EUA-CDE is an integral part of the European University Association. It was established in 2008. It creates a strong voice for European universities on doctoral education both inside Europe and internationally and contributes to enhancing the visibility of doctoral/graduate/research schools and programmes.
It builds on the outcomes of EUA’s policy and project work on doctoral education and research careers, and seeks to respond to growing demand from members for a more structured supporting framework and additional opportunities to promote cooperation and exchange of good practice on issues of common concern related to the organisation and quality of doctoral education in universities across Europe.
ALFA PUENTES is a three-year (2011-2013) project aimed at both supporting Latin American higher education convergence processes and creating deeper working relationships between European and Latin American university associations.
Partners
- Europe
1) European University Association
2) Observatorio de las Relaciones Unión Europea – América Latina (OBREAL – Spain)
3) Conferencia de Rectores de las Universidades Españolas (CRUE – Spain)
4) Hochschulrektorenkonferenz- German Rectors’ Conference (HRK – Germany)
5) Conference of University Presidents (CPU – France)
6) Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland (CRASP)
7) Conselho de Reitores das Universidades Portuguesas (CRUP)
8) Asociación Grupo Santander (AGS)
- Latin America
The ARDE project will examine European doctoral programmes in order to gather information about existing structures, good practice and areas of concern in assuring and enhancing quality in doctoral education.
ARDE is supported by the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Commission.
Please contact Joanne Byrne (joanne.byrne@eua.be) if you have any questions related to the ARDE project.
CRASP Secretary General is the member of the project’s Advisory Board.
The duration of the project: October 2010 – March 2013.
Last Advisory Board meeting was organized by CRASP Office in Warsaw on 20 May 2011.
The next ARDE Focus Group meeting is going to take place in Warsaw on 15 May 2012.
University Autonomy in Europe I: Exploratory Study
In 2007, EUA began a Europe-wide Autonomy Survey to provide a broad overview of national and institutional trends regarding autonomy and governance.
The Survey was conducted through a questionnaire which was addressed to the National Rectors’ Conferences and was completed through a series of subsequent interviews.
It aims at establishing the necessary knowledge basis for further benchmarking of university autonomy and governance issues in the future. This work is currently
further developed in the Autonomy Scorecard project.
The findings of this project are compiled in the final report that was published in November 2009.
University Autonomy in Europe II: EUA’s Autonomy Scorecard
The “Autonomy Scorecard” is intended as a tool useful both at system level and at institutional level. This instrument will serve as the reference for national governments wishing to benchmark their progress on governance and funding reforms vis-à-vis other systems, while it will also help raising awareness among universities of the differences that exist in Europe. The scorecard will also help record trends and progress on a regular basis, thus effectively contributing to the consolidation of the European Higher Education Area by improving comparability and promoting modernisation of the sector.
The EUA contact persons for the projects are:
• Mr. Thomas Estermann, EUA Head of Unit Governance, Autonomy and Funding;
• Ms. Maria Kelo, Programme Manager;
• Ms. Enora Pruvot, Project Officer.
The CRASP contact person for the project is Prof. Andrzej Krasniewski, Secretary General of CRASP, the project Steering Group member.
Presentation of the Trends 2010 Report, based on questionnaire responses from 821 universities, 27 national university associations, and site visits to 16 countries (including Poland, coordinated by CRASP, with the participation of national expert – CRASP Secretary General, 2 Polish academic schools: University of Warsaw and Poznan University of Technology, 3-8 March 2009), was officially presented to EUA members at a special event taking place at the University of Vienna on 11 March 2010. Download the Trends 2010 report.
In the days 22-25 October 2008 two Polish universities: Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Humanities and University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn were hosting a visit of researchers from European University Association (EUA). Ruth Keeling-Sobotka (University of Cambridge; League of European Research Universities) and Dionyssis Kladis (University of Peloponnese) were exploring the state of second cycle of studies – Master’s programmes.
The purpose of the research was to assess the extent to which Bologna process has had its impact on the provision at Master’s level and whether the function and significance of the Master’s programmes has changed over the years.
Results of the research were a key text for the EUA Convention of European Higher Education Institutions in Prague, March 2009. The outcomes informed EUA’s policy work also, particulary in relation to higher education reforms beyond 2010 and were used as background for the 2010 Trends VI report.
