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Freedom of movement is key to Europe’s universitie’s international attractiveness
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...
France Universités, the CDEFM, the Cdefi, and the CGE say no to the National Rally for Universities and Schools
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...
Proposed recommenda-ons for FP10 : A program serving European policies and issues
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...
France Universités strongly condemns all expressions of anti-Semitism
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...
Les Républicains (LR) proposed bill on immigration : a disaster for France’s scientific and academic attractiveness
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...
Government-driven restructuring of Swedish university boards raises serious concern among French universities
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...
France Universités and the Ontario Council on University Research sign a cooperation agreement
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...
60 Years of the Elysée Treaty: HRK and France Universités reaffirm their commitment to Franco-German cooperation
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...
France Universités condemns the ban on women’s access to university in Afghanistan
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...
“Raising awareness of the scientific process among young people is a big step toward strengthening the link between Science and Society”: N. Dompnier
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...
Sexual and gender-based violence: universities will follow through on their commitments
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...
OpinionWay-CPU survey of elected officials and business leaders: a good opinion of universities and high expectations for their academic programs
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...
