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Sep2022Registration open for the first Life Sciences Working Group Conference of 2022/23 – “Animal models of aging” on October 7th
Life Sciences Working Group Conference October 7th, 2022 The Coimbra Group Life Sciences Working Group is pleased to announce the launch of a virtual conferences cycle this academic year. The first event will take place on 7th October 2022 under the title “Animal models of aging”. Professor Simon Galas, a Full Professor at the University […]
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Sep2022Coimbra Group greening mobility developments at the EAIE Annual Conference in Barcelona
On 15 September 2022, the Academic Exchange and Mobility Working Group (AEM WG) representatives: Dorota Maciejowska, Tiziana Gatti, and Michela Cobelli, hold a session at the 32nd EAIE Annual 2022 conference in Barcelona. The session entitled “Greening mobility: Coimbra Group developments towards sustainability in Europe” was a result of Coimbra Group universities’ experiences in transitioning […]
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Sep2022The Coimbra Group Office is looking for its next trainee/intern
Deadline: Friday 21st. October 2022 Traineeship/Internship period: January 2023 through end June 2023. Who we are: The Coimbra Group is an association of forty European research universities, all of which are long-standing, comprehensive and renowned universities (www.coimbra-group.eu). The Coimbra Group has its Office in Brussels, at the interface between the Coimbra Group Universities and the […]
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Aug2022Finding certainty in uncertain times
Rapidly after I joined the Coimbra Group in early 2020, the world as we knew it changed dramatically. I have then often been told that my first years in the office must have been unsettling in many ways. How do you foster transnational community-building, relationships and cooperation in times of social distancing and travel restrictions? The resurgence of war in Europe in 2022 only added
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Aug2022Call for Papers – Coimbra Group International Seminar on Universities’ Built Heritage
The Heritage Working Group is pleased to announce the international seminar “The Built Heritage of Universities – use, re-use, hidden stories and aspects of conservation and interpretation”, to take place at the University of Tartu on Tuesday 15 November 2022.
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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, October 27-29, 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 […]