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At today’s European Health Data Space event organised by EU Health and Food Safety and the Polish presidency of the Council of the European Union, experts will discuss how to unlock Europe’s health data future together. As Tomislav Sokol outlined, the secondary use of health data will be a revolution, turning health data into public goods and providing researchers with unprecedented access. He also noted that in order to fully implement it, we need an appropriate budget for infrastructure, training, and awareness raising. Further, Pero Ivanko pointed out that researchers need grants to test the infrastructure, the secure processing environment and data catalogues. The prompt implementation of the secondary use of health data is incredibly important for The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities to unleash the full potential of shared health data, helping scientists develop new treatments for patients and improving the well-being of citizens in Europe. Read our recently published statement on health research in the context of European competitiveness: https://lnkd.in/dra26DFu #HealthUnion #EHDS #DigitalHealthEU

We must double down in our commitment to addressing the climate and nature crises - especially at a time like this! It is hard for climate to get any attention when all the focus appears to be on security, competitiveness, and fundamental geopolitical shifts. But this is when universities come into their own. As public actors deeply committed to our societies, we must speak out on matters of critical societal importance, even if they are being attacked in other parts of the world. So how do we address the growing climate and nature crises? How do we ensure societal understanding of their implications, and public support for addressing them? And what is the role and responsibility of universities in addressing the climate crisis? Our public event could not be timed more perfectly: 👉 It marks the launch of our Insight Paper on 'Universities in the face of the climate and nature crises' 👉 We can consider the interconnections to the Digital Transition, explored in Morten Dæhlen's Insight Paper on the 'Twin Transition Century' 👉 We will welcome outstanding external speakers, including: 💫 Frank Siebern-Thomas, DG EMPL, to discuss how labour markets need to shift - and what role universities need to play 💫 Michiel Sheffer, to consider how innovation funded by the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) helps address the climate and nature crises 💫 Susanne Conze, DG EAC, who will how we need to strengthen skills and competences for sustainability. I am also delighted to welcome Deresh Ramjugernath on his first day as Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University: We cannot address the Climate and Nature Crises in isolation, we need strong partnerships! Last, but not least, we have amazing speakers from The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities, most of which have been instrumental in shaping our work on this: 💫 Jaime L. Toney University of Glasgow who will present key ideas and implications of the Insight paper #TeamUofG 💫 Mette Halskov Hansen University of Oslo and Thomas Breu Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern who will discuss how universities can step up and make a real difference through their research 💫 Prof Stéphanie Panichelli-Batalla PF HEA University of Warwick and Jaap Rohof Radboud University Nijmegen who are involved in pioneering examples in education for sustainability. I hope you can join us! 👉 https://lnkd.in/eu-pZT-4 #sustainability #GreenDeal #climate #nature #environment #planetaryboundaries #doughnuteconomics Uffe Sognstrup Thomsen Jozsef Benedek, Dr. Marco Lange Piotr Szwedo Lena Helińska Maja Klun Jean-François Mescoff Jade Breton Eva Pujadas Capdevila Marije Klomp Katrin Pajuste-Kuul Samuel Wagner Marthe Nyssens Christer Gustafsson Julia Gram Elena Korosteleva

📢 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲’𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗥&𝗜, 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿! As university leaders, we fully support the European Commission’s ambition to place 𝗥&𝗜 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆, but this vision must be matched with action. In our 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗨𝗿𝘀𝘂𝗹𝗮 𝘃𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝘆𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗨 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, The Guild and fellow university rectors urge for: ✅ 𝗔 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗨 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 (𝗙𝗣𝟭𝟬) with a substantially increased budget ✅ 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 & 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 as the foundation of competitiveness ✅ 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 European Research Council (ERC) & Marie Curie Alumni Association ✅ 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 No national scheme can match the EU’s ability to unite the brightest minds across borders. To lead in 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, we must invest in what makes Europe competitive: 𝗰𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 🔗 𝘑𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘍𝘗10! 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 👉 https://lnkd.in/eA5URWA2 #R&I #UniversitiesForEurope #Competitiveness #FP10 🇦🇹 Universität Wien 🇧🇪 Universiteit Gent, Université catholique de Louvain 🇩🇰 Aarhus University 🇪🇪 University of Tartu 🇫🇷 Université Paris Cité, Université PSL 🇩🇪 Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen 🇮🇹 Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna 🇳🇱 Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Radboud University 🇳🇴 Universitetet i Oslo (UiO) 🇵🇱 Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie 🇷🇴 Universitatea „Babeș-Bolyai” din Cluj-Napoca 🇸🇮 University of Ljubljana 🇪🇸 Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Barcelona 🇸🇪 Uppsala University 🇨🇭 Universität Bern 🇬🇧 University of Glasgow, King's College London, University of Warwick

📢 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀: 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀? The Guild welcomes the 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 strategy’s ambition to boost education and skills development. We support its vision to invest in people’s competencies beyond immediate labor market needs. But ambition must be matched with 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 💫 Universities play a key role in equipping students and researchers, driving job creation, and ensuring a 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲. To succeed, we must: ✅ Strengthen Erasmus Plus and Marie Curie Alumni Association to support global talent. ✅ Empower universities with 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 and 𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. ✅ Expand skills strategies 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵, fostering creativity and critical thinking. 💪 The Union of Skills must reinforce the 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮. Let’s turn vision into action. 👀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 👉 https://lnkd.in/de4imdBa EU Employment & Skills #UnionOfSkills #HigherEducation #SkillsForInnovation #FutureofEducation

