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EUA DECLARATIONS, WHITE PAPERS & POLICY POSITIONS

Glasgow Declaration - Strong Universities for a Strong Europe
Published version in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian
Additional translations in Catalan, Polish, Russian, Turkish

Graz Declaration - Forward from Berlin: the role of universities
Published version in English, French, German, Spanish

Salamanca Convention 2001 - The Bologna Process and the European Higher Education Area
English, French, German, Spanish

European Universities’ Charter on Lifelong learning
Published version in English, French, Italian 

White Paper

Africa-Europe Higher Education Cooperation for Development: meeting regional and global challenges, White Paper
Outcomes and recommendations of the project: "Access to Success: Fostering Trust and Exchange between Europe and Africa" (2008-2010)
English
French
English & French

2012

• EUA Input to the Debate on the Rules for Participation in Horizon 2020
• Universities in the European Higher Education Area - EUA Input Statement to the EHEA-Bologna Ministerial Conference 2012
• EUA Position Paper on the Commission’s proposed amendments to Directive 2005/36/EC on the Recognition of Professional Qualifications

2011

• EUA response to ERA Framework consultation 
• Modernising the Professional Qualifications Directive. EUA response to European Commission’s Consultation on Green Paper COM(2011)367
• EUA comments on the ‘Public consultation on the draft statement of public service principles for EU civil servants’
• EUA position on the EC "Green Paper" on a Common Strategic Framework for EU Research and Innovation Funding
• Statement by the EUA in response to the EC Consultation on the Modernisation of Higher Education in Europe
• Working together towards financial sustainability for European universities
• EUA statement on behalf of the EUA European Platform of Universities engaged in Energy Research (EPUE) on the Public Consultation on the Energy Roadmap 2050
• Professional Qualifications Directive 2005/36/EC: EUA response to European Commission’s Consultation Paper
• Smart People for Smart Growth: Statement by the European University Association on the EU Flagship Initiative “Innovation Union” of the Europe 2020 European Strategy for Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth
• EUA response to Consultation on funding on EU External Actions

2010

• EUA Response to the public consultation on the future EU programmes for European and international mobility and cooperation
• Joint Statement of the Association of African Universities (AAU) and the European University Association (EUA) on the role of higher education in the Africa-Europe Strategic Partnership - for submission to the Africa EU Summit
• Statement of the EUA on the revision of ISCED
• EUA Policy Statement on Quality and Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area
• EUA Contribution to the Public Consultation on Towards a New Energy Strategy for Europe 2011-2020

2008

• Bologna post 2010. Please click here to read more.
• European Universities’ Charter on Lifelong learning  (Click here to see French version)
• Recommendations from the EUA Working Group on Open Access adopted by the EUA Council on the 26^th of March 2008 (University of Barcelona, Spain)

2007

• The Banff Principles on Graduate Education - agreed by EUA
• EUA Response to Commission's "Green Paper" consultation on the European Research Area
• EUA Policy Position on Quality
• EUA Policy Position on the European Commission’s proposals for a European Qualification Framework for Lifelong Learning (EQF-LLL) and the European Commission staff working document on a European Credit System for Vocational education and Training (ECVET)

 2006

• Final conclusions of the Bologna seminar on Doctoral Programmes: "Matching Ambition with Responsibilities and Resources"
• Comments on the European Commission's new Communication on the European Institute of Technology: Further Steps Towards its Creation
• An International Agenda for EUA
• EUA/CUIB Asturias Declaration
• EUA Statement on FP7 Rules of Participation proposals for support rates and cost models
• EUA Policy Position on the European Commission's "Communication to the European Council on the European Institute of Technology (EIT)"
• A Vision and Strategy for Europe's Universities and the European University Association
• Conclusions and Recommendations for Action adopted by participants in the meeting "Strengthening Higher Education and Research in South East Europe - Priorities for Regional and European Cooperation"

2005

• EUA's Position on the Development of a European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning
• EUA Statement on the Public Consultation on the Idea of Establishing a European Institute of Technology (EIT)

 2004

• EUA Response to the EC Communication "Science and Technology, the key to Europe's future - Guidelines for future European Union policy to support research"
• EUA Recommendation on the Role of ECTS in the Elaboration of a European Qualifications Framework (EQF)
• EUA/CUIB Declaration of Guadalajara of the Universities of Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean
• EUA Statement on the Research Role of Europe's Universities
• EUA's QA Policy Position in the context of the Berlin Communiqué

 2003

• EUA Policy Paper concerning the establishment of a European Research Council
• Response to the Communication from the Commission "The Role of Universities in the Europe of Knowledge"
• EUA Response to the EU COnsultation Document on the Future Development of the European Union Education, Training and YOuth Programmes after 2006
• The Role of Universities in Shaping the Future of Europe - EUA Statement to the European Convention

2002

• More Reseach for Europe - Towards 3% of GDP