Veille – Rapports

Les Working Papers du projet C>Terre : Working Paper no 12, De la Responsabilité Sociale de l'Entreprise (RSE) à l’écologisation : des chemins de traverse ? E. Sulzer Working Paper no 13,…

La crise sanitaire a profondément affecté le monde du travail depuis mars 2020. Si le dispositif de chômage partiel a pu atténuer son impact sur l’emploi [1], une augmentation du nombre de ruptures…

Les Working Papers du projet C>Terre : Working Paper no 12, De la Responsabilité Sociale de l'Entreprise (RSE) à l’écologisation : des chemins de traverse ? E. Sulzer Working Paper no 13,…

The European Commission is developing a set of non-binding commitments for EU member states regarding the provision of digital skills. This policy input summarises EUA’s input ahead of an eventual Council recommendation and recalls the critical importance of digital skills for a successful digital transformation. EUA welcomes this opportunity to raise awareness, share evidence and information and facilitate cross border exchange and collaboration. Here, the Association also elaborates on how […]

The European Commission is developing a set of non-binding commitments for EU member states regarding enabling factors for digital education. This policy input summarises EUA’s input ahead of an eventual Council recommendation, which the Association hopes will stimulate a broader debate about the place and role of universities in the digital transformation. EUA agrees with the overall direction of the recommendation as laid out in the European Commission’s call for evidence. The digital […]

Les Working Papers du projet C>Terre : Working Paper no 12, De la Responsabilité Sociale de l'Entreprise (RSE) à l’écologisation : des chemins de traverse ? E. Sulzer Working Paper no 13,…

Les Working Papers du projet C>Terre : Working Paper no 12, De la Responsabilité Sociale de l'Entreprise (RSE) à l’écologisation : des chemins de traverse ? E. Sulzer Working Paper no 14, Une…

If we are to cope with the climate crisis, what types of radical changes in occupations, firms and regional economic systems are to be expected? How will these changes impact workers’ career and…

If we are to cope with the climate crisis, what types of radical changes in occupations, firms and regional economic systems are to be expected? How will these changes impact workers’ career and…

Edito : Se former, s'orienter, être sélectionné (Article in french)Jean-Frédéric Vergnies   Introduction : Un nouvel âge de la sélection scolaire ? Formes et logiques de sélection dans un système…

This briefing reports on recent developments affecting Europe’s recognition regimes – both professional and academic. Currently, the principal change factor is the drive to digitalise, accelerated by the new circumstances created by the pandemic. The crisis in Ukraine, too, has prompted a range of initiatives. Meanwhile, uncertainty still surrounds the eventual arrangements by which the EU and the UK might recognise each other’s professional qualifications. These pressures contribute to […]

The European University Association welcomes the European Commission’s Communication on A New European Innovation Agenda, notably as an overarching innovation agenda is needed to tackle specific bottlenecks which stunt Europe’s innovation performance, and to achieve consistency and effective implementation of the various tools available for this purpose. Nevertheless, EUA contends that despite the overall framing of the challenges ahead and the understanding of policies and funding as […]

The EUA Council for Doctoral Education has developed this publication at a time when global challenges such as the climate crisis and the need to build a more sustainable planet, together with emerging opportunities (e.g. digitalisation), have led universities to a deep reflection on how doctoral education can further progress and remain open and observant of the core values of academia. This also marks almost two decades since the Salzburg Principles set the foundations for important reforms […]

The European University Association welcomes the adoption by the Council of the European Union of the Conclusions on research assessment and implementation of Open Science. EUA actively supports universities in the transition to Open Science and is pleased to see progress being made at the European level to foster the emergence and sustain the impact of Open Science policies and practices. As such, this position outlines the Association’s input on the conclusions’ three key action areas […]

Amid renewed political interest in transnational university collaboration, notably joint educational provision, the European Commission has indicated that it will test possible criteria for a European label for joint programmes via an upcoming pilot. In this policy input, EUA highlights several key principles that should be considered.

In recent years, co-tutelles de thèse have become increasingly popular among universities in Europe in the area of doctoral education as one of the main components of their internationalisation strategies. This report outlines the conclusions of the EUA-CDE Thematic Peer Group on “Co-tutelles and Joint Doctorates”. With findings gathered from 23 universities in 15 European countries, this paper reflects the group’s discussions on the topic of co-tutelles and provides an overview of the […]

This self-assessment tool was developed by the European University Association (EUA) in partnership with the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK), the Spanish Rectors’ Conference (Crue) and the Dutch organisation for internationalisation in education (Nuffic) in the context of the Erasmus+ co-funded “Spotlight on recognition” project. The tool aims to support staff of higher education institutions conducting academic recognition procedures to evaluate the extent to which the recognition […]

This brief provides a snapshot of how the Russian Federation’s invasion is impacting Ukraine’s university sector, and the measures taken by Ukrainian authorities and the higher education sector. It also looks into how the European Union and the European higher education community have responded. First and foremost, it serves an informational purpose, and as a basis for stepping up support to our Ukrainian colleagues, during and after the war. All information is up to date as of 22 April […]

Why ask the question? The decision to do so arose out of a statement of the obvious, namely that we are collapsing under the weight of the term “competences”. It is true that this is nothing new. The…

The three main articles are based on the Génération survey conducted by Céreq since 1992, which provides through a longitudinal methodology a large set of data on school to work trajectories.…