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EUA Publications Overview

EUA Policy Positions

• Declarations, White Papers, Policy Positions

EUA Reports & Studies

• Trends Reports and studies

EUA Activity Reports

• Annual Reports & anniversary reports

Reference Publications

• Brochures, Events Proceedings, Transatlantic Dialogue & other reference publications (i.e. Handbooks)

EUA DECLARATIONS, WHITE PAPERS & POLICY POSITIONS

Glasgow Declaration – Strong Universities for a Strong Europe
Published version in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian 
Additional translations in Catalan , Polish , Russian , Turkish 

Graz Declaration – Forward from Berlin: the role of universities
Published version in English, French, German, Spanish 

Salamanca Convention 2001 – The Bologna Process and the European Higher Education Area
English, French, German, Spanish 

European Universities’ Charter on Lifelong learning
Published version in English , French , Italian 

White Paper

Africa-Europe Higher Education Cooperation for Development: meeting regional and global challenges, White Paper
Outcomes and recommendations of the project: "Access to Success: Fostering Trust and Exchange between Europe and Africa" (2008-2010)
English 
French 
English & French 

EUA REPORTS & STUDIES

Trends 2010: A decade of change in European Higher Education
By: Andrée Sursock & Hanne Smidt 2010
Full report in English 

Trends V: Universities shaping the European Higher Education Area
by David Crosier, Lewis Purser & Hanne Smidt, 2007
Full report in English

Trends IV: European Universities Implementing Bologna
By Sybille Reichert and Christian Tauch, 2005
Full report - English , French , Spanish , Catalán 
Summary - English , French , German , Spanish , Catalán 

Trends III: Progress towards the European Higher Education Area
By Sybille Reichert and Christian Tauch, 2003
Full report – English , French 
Summary – English , French , German 

Trends II: Towards the European higher education area – survey of main reforms from Bologna to Prague
By Guy Haug and Christian Tauch, 2001
English 

Trends I: Trends in Learning Structures in Higher Education
By Guy Haug and Jette Kirstein, 1999
English 

2013

Global University Rankings and Their Impact - Report II
By Andrejs Rauhvargers
English 

EUA Membership consultation - Internationalisation in European higher education: European policies, institutional strategies and EUA support
English

How does quality assurance make a difference?
A selection of papers from the 7th European Quality Assurance Forum
English 

Quality Assurance in Doctoral Education - results of the ARDE project
Joanne Byrne, Thomas Jørgensen and Tia Loukkola
English 

Full Costing: Progress and Practice
Thomas Estermann and Anna-Lena Claeys-Kulik
English 

2012

Results of the EUA membership consultation on the ERASMUS for ALL
English 

Europe-Africa Quality Connect: Building Institutional Capacity through Partnership
Project Results and Future Prospects
English and French 
English 
Français 

CODOC – Cooperation on doctoral education between Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe
Thomas Ekman Jørgensen
English 

Tracking Learners’ and Graduates’ Progression Paths – TRACKIT
By Michael Gaebel, Kristina Hauschildt, Kai Mühleck, Hanne Smidt
English 

Mobility: Closing the gap between policy and practice
By Elizabeth Colucci, Howard Davies, Jonna Korhonen, Michael Gaebel
English 

Examining Quality Culture Part III: From self-reflection to enhancement
By Oliver Vettori
English 

Quality and Trust: at the heart of what we do
A selection of papers from the 6th European Quality Assurance Forum
English 

2011

University Autonomy in Europe II - The Scorecard
By Thomas Estermann, Terhi Nokkala & Monika Steinel 
English  
French 

Examining Quality Culture Part II
Processes and Tools - Participation, Ownership and Bureaucracy
By Andrée Sursock 
English 

Engaging in Lifelong Learning: Shaping Inclusive and Responsive University Strategies
By Hanne Smidt and Andrée Sursock
English 

Global University Rankings and Their Impact
By Andrejs Rauhvargers
English 
Summary in English 
French 

Building bridges: Making sense of quality assurance in European, national and institutional context
A selection of papers from the 5th European Quality Assurance Forum
English 

Financially Sustainable Universities II
European universities diversifying income streams
English 

2010

Access to Success: Fostering trust and exchange between Europe and Africa
Project Compendium
English 

Examining Quality Culture Part I
Quality Assurance Processes in Higher Education Institutions
by Tia Loukkola and Thérèse Zhang
English 

Creativity and diversity: Challenges for quality assurance beyond 2010
A selection of papers from the 4th European Quality Assurance Forum
English 

2009

Institutional Diversity in European Higher Education: Tensions and challenges for policy makers and institutional leaders
by Sybille Reichert
English

