History, about and annual reports

CESAER is the strong and united voice of universities of science and technology in Europe.

We:

• Were founded in 1990 as not-for-profit association under Belgian law (AISBL);
• Are hosted by KU Leuven on its science and technology campus;
• Unite 58 leading research-intensive specialised and comprehensive universities of science and technology from 28 countries in Europe and beyond;
• Are an acknowledged stakeholder organisation for the European Research Area (ERA), the European Education Area (EEA) and the European Strategy for Universities;
• Were part of the Open Science Policy Platform (2016 to 2020);
• Are recognised as one of the twelve ‘Key European Stakeholders for Research Policy’ by the European Parliament and its research service (e.g., see page 3);
• Are recognised as one of the twelve 'Main representative organisations' by the European Commission and the European Research Council (e.g. see page 3);
• Are part of the core group on research assessment following an invitation from the European Commission;
• Are part of the ESFRI Stakeholder Forum through our ESFRI Envoy;
• Are invited contributor and registered stakeholder organisation for the ERA Forum introduced by the Council of the EU;
• Are a founding member of the EOSC association and successfully nominated its first President.

For more information, please consult our Articles of Association (Dutch version), Internal Regulations and annual reports (below).

The name 'CESAER'

The association is incorporated as a Belgian international non-profit association (internationale vereniging zonder winstoogmerk - IVZW, or association internationale sans but lucrative - AISBL - meaning ‘international non-profit association’) under the name of the 'Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engineering Education and Research' - in short 'CESAER'.

Today, normally only the short form CESAER is used.

The short form can be elaborated, when needed, as 'CESAER - the strong and united voice of universities of science and technology in Europe', for example in contexts where the short form CESAER is not well known.

Annual Reports

• Annual Report 2022 - Continuity and transition
• Annual Report 2021 - Shape knowledge societies in Europe and beyond for a sustainable future
• Annual Report 2020 - Building resilience
• Annual Report 2019 - Building the strong and united voice of universities of science and technology in Europe
• Annual Report 2018 - In motion

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