The first ERUA workshop for Early Career Researchers took place on March 23rd and 24th

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The first workshop from the series of events within the Research Support Group of ERUA-WP2 was held virtually on March 23rd and 24th. The workshop was entitled “Participating in and creating scientific networks” and brought together 18 early career researches from the five Universities. Within the different sessions 8 senior researchers shared insights, their own […]

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: What is Scientific Excellence?

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION What is Scientific Excellence? In Search of a New Definition for a Reform University Alliance An on-line Workshop organized by the Re:ERUA WP6 group 2 June 2022, 2-3 pm CET What is excellence in scientific research and how should a reform university evaluate and promote it? The definition of excellence criteria is […]

Meet Amber. Read what our ERUA student representative has to say about her ESA experience

Amber Mun, ERUA, Université Paris 8 The European Student Assembly, an opportunity for counter-isolation Following the prolonged isolation entailed by the pandemic and in the midst of the ongoing violence in Ukraine, the timing of the inaugural session of the European Student Assembly could not have been more prescient as a moment of collective reflection […]

Staff exchange week

Staff exchange week – May 11-13, online The ERUA is committed to the principle of open access and open data in education and research. The staff from the 5 ERUA libraries will learn from one another during the event and will exchange good practices in the field of open educational resources, open science and open […]

Keynote lecture “Semper Reformanda: Reform and the University Through History”

Keynote lecture “Semper Reformanda: Reform and the University Through History” (William Whyte, Oxford University), Thursday, May 5, 2022, 17-18.30 (CET), University of Konstanz Universities are perpetually in need of reform. That, at least, is the conclusion many scholars seem to have reached. Successive studies show universities through history either reforming or failing to reform.  What […]

The History and Legacy of Reform: Changing Promises and Realities of Higher Education

The ERUA research group is inviting to its second workshop: “The History and Legacy of Reform: Changing Promises and Realities of Higher Education”, held in Konstanz May 5-7, 2022, Workshop “The History and Legacy of Reform: Changing Promises and Realities of Higher Education” This is the second instalment of a workshop series, organized by the […]

Call for Expressions of Interest

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ERUA is issuing a call for expression of interest to become a member of the ERUA Participatory Body (PB), which is dedicated to complement the other bodies of the ERUA governance and advisory structure, such as: the University Council, the Executive Committee and the Advisory Board. The Participatory Body positions itself as an intermediary between […]

Night of Ideas

“ERUA members attended together for the first time in “Night of Ideas”, an event hosted by French Institute since 2016. It took place in January 2021 and put the focus on the creativity, interdisciplinarity, knowledge and cultual exchange, as well as open disccussions. The major goal of the event is to bring together art and […]

ERUA + Re:ERUA!

In the beginning of February 2021 ERUA achieved its first success. The European Commission approved the Alliance’s proposal, named “Re:ERUA”, for additional funding from “Horizon 2020” program, that is intended to cover another set of working packages on research, knowledge sharing and inclusivity. The activities are as follows: WP1: Coordination and Management WP2: Engagement strategy […]