"Research driven by curiosity - rather than by pre-defined agendas - is one of the strongest safeguards of academic freedom and democratic resilience."
ERC President Maria Leptin’s speech on #AcademicFreedom under threat couldn’t be more topical.
Speech:
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Benvenuti a Bologna!
This week, @unibo.bsky.social Università di Bologna hosts the #CoimbraGroup2025 Annual Conference & General Assembly, celebrating #CG40Years 🎉.
👉"Universities and Cities Shaping a Sustainable Future” gathers almost 300 representatives from all our member universities
🎥 Digital Time Capsule – #CG40Years
Inge Knudsen, who led the Coimbra Group Office for 14 years, shares reflections on the power of long-term academic cooperation and what makes this network unique.
🎞️ Watch full video: youtu.be/Rv6hn-gx1Yw
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🌎 The Coimbra Group Latin America WG met to advance EU–LAC cooperation. Key focus: implementing the #DurhamDeclaration & boosting the CG - @clacso.bsky.social partnership.
Also on the agenda:
📘 Why Latin America Matters Vol. 2
💶 Funding for joint projects
🎉 #CoimbraGroup2025 in Bologna
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🎉 Digital Time Capsule kicks off with Oisín McCormack, first winner of the #CoimbraGroup #3MT competition, back in 2017!
🧠 He reflects on how impactful the 3-minute thesis challenge was for him.
🎥 See full video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9VU...
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✨ 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗡 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗡𝗢𝗪 - 𝟰𝟬 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝗧𝗶𝗼𝗻✨
Behind every milestone, project & collaboration, there is a dedicated team at our Brussels Office!🎓🏛️
Huge thanks to all those who’ve made this journey possible, including interns & member universities! 🙌
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🚨 Coimbra Group Newsletter!
🌍 Focus on #DurhamDeclaration on Climate & Sustainability, launched at the #CGClimateSymposium🌿
🔜 More on #CoimbraGroup2025 Annual Conf in Bologna #CG40Years
Plus: ✅ AI webinar ✅ Advocacy for EU R&I funding ✅ Summer schools & more!
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2nd day at Durham #CGClimateSymposium starts with what universities can do as partners, with institutional practices & strategies showcased by the universities of Geneva, Bologna, Turku, Bristol & Poitiers together with local municipality - the power of universities acting collectively
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🌍 Inspiring Day 1 at #CGClimateSymposium! From Tony Juniper’s keynote to panels on research, funding & student engagement, Coimbra Group unis showcased their role as educators, investors and innovators. 🌱
Up next: the Durham Declaration. Stay tuned! #CG40Years #DurhamDeclaration #CGClimateSymposium
There is a "short term fixation against a long term problem" & the Coimbra Group is in a powerful position to contribute to a transformative change for climate, nature, planetary health & society. Keynote address by @tonyjuniper.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social
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Amazing day @durham-university.bsky.social! Intense meetings of Executive Board & Rectors' Advisory Board on recent developments, ahead of #CGClimateSymposium starting tomorrow.
👉Looking forward to reinforcing collective commitment to sustainability and climate action!
#DurhamDeclaration #CG40Years
Thanks to Magda De Carli @ec.europa.eu for insights on the developments towards a European #Research Area Act in 2026 & constructive exchange of views with Coimbra Group Executive Board and Rectors' Advisory Group, together in Durham for tomorrow's #CGClimateSymposium.
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✨ THEN & NOW: Coimbra Group & Latin America 🎓🌎
Since 1988, we've built strong ties through Circulos Europeos, TEMPUS, ALFA & scholarships, fostering mobility & #cooperation with Latin America and new partnerships for #research & #innovation.
📚 #CG40Years of impact!
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🎉 Celebrating 40 years with a fresh look! 🎉
2025 marks 40 years of the Coimbra Group, and we’re unveiling a special anniversary logo! While our 1992 logo remains timeless, this new emblem honors our legacy & future.
Here’s to 40 years of excellence! 🚀
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June 2016 - Alain Claeys, Mayor of Poitiers, Yves Jean, Rector of the University of Poitiers, and Dorothy Kelly, then Chair of the Coimbra Group Executive Board, came together for the first signature of the historic Poitiers Declaration.
✨ THEN & NOW: 40 Years of Innovation
In 2016, the Poitiers Declaration laid the foundation for partnerships between Coimbra Group Universities & their cities.
Today, almost all members signed it, fueling impactful initiatives for innovation, growth & cooperation.
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✨Then & Now: 40 Years of Innovation in Higher Education✨
From 1988 General Assembly in Galway & Dublin, where we championed #Erasmus, to vibrant 2024 gathering in Turku/Åbo
In 2025 the CG continues to shape the future of #highered. Here's to the next 40 years! 🎓
#CG40Years #ThisIsTheCoimbraGroup
🚀 CG Newsletter is out! Highlights:
🎓 Echoes from EU Degree Workshop
🏛 Annual Conference in Bologna marks #CG40Years
📚 Scholarships for young #Researchers
🌱 Student game on #Sustainability & #Innovation
💡 Insights on EU's #UnionOfSkills
🎓 Interdisciplinary #FP10
🔗 READ HERE: tinyurl.com/4s7akzey
📜It was the 80's: there was no internet, no €uros, no smartphones, & the #Erasmus Programme didn't exist. #UCLouvain’s IRO was celebrating its 20th & decided to invite other universities…
That’s how the Coimbra Group started its 40 Years of Innovation! We'll celebrate it through 2025!🎉
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