"[…] What was a little bit surprising was how different the definitions of sustainability are. And especially if you think about, those nations and those societies which treat sustainability as something very important for the culture in practice, it can vary a lot."
What does a university class on sustainability look like and who is sitting in it?
🎙️ In this episode of the Sustainability Spaces EUA podcast, Thomas Ekman Jørgensen visits a 17th-century palace in Kraków, now home to Uniwersytet Jagielloński . Here, he finds two lawyers reinventing how a university teaches sustainability across borders.
👩⚖️ Lena Helińska chose law because reality is complex and law is always about reality. 🌊 Piotr Szwedo spent years teaching international water law, until he realised that behind every legal norm there is a human problem that no legal text alone can solve. Today they are co-building BASUS – the Una Europa alliance’s Joint Bachelor’s in Sustainability across 11 European universities.
🎧 Listen to episode 2: 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and RSS at https://bit.ly/m/EUApodcast
European University Association
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It represents universities and national rectors’ conferences in 48 European countries, as well as affiliated organisations and networks based both in and beyond Europe. The European University Association (EUA) represents and supports more than 850 higher education institutions in 49 countries. Members of the Association are European universities involved in teaching and research, national associa
07/08/2026
What does EUA do?
🏛️ Since its founding in 2001, the European University Association has supported university communities across the European Higher Education Area, enabling them to contribute to science, society and European competitiveness, while also influencing debate and shaping public policy for the benefit of our members.
To achieve this, we work to:
• shape policy discourse in the interest of universities, aiming to impact decisions on public investment in the sector and the regulatory framework in which our members operate;
• promote appreciation of universities’ individual and collective contributions in society, representing the sector as a consistent, thoughtful and trusted voice;
• establish and support communities across universities by cultivating a spirit of openness and collegiality and connecting university leaders and professionals from across Europe;
• understand universities’ local and national contexts to bridge the gap between members’ priorities and European policy.
📖 Learn more about EUA’s vision of strong universities for Europe and mission to support its members in excelling in service to society. EUA Strategic Plan https://bit.ly/4vAK8GG
06/08/2026
"Women are more likely to feel guilty about taking on a full-time job and leaving their children to daycare or babysitters. They are perhaps more likely to feel guilty about traveling for work, leaving children behind at home. I remember that throughout my entire career, feelings of guilt always accompanied me at work – for not being at home with my son. It is important to change mindsets and social environments so that women do not have to continuously carry this kind of guilt when pursuing their careers while simultaneously being mothers and carers."
On the occasion of the United Nations' International Day of Women and Girls in Science ( ) earlier this year, EUA spoke with Professor Agnieszka Wykowska of ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA about her journey into science and the experiences that have shaped her career.
From an early search for the right questions to pursue, through pivotal turning points and moments of uncertainty, her story offers valuable reflections on what it takes to build a life in research, especially as a woman.
As part of our Best of EUA Expert Voices series, we're bringing this widely read article back into the spotlight.
Read the full article at https://bit.ly/4s1gf0n
European Research Council
One of our top-performing publications of 2026 so far, revisited.
This briefing analyses survey evidence and develops a conceptual framework that can support a structured and strategic discussion about the future of European Universities alliances. 📄
It puts forward a comprehensive model for the financial sustainability of alliances, building on EUA’s broader work on funding principles, leadership, governance and institutional transformation. 🏛️ This framework highlights institutional purpose and added value as the foundation of sustainable cooperation. It also identifies four key pillars that shape the financial and organisational viability of alliances:
💰 A clear understanding of the full costs,
⚙️ Efficiency and effectiveness
↔️ Income diversification, and
🧭 Leadership and governance.
Moreover, as the financial sustainability of alliances cannot be understood in isolation from the structural conditions of higher education funding in Europe, this briefing situates European Universities alliances within the wider public funding landscape – for a more structured reflection on how responsibilities should be shared across national and European levels. 🌐
🔗 Read the briefing at https://bit.ly/3MJh7Yk
04/08/2026
Green rankings have had a real positive impact on universities, but a major agency’s recent change in model may signal a worrying shift towards further commercialisation, writes Dr. Sarah Spiegel, Head of Project for International Rankings at the German Rectors' Conference (Hochschulrektorenkonferenz - HRK)
We are revisiting an Expert Voices contribution that sparked particularly strong interest among readers.
