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The E4 Group, ENQA, ESU, EUA and EURASHE, organised this week (17 January) a launch conference to present and discuss the findings of the project “Mapping the implementation and application of the European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area” (MAP-ESG).
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As part of the ALFA PUENTES project, the first major bi-regional conference of university associations and their members from Latin America and Europe will take place in Sao Paolo in November 2012. Under the title "Innovative Strategies for Higher Education in Latin America and Europe: International Collaboration and Regional Development", the event will focus on a wide range of issues including the changing roles of Latin American and European universities in society, growth and development, as well as the strategic priorities for HE collaboration between both regions.
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The EUA Council for Doctoral Education’s annual thematic workshop took place last week (12-13 January 2012) at Trinity College Dublin in Ireland. More than 90 members of the EUA-CDE from all over Europe gathered to discuss and debate how to support the individual paths of doctoral candidates and provide them with the right kinds of tailored guidance.
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In the context of the “grand societal challenge” of securing energy supply, greater energy efficiency and enhancing research and skills capacities in Europe, which are major priorities within the European Commission’s forthcoming research and innovation funding programme for 2014-2020 (HORIZON 2020), the EUA-EPUE Platform aims to establish a strong voice for university-based energy research and education programmes at the European level. EUA is building this Platform as its contribution to the EU Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-PLAN) and the European Energy Research Alliance.