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Jul2022French Presidency of the EU Council in the fields of higher education, research and innovation: kick-starting a new era?
Professors Anne Fraïsse, Philippe Augé and Virginie Laval, Presidents of, respectively, University Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3, University of Montpellier and University of Poitiers The first semester of 2022 will sadly be remembered for the many significant historical and political developments that happened in Europe, among which is, of course, the tragic invasion of Ukraine by the […]
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Jul2022Synergies in the research and innovation funding in Europe
Prague, 7-8 July On July 7-8, 2022, a conference on synergy in funding research and innovation in Europe was held in Prague, organized by the Czech Republic, which holds the Presidency of the Council of the EU, in which Coimbra Group envoys from Charles University Kristýna Kolinová and Bulat Nigmedzianov took part. The conference addressed […]
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Jul2022Coimbra Group Master Students Exchange Program in Infection Biology to start in September 2022
The Coimbra Group Life Sciences Working Group will launch its Master’s students exchange program concentrating on Infection Biology from September 2022 onwards.Student mobility will be encouraged among the participating Universities (Würzburg, Göttingen, Uppsala, Montpellier) to carry out their laboratory internships abroad.This mobility will strengthen the cooperation between the partner Universities, promote higher education attractiveness and […]
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Jun2022Academic freedom: a fundamental value guiding our work and our choices
Daniela Mapelli, Rector, University of Padua After two years of virtual conferences, in 2022 the University of Padua has had the honour to facilitate the return to face-to-face meetings and host the 2022 Annual Conference and General Assembly of the Coimbra Group – a welcome change and the occasion to see new and familiar faces […]
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Jun2022E-NOTE Project Consortium team meets in Coimbra
The European Network on Teaching Excellence (E-NOTE) consortium met this week in a hybrid mode, with most participants traveling to Coimbra to participate in person. Organised by the CG member University of Coimbra, the meeting took place at the Faculty of Economics. The consortium team discussed the progress of the Project’s Intellectual Outputs, consulted the […]
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Jun2022Colonized Objects and Bodies in Europe: New challenges and new perspectives on the Decolonization of Cultural Heritage
Giuliana Tomasella (University of Padova) & Julien Bobineau (University of Würzburg) A joint initiative of the Coimbra Group Working Groups on Heritage and Development Cooperation, the conference “Colonized Objects and Bodies in Europe: New challenges and new perspectives on the Decolonization of Cultural Heritage”, took place at the University of Würzburg (Germany) on 24 and […]
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Jun2022LA WG book presented at the 9th Latin American and Caribbean Conference on Social Sciences
During the 9th CLACSO conference in Mexico City, June 7-10, the jointly developed book Why Latin America Matters was presented and received critical acclaim by commentators and the audience. The book is an initiative from the Coimbra Group’s working group on Latin America (LAWG) and has been the result of collaboration between the Coimbra Group, […]
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Jun2022Call for Papers – Historical memory, contemporary studies and actions, and research on Peace studies
CALL FOR PAPERS Historical memory, contemporary studies and actions, and research on Peace studies University of Granada, September 27-27, 2022 The Interuniversity Master’s Degree in Culture of Peace, Conflicts, Education and Rights of the University of Granada, in collaboration with the Coimbra Group Master Initiative on Peace and Conflict Studies (GCMIPCS) are pleased to […]
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Jun20222022 Coimbra Group Annual Meeting
A most memorable edition! 8-10 June 2022, University of Padua Almost 300 delegates from Coimbra Group (CG) Universities came together at the University of Padua for the 2022 Coimbra Group Annual Conference & General Assembly, the first large in-person gathering of our network in more than two years, 8-10 June. Under the title «Universa Universis»: […]
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Jun2022Colonised Objects and Bodies in Europe: New challenges and new perspectives on the Decolonisation of Cultural Heritage, 24-25 June 2022
Conference Report now available here! The Coimbra Group is delighted to announce the conference “Colonised Objects and Bodies in Europe: New challenges and new perspectives on the Decolonisation of Cultural Heritage”, to be held at the University of Würzburg (Germany) on 24 and 25 June 2022. A joint initiative of the Coimbra Group Working Groups […]
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May2022Reshaping the future of higher education
May has been a very intense month for higher education institutions and, of course, also for Coimbra Group members. Between 18 and 20 May 2022, Barcelona hosted the UNESCO World Higher Education Conference (WHEC2022), with additional side-events running throughout the week.
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May2022Meet the Coimbra Group 3MT 2022 Finalists
23 doctoral students have taken part in this year’s Coimbra Group 3 Minute Thesis competition, and we are pleased to announce now the three finalists. Effy Ntemou (University of Groningen), Ignacio Abadía Tercedor (University of Granada) and Omeed Neghabat (Aarhus University) will compete against each other at the live final to take place during the […]
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Apr2022To preserve academic freedom, universities must invest in democracy
Brian Bech Nielsen, Rector, Aarhus University In the modern university, it is easy to be consumed by the questions of competition. Are we recruiting the best talent? Do our students attain the skills needed in tomorrow’s dynamic labor market? How are we positioned to attract major grants? These questions are by no means unimportant. In […]
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Apr2022Coimbra Group Executive Board exchanges views with ERC President Maria Leptin
On 26 April, the Coimbra Group Executive Board met with European Research Council President Maria Leptin. The meeting was an opportunity to look at current and future challenges for the European research community and exchange views about ways to join efforts in addressing them. Ludovic Thilly, Chair of the Executive Board, gave an overview of […]
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Apr2022In Memoriam: Mercedes López Roldán
The Coimbra Group is deeply saddened by the news of the passing away of our dear friend and colleague Ms. Mercedes López Roldán, Director of the International Relations Office at Coimbra Group member the University of Granada. The charismatic personality of Mercedes, her sympathy, dedication and kindness leave us all with many positive and good […]
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Apr2022Joint statement on the exemption of education and research sector from EU Digital Services Act
The Coimbra Group and 10 other stakeholders, representing most universities, research performing organisations, research funding organisations, research libraries and repositories in Europe, have published a joint statement advocating for an exclusion of not-for-profit educational and scientific repositories, digital archives and libraries from the obligations of the EU Digital Services Act (DSA). The DSA is a legislative […]
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Mar2022Reflecting on our core values
Coimbra Group Executive Board Like the whole of society, Universities are still in the process of adapting to the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic when they now witness the military invasion of Ukraine, another event that will have long-lasting and global consequences. The University sector has reacted swiftly to the situation in Ukraine, responding individually […]
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Mar20222022 Arenberg-Coimbra Group Prize for Erasmus Students Laureate Announcement
It is with great pleasure that we can announce the result of the work of the selection committee established by the Executive Board to assess the nominations from member universities for the Arenberg-Coimbra Group Prize for Erasmus Students. The 2022 Laureate is Ms Marie Bakken from the University of Bergen (Norway). While a final year […]
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Mar2022Adapting Erasmus+ to support Ukrainian students and staff
Universities and students propose concrete measures to ensure support to Ukrainian students and University staff through the Erasmus+ programme A joint call by the Erasmus Student Network, European Students´ Union, European University Foundation and the Coimbra Group of Universities. Read the full document Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we have seen […]
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Mar2022Coimbra Group contributes to the ESFRI Stakeholder Forum launch event
The Coimbra Group actively participated in the High-Level ESFRI Stakeholder Forum Launch event that was held on 24 March 2022 with the objective of stimulating an open dialogue among the different European research infrastructure communities. Coimbra Group Executive Board Chair was invited to present the views of the network during the stakeholders’ dialogue moderated by […]