Second edition of ConSIMium: six Spanish students to step into the shoes of European leaders
Madrid, 21 November 2023. Six Spanish university students have been selected by Crue Spanish Universities to participate in the second edition of the ConSIMium project of the Council of the European Union, to be held in April 2024 in Brussels. This initiative consists of a simulation exercise in which 27 teams from the Member States of the European Union experience first-hand how their leaders negotiate and the decision-making process in Europe.
Crue and the European Research Council discuss research funding in Europe
Madrid, 17 November 2023. Crue Spanish Universities organised a meeting in Madrid with the President of the European Research Council (ERC), Maria Leptin, to discuss the future Framework Programme for multiannual research funding in Europe. This meeting, led by the President of Crue’s Sectorial Commission for Internationalisation and Cooperation and Rector of the UNED, Ricardo Mairal, and attended by vice-rectors of internationalisation and research of Spanish universities, was held in the Assembly Hall of the Faculty of Psychology of the UNED, in Madrid
Crue will meet Maria Leptin, President of the European Research Council (ERC)
Madrid, 8 November 2023. Crue Universidades Españolas has organised a meeting with the President of the European Research Council (ERC), Maria Leptin, next Friday, 17 November, in the Assembly Hall of the Faculty of Psychology of the UNED, in Madrid.
Crue initiates the work on reforming academic career assessment within CoARA
On the 27th October 2023, Crue Spanish Universities participated in the kickoff event of the working group on reforming Academic Career Assessment (ACA), led by the European University Association (EUA) and the Young Academy of Europe (YAE).
Crue President meets in Brussels with the French, Czech and Swedish Rectors’ Conferences and participates in the EUA Council
Brussels, 27 October 2023
The President of Crue Universidades Españolas and Rector of the Universitat Jaume I, Eva Alcón, met this Thursday, 26 October, in Brussels, with representatives of France Universités (FU), the Czech Rectors’ Conference (CRC), the Swedish Association of Higher Education Institutions (SUHF) and the European University Association (EUA), with the aim of strengthening institutional alliances to reach agreements and joint actions on policy priorities for Higher Education in the coming years.
