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COIMBRA GROUP

Acronym: CG

General Information

Identification Code: 361887338852-62
Website: [object Object]
Entity Form: ASBL
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 7/6/2020
Last Update: 5/3/2024
EP Accredited Number: 2

Mission & Interests

Goals: Founded in 1985 and formally constituted by Charter in 1987, the Coimbra Group is an association of long-established European comprehensive, multidisciplinary universities of high international standard committed to creating special academic and cultural ties to promote, for the benefit of its members, internationalisation, academic collaboration, excellence in learning and research, and service to society. It is also the purpose of the Group to influence European education and research policies and to develop best practice through the mutual exchange of experience.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
  • Budget
  • Culture and media
  • Digital economy and society
  • Education and training
  • Employment and social affairs
  • Enlargement
  • European neighbourhood policy
  • External relations
  • Humanitarian aid and civil protection
  • International co-operation and development
  • Migration and asylum
  • Regional policy
  • Research and innovation
  • Youth
Levels of Interest:
  • european
  • global

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: * Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 of 17 December 2020 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 * Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Erasmus+: the Union Programme for education and training, youth and sport and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 * Regulation (EU) 2021/695 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1290/2013 and (EU) No 1291/2013 * Communication from the Commission on Achieving the European Education Area by 2025 (COM(2020) 625 final) * Communication from the Commission on A new ERA for Research and Innovation (COM/2020/628 final) * Communication from the Commission Digital Education Action Plan 2021-2027 Resetting education and training for the digital age (COM/2020/624 final) * Communication from the Commission on the Global Approach to Research and Innovation - Europe's strategy for international cooperation in a changing world (COM(2021) 252 final) * Communication from the Commission on a European Strategy for Universities (COM(2022) 16 final) * Council Recommendation on the Quality Framework for Traineeships * Digital Services Act (DSA)
Communication Activities: Annual high-level policy seminars alternatively on higher education and on research issues (e.g. in November 2023 in Brussels, "Achieving excellence at Universities: What does it mean in times of multiple crises?" / in November 2022 in Uppsala University, Sweden, "From learning spaces to learning environments"). Coimbra Group Policy statements (see https://www.coimbra-group.eu/category/policy-papers) - Position Paper “Past, present, and future of the European Research & Innovation Framework programmes 2014-2027” (2023) - Joint Call for Action Towards an Africa-EU Science, Technology, and Innovation Programme (2023) - Joint Statement Paper on the Model Grant Agreement’s Intellectual Property Provisions of the European Innovation Council under Horizon Europe (2022) - Second Coimbra Group Executive Board Statement on Ukraine (2022) - Call for Peace and Democracy (2022) - Statement on the Rolling out of the European Universities Initiative after the pilot phase - Statement on UK’s withdrawal from the Erasmus+ programme (2021) Joint Open letters/Statements with other signatories addressed to the European Commission (see https://www.coimbra-group.eu/category/news) - Joint Statement on the Model Grant Agreement’s Intellectual Property Provisions of the European Innovation Council under Horizon Europe - Joint statement on the exemption of education and research sector from EU Digital Services Act (2022) - Adapting Erasmus+ to support Ukrainian students and staff (2022) - Stick to Science campaign (2022) - Joint Statement for UK Association to Horizon Europe (2021) - Joint letter for the inclusion of R&I stakeholders in the co-creation and implementation of the European Research Area (ERA) governance system (2021) - Jena Declaration on Sustainability (2021) - Open letter on the Participation of Switzerland under Horizon Europe (2021) - Joint Statement for UK Association to Horizon Europe (2021) - Open letter on ERA governance (2021) Coimbra Group Policy papers (see https://www.coimbra-group.eu/category/policy-papers): - Universities’ response to the Covid-19 crisis: What have we learnt so far? (2021) - Opinion piece on 'The essential role of networks in the development of the European Universities Initiative' (in the TH&MA Journal for Higher Education and Management volume 2021.4) - Key takeaway messages from discussions between Coimbra Group task group on post-Brexit UK-EU exchange & relevant stakeholders (2021) - Career services in times of Covid-19: Challenges, Responses and Best Practices (2021) Monthly newsletter with policy-focused editorials authored by the Rector of a Coimbra Group University and specific section on the European Universities initiative - sent out to over 3 500 subscribers worldwide (see https://www.coimbra-group.eu/subscribe-newsletter)
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Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: Egmontstraat 11, rue d'Egmont
Post Code: 1000
City: BRUXELLES
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office

Address: Egmontstraat 11, rue d'Egmont
Post Code: 1000
City: BRUXELLES
Country: BELGIUM
Phone: [object Object]

Financial Data

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Complementary Information: 99% of Coimbra Group sources of funding in the 2023 closed accounts are coming from the annual membership fees.

Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 1
Members75 Percent: 1
Members: 4
Members F T E: 3.25
Info Members: 2 Policy and Advocacy Officers: 100% (1 currently under recruitment) 1 Policy and Communication Officer: 50% 1 Office Director: 75%

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: 1. Aarhus Universitet, Denmark 2. Universitat de Barcelona, Spain 3. Universitetet i Bergen, Norway 4. Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Italy 5. University of Bristol, United Kingdom 6. Eötvös Loránd University Budapest, Hungary 7. Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal 8. Trinity College Dublin, Ireland 9. Durham University, United Kingdom 10. University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom 11. National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland 12. Université de Genève, Switzerland 13. Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany 14. Universidad de Granada, Spain 15. Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Austria 16. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands 17. Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany 18. Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iaşi, Romania 19. Istanbul University, Turkey 20. Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany 21. Universität zu Köln, Germany 22. Uniwersytet Jagiellónski Kraków, Poland 23. Universiteit Leiden, The Netherlands 24. KU Leuven, Belgium 25. Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium 26. Université de Montpellier, France 27. Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3, France 28. Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy 29. Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy 30. Université de Poitiers, France 31. Charles University (Prague), Czech Republic 32. Universidad de Salamanca, Spain 33. Università degli Studi di Siena, Italy 34. University of Tartu, Estonia 35. Turun yliopisto, Turku, Finland 36. Uppsala universitet, Sweden 37. Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands 38. Vilnius University, Lithuania 39. Julius-Maximilian-Universität Würzburg, Germany 40. Åbo Akademi University, Finland https://www.coimbra-group.eu/mission-statement/list-of-members/
Organisation Members: Coimbra Group is not member of any other organisation. Coimbra Group partners punctually with other university umbrella organisations such as the European Universities Association.