CRASP always promotes all EUA projects to its member institutions – for more information on EUA projects consult the EUA webpage
Participation of the CRASP International Affairs Committee President, Rector Karol Musiol in the meeting of EUA Research Working Policy Working Group, Vienna, 14 October 2008
Participation of CRASP President and CRASP Secretary General in the EUA Board meeting, participation of a group of CRASP member institution rectors in the EUA Autumn Conference 2008 (Inclusive and responsive universities – ensuring Europe’s competitiveness), Rotterdam, 22-25 October 2008
Participation of the CRASP Office Head in the EUA’s Meeting of Communication Professionals from National Rectors’ Conferences, Brussels, 30-31 October 2008
Partcipation of CRASP Honorary President in the meeting of EUA Research Working Policy Working Group, Vienna, 28-29 November 2009
Participation of CRASP President and CRASP Secretary General in the EUA Council meeting, Brussels, 14-15 January 2009
Participation of CRASP Vice-President, Rector Janusz Zmija, and Secretary General in the meeting of EUA Council; participation of a group of CRASP member institution rectors in the 5th EUA Convention of European Higher Education Institutions Facing Global Challenges: European strategies for Europe’s universities, Prague, 18-21 March 2009
Participation of CRASP Secretary General in the extraordinary meeting of EUA Council, Brussels, 3 April 2009
Participation of CRASP Secretary General in UNESCO World Congress on Higher Education, Paris, 5-8 July 2009
Participation of CRASP Office in EUA meeting of Communication Professionals, Brussels, 1-2 October 2009
Participation of CRASP Secretary General in the meeting of EUA Council, Giessen, 8 October 2009
Participation of CRASP Vice-President, Rector Adam Hamrol, and CRASP Office Head in the meeting of EUA Council, 29 January 2010
Participation of CRASP President and CRASP Secretary General in the meeting of EUA Council, joint meeting of EUA Council and Spanish Conference of Rectors (CRUE), Sevilla, 25-26 March 2010
Nomination of President of Conference of Rectors of Universities in Poland, rector W. Banys, for the EUA Board of 2011-2015, 29 March 2010
Participation of CRASP President in the meeting “Higher Education in Turbulent Times: Facing Market Forces – Promoting the Common Good, AUCC/ACA/EUA 12th Transatlantic Dialogue”, New York, 25-28 June 2010
Participation of CRASP Secretary General in the meeting of Steering Group of EUA’s “Autonomy Scorecard” project, HRK Office, Berlin, 20 May 2010
Participation of CRASP Secretary General in the annual conference of EUA-CDE, Berlin, 3-5 June 2010
Participation of CRASP Secretary General in the meeting of Steering Group of EUA’s “Autonomy Scorecard” project, Universities UK Office, Londyn, 30 June 2010
Participation of CRASP Secretary General in “brainstorming” workshop concerning the future of the EUA, Brussels, 30 August 2010
Participation of CRASP President in the meeting of EUA Nominations Committee, Brussels, 13 September
Participation of CRASP Secretary General in the meeting of Steering Group of EUA’s “Autonomy Scorecard” project, Budapest, 7 October 2010
Participation of CRASP Vice-President, Rector Adam Hamrol, CRASP Secretary General and CRASP Office Head in the meeting of EUA Council, EUA General Assembly and annual conference “EUA Diversities and Commonalities – the changing face of Europe’s Universities”, Palermo, 21-23 October 2010
Participation of CRASP Secretary General in the inauguration meeting of Advisory Board of the EUA’s project “Accountable Research Environments for Doctoral Education (ARDE)”, Brussels, 29 November 2010
Participation of CRASP Office Head in the meeting of European partners within the EUA’s project ALFA-Puentes: Building capacity of universities associations in foresting Latin American regional integration, Brussels, 27 January 2011
Participation of CRASP Vice-President, Rector Adam Hamrol and CRASP Office Head in the meeting of EUA Council, Brussels, 27-28 January 2011
Participation of CRASP President, CRASP Secretary General and CRASP Office Head in the meeting of EUA Council; partcicipation of a group of rectors of CRASP member institutions in the meeting of EUA General Assembly and EUA annual conference, Aarhus, 13-15 April 2011
Participation of CRASP representative, prof. R. Molencki (University of Silesia) and CRASP Office Head in the meeting of partners within the EUA’s project ALFA-Puentes: Building capacity of universities associations in foresting Latin American regional integration, Bogota, 16-18 May 2011
Participation of CRASP Secreatary General in the meeting of Advisory Board of the EUA’s project ARDE: Accountable Research Environments for Doctoral Education, organized by CRASP Office in Warsaw, 20 May 2011
Participation of CRASP Secretary General and the National Union of Doctoral Students Board Plenipotentiary for international cooperation, I. Stanisławiszyn, in the Annual Meeting of the EUA Council for Doctoral Education – “Promoting Creativity – cultivating the research mindset”, Madrid, 9-10 June 2011
Participation of CRASP Secretary General in the meeting of the EUA’s Autonomy Scorecard project Steering Committee, organised by CRASP Office in Warsaw, 30 June 2011
Participation of CRASP Secretary General in the meeting of secretaries general of national rectors’ conferences in order to discuss the outcomes of EUA’s Autonomy Scorecard project in which CRASP has been involved in, Berlin, 15-16 September 2011
Participation of CRASP Secretary General in the meeting of the Advisory Board of the EUA’s ARDE (Accountable Research Environmnts for Doctoral Education) project in which CRASP has been involved in, Brussels, 10 October 2011
Participation of CRASP representative – rector W. Banys, CRASP expert – prof. R. Molencki (University of Silesia) and CRASP Office Head in a working meeting on the EUA’s project ALFA-Puentes, Brussels, 20 October 2011
Participation of CRASP representative – rector W. Banys (University of Silesia), CRASP Secretary General CRASP and CRASP Office Head in the meeting of EUA Council, Brussels, 20-21 October 2011
Participation of CRASP representative, prof. B. Macukow and CRASP Office Head in the seminar on quality assurance and qualification frameworks within the EUA’s project ALFA-Puentes: Building capacity of universities associations in foresting Latin American regional integration, Lima, 6-9 November 2011
Participation of CRASP Secretary General in the meeting of the Advisory Board of the EUA’s ARDE (Accountable Research Environmnts for Doctoral Education) project in which CRASP has been involved in, Dublin, 24-25 November 2011
