The European University Association (EUA) represents more than 800 institutions of
higher education
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The World Bank defines tertiary education as including universities, colleges, and vocational schools ...
in 48 countries, providing them with a forum for cooperation and the exchange of information on higher education and research policies. Members of the Association are European
universities
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involved in teaching and research, national associations of
rectors, and other organisations active in higher education and research.
EUA is the result of a
merger
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between the Association of European Universities and the Confederation of European Union Rectors' Conferences. The merger took place in
Salamanca
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on 31 March 2001.
Membership
The following is a breakdown of EUA membership between EU and other countries:
Some universities in
Kosovo
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are listed as "Individual Full Members" or "Individual Associate Members".
In March 2022, the EUA suspended 12 Russian members following the
2022 address of the Russian Union of Rectors (RUR) supporting the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...
, for being "diametrically opposed to the
Europe
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an values that they committed to when joining EUA".
See also
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Agence universitaire de la Francophonie
The ''Agence universitaire de la Francophonie'' (AUF; ) is a global network of French-speaking higher-education and research institutions. Founded in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1961, as the ''Association des Universités Partiellement ou En ...
(AUF)
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Association of African Universities
The Association of African Universities (AAU) (, ) is a university association of African universities based in Accra, Ghana. With member institutions all around Africa, AAU provides a forum for cooperation and exchange of information on higher ...
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Association of Arab and European Universities (AEUA)
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Association of Commonwealth Universities
The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) is a charitable organization that was established in 1913, and has over 400 member institutions in over 40 countries across the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth.[Association of Pacific Rim Universities
The Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) is a consortium of 62 universities in 18 economies of the Pacific Rim. Formed in 1997,]
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EURODOC
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European Association for International Education
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European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education
The European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA), formerly the European Network for Quality Assurance in Higher Education, was established to represent quality assurance and accreditation
Accreditation is the independent ...
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European Association of Institutions in Higher Education (EURASHE)
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European Students' Union
The European Students' Union (ESU) is the umbrella organisation of 44 national unions of students from 40 countries, representing almost 20 million students. A consultative member of the Bologna Process, ESU is also a full member of the Europe ...
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European University Information Systems
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Independent European Universities
Notes and references
External links
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College and university associations and consortia in Europe
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