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The 32nd General Assembly today elected Rik Van de Walle (Rector of Ghent University) as our new President and five Directors complementing the Board to twelve Directors. It also adopted a position on the future of the European Research Area (ERA).

Leaders representing 86 leading universities of Science and Technology (S&T) from 33 countries on four continents have gathered in Paris to address the challenges of S&T education and training in the 21st century.

An event organised by Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) explored how mission-driven research and innovation (R&I) approaches in Horizon Europe can deliver a sustainable Europe.

Our President Sir Jim McDonald (Principal & Vice Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde) respectfully urges that the title of Commissioner-designate Mariya Gabriel’s portfolio is revised to ‘Research, Innovation, Education and Youth’.

15 university associations presented a call to strengthen the European Union's investment in research and innovation to European Commissioner Carlos Moedas on behalf of over 200 organisations as signatories.

CESAER has conducted an Equality Survey 2018, which collected data on gender equality and diversity at our Member institutions.

We are pleased to announce that the Secretariat has moved to our new office House Jerusalem and held an opening ceremony on 27 August.

Indrė Antanavičiūtė started as our new Advisor for Higher Education at the Secretariat on 1 August 2019.

We are pleased to announce that our future publications will be published using a Creative Commons licence, allowing works to be freely shared and adapted.

Mattias Björnmalm started as our new Advisor for Research & Innovation at the Secretariat in August 2019.