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Sep2021Coimbra Group signs the Jena Declaration on Sustainability
Coimbra Group joins its member Friedrich Schiller University Jena and a network of 30 renowned international institutions in a call for a clear change of strategy to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through a new cultural approach. An initiative of Prof. Benno Werlen of the UNESCO Chair on Global Understanding for Sustainability […]
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Sep2021Symposium on Justice, Institutions and Media after Crisis launches Coimbra Group Master Initiative in Peace and Conflict Studies
We have the pleasure to announce the symposium “After the Crisis: Justice, Institutions, Media”, to be held at the University of Poitiers (also online) on 8-10 September 2021.
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Aug20212021-2022 academic year: challenges and hopes
Ludovic Thilly, Executive Board Chair Cláudia Cavadas, Executive Board Vice-Chair The 2021-2022 academic year is about to start, after a summer marked by dramatic developments on several fronts around the world such as COVID-19 pandemic, climate and geopolitical crises. The Coimbra Group remains fully mobilized to support its 41 member universities in their efforts […]
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Aug20212021 Coimbra Group Scholarship Programme
The 21st edition of the Coimbra Group Scholarship Programme has officially closed, with very encouraging figures that reflect the success of the initiative. Despite the difficult period we are going through, both as regards the educational sector and international mobility, the Scholarship Programme has registered a very high rate of applications, about 42% more than […]
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Aug2021Afghanistan- Urgent appeal to European Governments and EU Institutions
The Coimbra Group is one of the 50 higher education networks, associations and organisations (signatures still being added) endorsing the joint urgent appeal led by the Scholars at Risk Network…
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Jul2021Highlights for Universities from the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the areas of Research, Innovation and Higher Education
In the framework of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union (PPEU) that occurred in the first semester of 2021, several conclusions, manifestos and declarations were delivered in the areas of Research…
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Jul2021Remote Trainee/Intern Vacancy at the Coimbra Group Office
The Coimbra Group Office has a vacancy for a creative trainee/intern to assist the work of the small dynamic team at the Brussels Office for a period of 6 months…
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Jul2021Colonised Objects and Bodies in Europe: New challenges and new perspectives on the Decolonisation of Cultural Heritage
The Coimbra Group is delighted to announce a call for abstracts for its conference “Colonised Objects and Bodies in Europe: New challenges and new perspectives on the Decolonisation of Cultural Heritage”, deadline 30 September 2021.
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Jul2021Coimbra Group & Eurail together for a Greener Erasmus+
We are delighted to announce a new pilot initiative between the Coimbra Group and Eurail, the company behind the Interrail Pass…
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Jun2021Coimbra Group celebrates 3MT Winner and Arenberg Prize Laureate
On Tuesday 29 June 2021, the Coimbra Group held the online final of its 5th edition of the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. Our congratulations go to…
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Jun2021Sustainable Universities in the 21st century
Charles University in Prague was the proud virtual host of the 2021 Annual Conference of the Coimbra Group, as a result of over a year of fruitful collaboration between the Executive Board, the staff of the University and the Coimbra Group Office. More than any other moment, this yearly gathering makes us feel as a member of the large Coimbra Group family
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Jun2021News from the Coimbra Group 2021 General Assembly
For the second consecutive year given the pandemic, the 2021 General Assembly of the Coimbra Group was held online. It was virtually hosted by Charles University (Prague) on 18 June 2021.
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Jun2021Coimbra Group Statement on the Rolling out of the European Universities Initiative after the pilot phase
The Coimbra Group has been a major actor of the co-design of the European Universities Initiative since the earliest stage of its development and remains fully engaged in its roll-out, with 32 of its 41 members involved in an alliance. The Coimbra Group is also Associated Partner to four selected alliances, CHARM-EU, Circle U., EC2U […]
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Jun2021Open letter on the Participation of Switzerland under Horizon Europe
The Coimbra Group is a co-signatory of an open letter to the European decision makers in relation with the participation of Switzerland under the Horizon Europe programme: Over the last years, the Swiss Confederation and the European Commission held complex negotiations about market access, which unfortunately did not result in a successful outcome. Hopefully, new […]
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May2021Coimbra Group consulted on Pact for Research and Innovation
On 25 May 2021 the Coimbra Group was invited by the European Commission’s Directorate General for Research and Innovation to a stakeholder meeting on the European Research Area (ERA) and more specifically, the Pact for Research and Innovation…
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May2021Transformation in the higher education landscape: what are the drivers of change?
This summer my 10 years in office as President/Provost of Trinity College Dublin ends. It has been a remarkable time. When change comes suddenly, we are forced to reflect, and I see…
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Apr2021Key takeaway messages from discussions between Coimbra Group task group on post-Brexit UK-EU exchange & relevant stakeholders
The task group on post-Brexit UK-EU exchange has consulted widely on the implications of the UK’s decision for student and staff exchanges and for academic partnerships. Our findings…
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Apr2021“No changes in geo-political structures or inter-governmental agreements will diminish our enthusiasm for, and commitment to, internationalisation”
In the Coimbra newsletter dated 30 September 2019, we wrote about the aspects of Brexit which most concerned us at that timepoint. Now that Brexit has been completed,…
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Apr2021CHINLONE project and the development of Myanmar Higher Education
On 29 April 2021, the University of Bologna organized the online seminar “Navigating the Evolution of Myanmar Higher Education: Reflections”…
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Apr20212021 Coimbra Group Annual Meeting
The Executive Board and the Rector of Charles University in Prague, our hosts this year, had to take the regrettable but unavoidable decision to switch to a fully online event this year again