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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
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Apr2021Seminar on Navigating the Evolution of Myanmar’s Higher Education – 29 April
This event marks the end of CHINLONE, a three-year capacity building project co- funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.
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Mar2021Women in Science: Why we must pay attention to equality and diversity
Every other year on March 8th, International Women’s Day, the University of Groningen awards the Aletta Jacobs prize to a woman who has served as an example to others…
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Mar2021Walls, Laws and Migrations – Past and Present
The Coimbra Group SSH Working Group invites you to the online colloquium “Walls, Laws and Migrations – Past and Present”, on 27-28 May 2021.
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Mar2021“YEBO!” project online conference – Registration is open
Join us and our partner institutions in South Africa and Europe at the YEBO! online conference on internationalisation of PhD studies, on 12-14 April.
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Mar2021NESET’s new publication on COVID-19 impact on higher education
The Network of Experts working on the Social Dimension of Education and Training (NESET) has just published a new analytical report on the impact of COVID-19…