.bsky.social at bit.ly/4rZ2IqC