Webpages tagged with «Widening participation»
10-year anniversary publication 2016-2026 | 1 June 2026
To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we have created a special publication covering the main highlights of our work from the past decade.
Position paper | 21 May 2026
The Guild shares its recommendations for Widening Participation and Spreading Excellence in FP10.
The Guild member universities welcome the Commission’s continued commitment to strengthen R&I capacity across Europe and the allocation of 3,3% of the proposed FP10 budget to widening measures.
Position Paper | 25 September 2025
The Guild welcomes the European Commission’s proposal for a stand-alone Horizon Europe 2028-34 (FP10). As EU policymakers now address key questions opened up by the proposal itself, and its relation to the European Competitiveness Fund, The Guild asserts six priority areas that must not be compromised.
Annual Report 2024-2025 | 18 June 2025
Our annual report reflects how universities are navigating and shaping key challenges: advocating for a strong, standalone Framework Programme for R&I; empowering higher education through cross-border collaboration and innovative teaching; and advancing the European Research Area to unlock knowledge as a true "fifth freedom."
Statement | 17 October 2024
The Guild welcomes the Expert Group's report on Horizon Europe and its recommendations for the next Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10)
Annual Report 2023-2024 | 26 June 2024
The past academic year highlighted the growing importance of the R&I and higher education sector in Europe to respond to and anticipate global and societal challenges.
Position Paper | 15 May 2024
The European Union is about to start negotiations for its tenth framework programme for research and innovation (FP10). The Guild urges for a future-oriented outlook on FP10. The framework programme must be geared towards building Europe’s competitiveness and resilience based on its scientific leadership.
Annual Report 2022-2023 | 17 July 2023
In the past year, The Guild achieved remarkable progress and achievements in advocating for a sustainable and ambitious R&I and higher education landscape in Europe and beyond.
Position Paper | 22 February 2023
In this position paper, The Guild shares its recommendations for Horizon Europe, as part of the interim evaluation of the programme launched by the European Commission.
Annual Report 2021-2022 | 4 July 2022
In the past year, the EU has become increasingly important for universities and in turn, universities, through their research, innovation and education, have become more central to EU policymaking. The Guild engaged with a growing range of policy areas, while also bringing new depths to our work on Horizon Europe and Erasmus+, and the European Research and Education Areas.
Statement | 25 November 2021
The Guild calls for the new European Research Area to develop and implement a holistic vision to strengthen and deepen excellence in less R&I performing (Widening) countries.
Annual Report 2020-2021 | 15 July 2021
In 2020-2021, The Guild network grew by one new member, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, the most highly ranked university on the Iberian Peninsula. Amidst the changes the pandemic has brought, The Guild’s Presidents reflected the key trends and challenges facing Europe’s universities in the coming decade.
Statement | 30 October 2020
The Guild voices its concern that ending ERDF support to universities’ research capacities undermines the goal of reducing the research and innovation divide in Europe.
Insight Paper | 19 October 2020
In this insight paper, Presidents of The Guild’s universities set out a vision for Europe’s universities over the next ten years.
Annual Report 2019-2020 | 10 June 2020
The document looks back at the key areas of engagement of The Guild network, and gives an overview of its working groups and activities. More broadly, the annual report reflects on the network’s achievements and looks at the challenges lying ahead.
Annual Report 2016-2019 | 11 December 2019
The document gives an overview of The Guild’s activities since it was founded in 2016. Additionally, the report showcases The Guild’s engagement with key policy areas as well as its collaborative working groups on topics such as Open Science, Innovation, and the Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities.
Position Paper | 23 September 2019
The Guild identifies priority areas for Horizon Europe’s new instrument – the Excellence initiatives.
Position Paper | 7 March 2018
Our commitment to excellence in research and innovation must be inclusive: excellence should be fostered and strengthened wherever it exists, in all countries and regions of Europe.