EUA Annual Report 2010 - European University Association

FOREWORD: EUA sECrEtAry GEnErAl lEslEy Wilson
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two sections are dedicated to EUA’s policy
work at the European level, and the project
activities underpinning these policies.
Section 3 focuses on two additional
‘à la carte’ membership services: the
Institutional Evaluation Programme and
the Council for Doctoral Education which
benefit hundreds of universities across
Europe. Section 4 of this report is then
devoted to the way EUA communicates
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with its wide membership and an
increasingly diverse range of stakeholders.
The final section gives background on
EUA’s governance structure, membership
development and the 2010 financial
statements. In the Annexes, you will find
details of the most important events, and
the EUA position statements and reports
published during 2010.
Looking ahead to 2020 after 10 years of rapid development
In mid 2010, EUA launched a strategic review to refine, and if necessary redefine EUA’s
strategic objectives. The aim is to articulate a vision and strategy for the next decade that
will make EUA a stronger, more mature, efficient, effective and professional organisation.
It was felt that such a review was necessary to take stock of 10 years of rapid development
of the association, to take account of the major changes taking place in the higher
education sector, inside universities, and in EUA itself, and to be able to fix priorities for
the next decade.
The review will involve different stakeholder groups and a broad consultation of
members. All actions will be completed by mid 2011 and will be discussed with members
at the General Assembly taking place in Aarhus in April 2011.