University Autonomy in Europe 1 - Exploratory Study
by Thomas Estermann and Terhi Nokkala
English

Responsible Partnering
Joining Forces in a World of Open Innovation: Guidelines for Collaborative Research and Knowledge Transfer between Science and Industry
Published by EUA, EIRMA, ProTon Europe and EARTO, 2009
English

Improving Quality, Enhancing Creativity:
Change Processes in European Higher Education Institutions
QAHECA Project
English

Collaborative Doctoral Education
University-Industry Partnerships for Enhancing Knowledge Exchange
DOC-CAREERS Project
English

Survey of Master Degrees in Europe
Results of the EUA Master Programmes in Europe Project
December 2007 - January 2009
English

Trends in Quality Assurance
a selection of papers from the 3rd European Quality Assurance Forum
English

2008

Financially Sustainable Universities: Towards Full Costing In European Universities
English French Executive Summary 

Implementing and Using Quality Assurance: Strategy and Practice
A selection of papers from the 2^nd European Quality Assurance Forum
English

2007

Doctoral Programmes in Europe's Universities: Achievements and Challenges
Report prepared for European Universities and Ministers of Higher Education
English

EUA's Contribution to the Bologna Ministerial meeting (London 2007):
The Lisbon Declaration, Executive Summary of the Trends V Report, Conclusions of the EUA Report on Doctoral Programmes                                                          
English

Creativity in Higher Education - Report on the EUA Creativity Project 2006-2007
English

Managing the University Community: Exploring Good Practice
English

Embedding Quality Culture in Higher Education - A selection of papers from the 1st European Forum for Quality Assurance
English

2006

The Rise of Knowledge Regions: Emerging Opportunities and Challenges for Universities
By Sibylle Reichert, 2006
English

Quality Culture in European Universities: A Bottom-Up Approach
Report on the Three Rounds of the Quality Culture Project 2002-2006
English 

Research Strategy Development and Management at European Universities
By Sybille Reichert, 2006
English 

Guidelines or Quality Enhancement in European Joint Master Programmes
EMNEM - European Masters New Evaluation Methodology, 2006
English 

2005

Doctoral Programmes for the European Knowledge Society
Results of EUA Doctoral Programmes Project, 2005
English 

10 years on: Lessons Learned from the Institutional Evaluation Programme
By Dr. Stefanie Hofmann, 2005
An EUA report with the support of the HKR and ACQUIN
English 

The Funding of University-based Research and Innovation in Europe: An Exploratory Study
By Bernadette Conraths and Hanne Smidt, 2005
English , Japanese 

Responsible Partnering - A Guide to Better Practices for Collaborative Research and Knowledge Transfer between Science and Industry
Published by EIRMA, in association with EUA, ProTon Europe and EARTO, 2005
English

Developing an Internal Quality Culture in European Universities
Report on the Quality Culture Project, 2002-2003
English 

2004

Developing Joint Masters Programmes for Europe: Results of the EUA Joint Masters Project, March 2002-January 2004
English 

Quality Assurance: A Reference System for Indicators and Evaluation Procedures
By François Tavenas, 2004
Prepared for the ELU (Latin European Universities group)
English , French 

2002

Strategic Management and Universities' Institutional Development
By Pierre Tabatoni, John Davies and Andris Barblan, 2002
English 

Survey on Master Degrees and Joint Degrees in Europe
By Christian Tauch and Andrejs Rauhvargers, 2002
Funded by the Socrates Programme of the European Commission
English , French 

2001

Consultation on the European Commission Draft Memorandum on Lifelong Learning
By Mary O'Mahony, 2001
English , French 

Academic co-operation and mobility in Europe: how it was, how it should be
By Andris Barblan, 2001
CEPES 30th anniversary - special issue of Higher Education in Europe
English 

EUA OCCASIONAL PAPERS

2013

MOOCs Massive Open Online Courses
by Michael Gaebel
English 

EUA ACTIVITY REPORTS

EUA Annual Report 2011
English 

EUA Annual Report 2010
English 

EUA Annual Report 2009
English 

EUA Annual Report 2008
English

EUA Annual Report 2007
English 

EUA Annual Report 2006
English

EUA Annual Report 2005
English 

EUA Annual Report 2004
English 

Institutional Evaluation Programme - 10 Year Anniversary
English 

EUA Annual Report 2003
English 

EUA Annual Report 2002
English 

EUA Annual Report 2001
English 

REFERENCE PUBLICATIONS

Europe's New Higher Education Landscape
Brochure

EUA Convention of European Higher Education Institutions in Glasgow
"Strong Universities for Europe", 31 March-2 April 2005
English

