The activities of the EUA-CDE are managed independently through a Steering Committee (SC). The members of the SC are formally appointed by the EUA Board and a member of the EUA Board serves as an ex-officio member of the Steering Committee. The Chair of the Steering Committee works closely with the EUA Secretariat in managing the day to day affairs of the Council.
The EUA-CDE Steering Committee is composed of the following members:
- Chair: David Gani, Deputy Principal for External Affairs & Advancement, University of Strathclyde
- Vice-Chair: Melita Kovacevic, Vice-Rector for Research and Technology, University of Zagreb
- M. Teresa Anguera, Vice-Rector for Teaching and Scientific Policy, University of Barcelona
- Lucienne Blessing, Vice-Rector for Research, University of Luxembourg
- Frank Bremmer, Vice-Rector for Research, University of Marburg
- Mary McNamara, Head of Graduate Research Programmes, Dublin Institute of Technology
- Berit Rokne, Deputy Rector, University of Bergen
- Giuseppe Silvestri, former Rector, University of Palermo (ex-officio EUA Board)