📢 Aurora signs Open Letter to EU leadership calling for a strong European Research & Innovation (R&I) policy and FP10. As co-signatory of the Open Letter, we strongly support and emphasise the critical role of scientific excellence in Europe’s future competitiveness and call for increased investments in FP10. Main points in this Open Letter include: 👉🏼 Strengthening Europe’s capacity in complex technologies, health and life sciences, advanced materials, and democratic resilience through sustained research funding 👉🏼 Maintaining the excellence principle at the core of FP10, ensuring the integrity of the programme and fostering groundbreaking ideas 👉🏼 Expanding and safeguarding key research funding mechanisms such as the European Research Council (ERC) and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) while reinforcing the autonomy of their governance structures 👉🏼 Supporting an autonomous EIC - European Innovation Council (EIC) to help translate breakthrough knowledge into innovation and valorisation 👉🏼 Enhancing international collaboration and science diplomacy, leveraging partnerships with closely associated countries and global allies to strengthen Europe’s research ecosystem 👉🏼 To achieve this, a substantially increased and ring-fenced budget for FP10 to support scientific excellence and societal advancement is needed. Led by the League of European Research Universities (LERU) and The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities, this Open Letter is signed by more than 100 Presidents of European universities, and over 20 networks, and national rectors conferences. Read further 👉🏼 https://lnkd.in/e7HfytVD #EuropeanUniversities #EuropeanResearch #FP10 #Research #Innovation

Open letter in support of FP10 Europe’s University Leaders are gathering to sign an open letter to the heads of the EU’s political institutions in support of a cutting-edge successor to Horizon Europe, a free-standing, excellence-focused and impactful Framework Programme 10 (FP10). The letter initiative was launched by the League of European Research Universities (LERU) and The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities today. The Hochschulrektorenkonferenz (German Rectors’ Conference; HRK) supports the call for a dedicated, robust, and ring-fenced programme that ensures Europe’s leadership in research and innovation. If the EU wants to strengthen Europe’s competitiveness and address its key ambitions (including its green deal objectives and societal challenges), it needs to ensure that FP10 builds on, and supports, the research excellence of Europe’s universities. The statement and further information can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eiwWP5RU This inititiative is supported by German U15, CESAER, Coimbra Group, European University Association, #Hochschulrektorenkonferenz, ASSOCIATIE KU Leuven, Russell Group of Universities, swissuniversities, TU9 – German Universities of Technology, UNICA - Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe and YERUN - Young European Research Universities.

🌍 𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗨𝗠𝗦 𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗘 𝟮.𝟬 🌍 As a member of an 𝗘𝗥𝗔 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 since 2023, The Guild has been engaging with some of the most inspiring collaboration projects and programmes from EU Member States, and promoting value of the Team Europe approach that Universities themselves are taking in the Africa-Europe Clusters of Research Excellence Initiative.   ✨ The Guild is a dedicated supporter of 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 (𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗘), recognising its transformative role to address some of the root causes of the African brain drain, by creating professional opportunities for African researchers to conduct excellent research at African institutions. 🤝 As the initiative prepares to scale up for its second phase (𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗘 𝟮.𝟬), aligning support from different Member States through a 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 (𝗧𝗘𝗜), this meeting presents a key moment to discuss all of our best practices for future collaborations with African partners for mutual prosperity and addressing our shared challenges. 📅 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 19 March 2025  ⏰ 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 14:00 – 17:00  📍 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Brussels At this event, our Secretary General, Jan Palmowski, will contribute to the discussion by presenting the achievements of the 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮-𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗥𝗘 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 so far 𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟱:𝟯𝟬. Africa-Europe CoRE is an initiative designed to strengthen academic and research collaboration between the two continents, aligning with ARISE’s excellence-focused objectives of reinforcing Africa’s R&I landscape. Both initiatives can be complementary in the long term, bringing together academics and institutions from across the continents of Africa and Europe. #ARISE #AfricaEuropeCoRE #TeamEuropeInitiative #R&I #EUMS ©𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 “𝘌𝘜-𝘈𝘜 𝘐𝘈 - 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘗𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢” 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱 - 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴 18 𝘈𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘭 2023

#ResearchMatters: "The European Commission must increase its investment in the entire research and innovation continuum through an ambitious framework programme with a substantially increased and ring-fenced budget“. In line with our long-standing and consistent message to build Europe on the pillars of education, research and innovation, we are pleased to support and share the Open Letter sent today by Linda Doyle, Chair of the League of European Research Universities (LERU) and Anders Hagfeldt, The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities to the Presidents of the EU institutions on R&I funding. Research Matters Campaign https://lnkd.in/e5shcUks

⚡ The foundation of Europe's competitiveness is its scientific excellence. A strong and ambitious Framework Programme 10 with a ring-fenced budget is crucial for innovation, technological sovereignty, and societal progress. We fully support the call for a dedicated, robust, and ring-fenced programme that ensures Europe’s leadership in research and innovation. 📄 Read the full statement here: https://lnkd.in/egVsMYzA 🤝 This is an initiative taken by League of European Research Universities (LERU) and The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities, and supported by #GermanU15, CESAER, Coimbra Group, European University Association, Hochschulrektorenkonferenz, ASSOCIATIE KU Leuven, Russell Group of Universities, swissuniversities, TU9 – German Universities of Technology, UNICA - Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe and YERUN - Young European Research Universities.