EUA Conference on the occasion of the 600th anniversary of the University of Turin
"Charting the course between public service and commercialisation: prices, values and quality"
In partnership with the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), 3-5 June 2004
English and Italian

The Power of Partnerships: A Transatlantic Dialogue
ACE/EUA/AUCC joint publication, 2009
English

Higher Education in a Pluralist World: A Transatlantic View
ACE/EUA joint publication, 2004
English

The Brave New (and smaller) World of Higher Education: A Transatlantic View
ACE/EUA joint publication, 2002
English

A History of the University in Europe
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2012

• EUA Statement addressed to Heads of State and Government attending the 'EU Budget Summit'
• EUA Input to the Debate on the Rules for Participation in Horizon 2020
• Universities in the European Higher Education Area - EUA Input Statement to the EHEA-Bologna Ministerial Conference 2012
• EUA Position Paper on the Commission’s proposed amendments to Directive 2005/36/EC on the Recognition of Professional Qualifications

2011

• EUA response to ERA Framework consultation 
• Modernising the Professional Qualifications Directive. EUA response to European Commission’s Consultation on Green Paper COM(2011)367
• EUA comments on the ‘Public consultation on the draft statement of public service principles for EU civil servants’
• EUA position on the EC "Green Paper" on a Common Strategic Framework for EU Research and Innovation Funding
• Statement by EUA in response to the EC Consultation on the Modernisation of Higher Education in Europe
• Working together towards financial sustainability for European universities
• EUA statement on behalf of the EUA European Platform of Universities engaged in Energy Research (EPUE) on the Public Consultation on the Energy Roadmap 2050
• Professional Qualifications Directive 2005/36/EC: EUA response to European Commission’s Consultation Paper
• Smart People for Smart Growth: Statement by the European University Association on the EU Flagship Initiative “Innovation Union” of the Europe 2020 European Strategy for Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth
• EUA response to Consultation on funding on EU External Actions

2010

• EUA Response to the public consultation on the future EU programmes for European and international mobility and cooperation
• Joint Statement of the Association of African Universities (AAU) and the European University Association (EUA) on the role of higher education in the Africa-Europe Strategic Partnership - for submission to the Africa EU Summit
• Statement of EUA on the revision of ISCED
• EUA Policy Statement on Quality and Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area
• EUA Contribution to the Public Consultation on Towards a New Energy Strategy for Europe 2011-2020

2008

• Bologna post 2010. Please click here to read more.
• European Universities’ Charter on Lifelong learning  (Click here to see French version)
• Recommendations from the EUA Working Group on Open Access adopted by the EUA Council on 26 March 2008 (University of Barcelona, Spain)

2007

• The Banff Principles on Graduate Education - agreed by EUA
• EUA Response to Commission's "Green Paper" consultation on the European Research Area
• EUA Policy Position on Quality
• EUA Policy Position on the European Commission’s proposals for a European Qualification Framework for Lifelong Learning (EQF-LLL) and the European Commission staff working document on a European Credit System for Vocational education and Training (ECVET)

 2006

• Final conclusions of the Bologna seminar on Doctoral Programmes: "Matching Ambition with Responsibilities and Resources"
• Comments on the European Commission's new Communication on the European Institute of Technology: Further Steps Towards its Creation
• An International Agenda for EUA
• EUA/CUIB Asturias Declaration
• EUA Statement on FP7 Rules of Participation proposals for support rates and cost models
• EUA Policy Position on the European Commission's "Communication to the European Council on the European Institute of Technology (EIT)"
• A Vision and Strategy for Europe's Universities and the European University Association
• Conclusions and Recommendations for Action adopted by participants in the meeting "Strengthening Higher Education and Research in South East Europe - Priorities for Regional and European Cooperation"

2005

• EUA's Position on the Development of a European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning
• EUA Statement on the Public Consultation on the Idea of Establishing a European Institute of Technology (EIT)

 2004

• EUA Response to the EC Communication "Science and Technology, the key to Europe's future - Guidelines for future European Union policy to support research"
• EUA Recommendation on the Role of ECTS in the Elaboration of a European Qualifications Framework (EQF)
• EUA/CUIB Declaration of Guadalajara of the Universities of Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean
• EUA Statement on the Research Role of Europe's Universities
• EUA's QA Policy Position in the context of the Berlin Communiqué

 2003

• EUA Policy Paper concerning the establishment of a European Research Council
• Response to the Communication from the Commission "The Role of Universities in the Europe of Knowledge"
• EUA Response to the EU Consultation Document on the Future Development of the European Union Education, Training and Youth Programmes after 2006
• The Role of Universities in Shaping the Future of Europe - EUA Statement to the European Convention

2002

• More Research for Europe - Towards 3% of GDP