Today, 1 June 2020, the Babeș-Bolyai University (UBB) officially becomes The Guild’s twentieth member. To mark the occasion, The Guild interviewed Rector Daniel David to learn more about his vision on the past, present, and future of the Romanian leading research university.
The Guild urges the Commission, the European Council and the European Parliament to increase their commitment to research, education and innovation in the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), and ensure a timely start for 2021. The Guild also underlines that the aspiration of the NextGenerationEU recovery instrument to support research, innovation and education must be evidenced in the descriptions of the programmes that it covers.
Over the past week, it has become clear that Africa is particularly vulnerable to the spread of COVID-19, and its economic consequences. Africa’s universities have been at the forefront of fighting the virus on their continent. Members of the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA), with which The Guild has entered a close partnership, have been engaging in research to understand the virus within the local context and to support the search for a vaccine.
On 5 May, Commissioner Mariya Gabriel met the Board of The Guild for a wide-ranging policy discussion.
As living in times of the pandemic is ‘the new normal’, researchers have increasingly turned to examining how it has affected our daily lives.
The Guild has presented the European Parliament with amendments on the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) legislative package. The package comprises the proposals for a Regulation and for a Decision on the Strategic Innovation Agenda (SIA), which defines the EIT’s priority fields and strategy for the period 2021-2027.
As the most highly ranked university in southeastern Europe, Babeș-Bolyai University (UBB) will bring an important dimension to The Guild’s positions, strengthening its focus on excellence as it brings together leading universities from all parts of Europe.
As universities across Europe move to online teaching at record speed, a number of activities are being put in place at Guild member universities to support students and staff members navigate this extraordinary situation.
In the position paper published today, the member universities of The Guild outline key priorities and principles that must be at the core of a renewed European Research Area (ERA).
EU budget supporting the Africa-EU Partnership should ring-fence at least €1bn per annum for strengthening African research universities, working in partnership with European universities
Please note that The Guild Summer School has been postponed to 2021 as a precautionary measure against COVID-19.
More details to be announced in late 2020.
The Presidents of The Guild’s member universities call for research, education and innovation to be prioritised as part of the future EU-UK relationship.
On 21 January Commissioner Mariya Gabriel met The Guild’s policy team, led by the Secretary-General, Jan Palmowski.
Guild Vice-Presidents had a stimulating meeting at the European Commission, discussing how universities can engage with the Commission’s environmental agenda with Kurt Vandenberghe, advisor for the European Green Deal at von der Leyen’s cabinet.
On the 10th of January 2020, The Guild Vice-Presidents welcomed Professor Mauro Ferrari, at the end of his first full week as new President of the European Research Council.