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Every Monday, France Universités offers you a free weekly update on university-related news. In addition to news relating to France Universités, our Weekly News Watch features information relating to university networks, training and employment, research...

In 2021, Prof. Virginie Dupont, Vice-President of France Universités (the French Conference of University Presidents), called through an EUA expert voice interview for an urgent reappraisal of the funding model for French universities. « The...

Universities Canada and France Universités are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster strategic collaboration between the universities in both countries on teaching and research. This agreement represents a...

The rectors’ conferences of France – France Universités and CDEFI (the French Engineering School Directors’ Conference), Poland – KRASP, and Germany – HRK, consider European and international cooperation as a cornerstone of the successful work...

The first round results of the early general elections on Sunday, June 30, show a real risk of the Rassemblement National (the extreme right party) winning a large majority in the French National Assembly on...

As the current framework programme, Horizon Europe, enters its 4th year and reaches its midterm, several working groups have been launched by Member States and the European Commission in order to prepare the 10th Framework...

Against the backdrop of growing geopolitical tensions, the European general elections (June 9th 2024) are crucial for the future of the European Union, the preservation of democratic values and the Rule of law. These principles...

France Universités condemns in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks perpetrated at the end of last week by Hamas on Israeli territory against civilians, including students. It condemns with equal vigor the threat to execute...

France Universités and the Conference of Deans of French Schools of Engineering (Conférence des directeurs des écoles françaises d’ingénieurs – CDEFI) have taken note of the bill ‘‘to regain control of immigration, integration and asylum...

France Universités, the National Rectors’ Conference, wishes to expresses its concern about the Swedish government’s unilateral decision to change the procedure for appointing external members to the country’s university boards, reducing their term of office...

On April 23, 2023, in Ottawa, France Universités – which represents the 73 French universities –, and the Ontario Council on University Research, – which brings together 21 Canadian public universities –, signed a cooperation...

During the Disability National Conference…

On the occasion of World Health Day, April 7, 2023, France Universités publishes a report on the state of biomedical research in France and formulates its proposals.
Based on an in-depth bibliometric analysis, the...

On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Elysée Treaty, the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) and France Universités reaffirm their commitment to Franco-German cooperation and their shared commitment to the values...

On December 15, 2022, the members of France Universités…

France Universités condemns in the strongest terms the Taliban’s decision to ban women from university and higher education in Afghanistan, as stated in a letter they sent to all public and private universities in the...

On Thursday, December 15, 2022, the General Assembly of France Universités elected a new board. With 88,57 % of the votes, Guillaume Gellé, President of Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne was elected President of France Universités,...

Within the framework of its “Science and Society” working group, chaired by Virginie Dupont, France Universités will hold a seminar on December 15, 2022, on the role of education in strengthening the links between science...

A calm and respectful environment is key to academic success. Universities know this, and that is why they are implementing tools to fight against all forms of sexual and gender-based violence.
Isabelle Kraus, Isabelle...

94% of elected officials and 85% of business leaders have a good opinion of public universities, according to an OpinionWay survey for the Conference des Présidents d’Université (CPU) on the relationship between elected officials and...