Read Sarah's article at https://bit.ly/3MXG6XW
As much as 20% of the population is estimated to be neurodivergent – a community described by a range of terms such as autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), dyslexia, dyscalculia and dyspraxia. We all benefit when everyone can contribute to solving our wicked global challenges, regardless of their location on the cognitive continuum. However, our current university system is not systematically meeting the needs of our neurodivergent community. Providing tailored education in line with diverse needs can change this. In particular, artificial intelligence (AI) may help universities to foster more inclusive education to all learners.
This article by Monique Mackenzie (University of St Andrews) and Elliott Spaeth (Advance HE), highlights artificial intelligence’s potential for education that serves all learners. We are re-sharing it based on the strong interest and engagement it continues to generate across our community.
Read the article in full at https://bit.ly/3IhObEe
"You have to be mindful of the constraints that people have and respect those and try and find win wins. So find ways that we can work together that benefit projects they're already doing as well as sustainability. And I think that's become increasingly the case with, you know, the current geopolitical situation, current economic situation, so-called post-truth politics. Um, it's been really interesting seeing how agendas have slightly changed. And my role is to keep sustainability right front and centre."
🎙️⛰️ In episode 1 of 'Sustainability Spaces' Podcast series, EUA’s Thomas Jørgensen visits the office of Liz Price MBE, Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Sustainability at the Manchester Metropolitan University: a small office in the middle of the campus, a poster of Kilimanjaro on the wall and a role that didn't exist until she made it.
Liz takes us through her path to this role, the university-wide culture, the vision and the unexpected moments that shaped one of the UK's most recognised sustainability programmes in higher education. A conversation about inspiration and what it takes to move an entire institution. 💬
🎧 Listen to episode 1: 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and RSS at https://bit.ly/m/EUApodcast
What does a university class on sustainability look like and who is sitting in it? 🙋
🎙️ In this episode of the Sustainability Spaces EUA podcast, Thomas Ekman Jørgensen visits a 17th-century palace in Kraków, now home to Uniwersytet Jagielloński . Here, he finds two lawyers reinventing how a university teaches sustainability across borders.
👩⚖️ Lena Helińska chose law because reality is complex and law is always about reality. 🌊 Piotr Szwedo spent years teaching international water law, until he realised that behind every legal norm there is a human problem that no legal text alone can solve. Today they are co-building BASUS – the Una Europa alliance’s Joint Bachelor’s in Sustainability across 11 European universities.
🎧 Listen to episode 2: 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and RSS at https://bit.ly/m/EUApodcast
31/07/2026
As EUA approached a quarter of a century in operation, coming up in 2026, a wide range of activities in 2025 continued to fulfil the Association’s four strategic priorities.
Learn about EUA’s work throughout 2025 to pursue effective advocacy, horizon scanning, European solidarity and enhanced performance on behalf of our members.
📖 Read our Annual Report at https://bit.ly/41MDpw0
Female leaders are transforming universities and the future of higher education. 🎓✨
Leadership is not neutral. It shapes institutional cultures, governance practices and strategic choices. When leadership remains narrow in its composition, the range of perspectives informing these processes is equally constrained. This is precisely why ensuring a more balanced representation of women in senior leadership across higher education is so important.
✍️ ✍️ In this article, EUA's Thomas Estermann and Maria Blanco Palencia highlight that representation remains an important benchmark, but its significance goes beyond numbers alone. As EUA’s work on leadership development shows, tackling persistent barriers to diverse leadership is a strategic imperative for Europe’s universities.
Initially published in the context of International Women’s Day 2026, these insights remain a timely reminder that diverse leaders expand the repertoire of approaches available to their institutions, a critical asset in times of accelerated transformation. 🌍
🔗 Read the full article at https://bit.ly/4hyP9eP
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