Events

In 2025 the Coimbra Group is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Beyond the necessary retrospective, this is an opportunity to reflect on where CG is heading next and to take action. The Coimbra Group’s 40th Anniversary Celebrations include a sequence of three high-level events (Durham, Bologna, Brussels):


1985 – 2025 Timeline


Then & Now

40 Years of Innovation:
Shaping the Future of Higher Education

The anniversary logo

How the Coimbra Group started

The Coimbra Group Office
in Brussels

Coimbra Group & Latin America
A lasting partnership

The visionary Poitiers Declaration

The annual get-together of the Coimbra Group


Digital Time Capsule

In the framework of the 40th anniversary of the Coimbra Group (1985-2025), we are interviewing key personalities that are part of our history. Find out more about them and how they lived their experience within the Coimbra Group.

Oisin McCormack was the first winner of the Coimbra Group 3MT competition, back in 2017. At the time Oisin was pursuing a PhD at the University of Padova and went to the final during the Coimbra Group General Assembly at the University of Edinburgh.

Ana Borisavljević, geographer and former Coimbra Group scholarship holder (2009). At the time, Ana went on a research mobility from Belgrade (Serbia) to the University Alexandru Ioan Cuza of Iași, Romania.

Inge Knudsen led the Coimbra Group Office for 14 years with vision, dedication, and unwavering commitment to academic cooperation in Europe and beyond.


Coimbra Group testimonies

As part of our anniversary reflections, we invited Coimbra Group member universities to share their experiences within the network and their hopes for its future. The responses we received are as diverse as our membership – some offer a thoughtful institutional perspective, while others speak with a more personal voice. Together, they highlight what makes the Coimbra Group truly special: a rich tapestry of stories, visions, and voices united by a common commitment to collaboration and excellence.