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{{short description|Association and interest group of universities in Europe}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox organization
|name          = European University Association
|logo          = European University Association logo.svg
|image         = 
|caption       = 
|formation     = {{start date and age|2001}}
|leader_title  = President
|leader_name   = Josep M. Garrell<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eua.eu/about/board.html |title=EUA – Board |website=eua.eu |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref> (Term of office: 2023–2027)
|leader_title2 = Vice-President
|leader_name2  = Paul Boyle
|leader_title3 = Vice-President
|leader_name3  = [[Ivanka Popović]]
|headquarters  = [[Brussels]], Belgium
|website       = {{URL|https://eua.eu}}
}}
The '''European University Association''' ('''EUA''') represents more than 800 institutions of [[higher education]] in 48 countries, providing them with a forum for cooperation and the exchange of information on higher education and research policies.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.eosc.eu/members/european-university-association-eua | title=European University Association (EUA) | website=eosc.eu | publisher=European Open Science Cloud | accessdate=18 April 2022 }}</ref> Members of the Association are European [[university|universities]] involved in teaching and research, national associations of [[Rector (academia)|rectors]], and other organisations active in higher education and research.<ref name="members">{{cite web| url=https://eua.eu/about/member-directory.html | title=Member directory | publisher=European University Association | accessdate=18 April 2022 }}</ref>

EUA is the result of a [[merger]] between the Association of European Universities and the Confederation of European Union Rectors' Conferences. The merger took place in [[Salamanca]] on 31 March 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bildungsserver.de/fisonline.html?FIS_Nummer=2713405 |title=Salamanca Convention 2001 |website=bildungsserver.de |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref>

==Membership==
The following is a breakdown of EUA membership between EU and other countries:{{when|date=April 2022}}<ref name="members" />

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Location
!Members
|-
|{{EU}}
|'''582'''
|-
|{{GBR}}
|60
|-
|{{TUR}}
|57
|-
|{{UKR}}
|27
|-
|{{NOR}}
|17
|-
|{{CHE}}
|17
|-
|{{KAZ}}
|14
|-
|{{RUS}}
|12 – ''suspended''<ref name="universityworldnews" /><ref name="sciencebusiness" /><ref name="timeshighereducation" />
|-
|{{BIH}}
|7
|-
|{{MKD}}
|7
|-
|{{GEO}}
|6
|-
|{{SRB}}
|4
|-
|{{ISL}}
|4
|-
|{{BLR}}
|3
|-
|{{ALB}}
|3
|-
|{{ARM}}
|2
|-
|{{AZE}}
|2
|-
|{{MLD}}
|2
|-
|{{VAT}}
|1
|-
|{{MNE}}
|1
|-
|{{AND}}
|1
|-
|{{LIE}}
|1
|}

Some universities in [[Kosovo]] are listed as "Individual Full Members" or "Individual Associate Members".<ref>{{Cite web |title=The European University Association welcomes ten new members |url=https://sciencebusiness.net/network-updates/european-university-association-welcomes-ten-new-members |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Science{{!}}Business |language=en}}</ref>

In March 2022, the EUA suspended 12 Russian members following the [[2022 address of the Russian Union of Rectors]] (RUR) supporting the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], for being "diametrically opposed to the [[Europe]]an values that they committed to when joining EUA".<ref name="universityworldnews">{{cite news| url=https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20220307194339130 | title=EUA suspends 12 Russian members who back Putin's invasion | first=Brendan | last=O’Malley | work=[[University World News]] | date=7 March 2022 | accessdate=18 April 2022 }}</ref><ref name="sciencebusiness">{{cite news| url=https://sciencebusiness.net/news/european-university-association-suspends-russian-members-over-pro-war-statement | title=European University Association suspends Russian members over pro-war statement | work=Science{{!}}Business | date=7 March 2022 | first=David | last=Matthews | accessdate=18 April 2022 }}</ref><ref name="timeshighereducation">{{cite news| url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/russian-rectors-union-echoes-kremlin-propaganda-ukraine | title=Russian rectors' union echoes Kremlin propaganda on Ukraine: Heads of learned institutions back Putin in the 'most difficult decision in his life' | newspaper=[[Times Higher Education]] | date=7 March 2022 | first=Pola | last=Lem | accessdate=18 April 2022 }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Agence universitaire de la Francophonie]] (AUF)
* [[Association of African Universities]]
* [[Association of Arab and European Universities]] (AEUA)
* [[Association of Commonwealth Universities]]
* [[Association of Pacific Rim Universities]]
* [[EURODOC]]
* [[European Association for International Education]]
* [[European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education]]
* [[EURASHE|European Association of Institutions in Higher Education (EURASHE)]]
* [[European Students' Union]]
* [[European University Information Systems Organization|European University Information Systems]]
* [[European University (disambiguation)|Independent European Universities]]

==Notes and references==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{official website}}
*[https://eua.eu/about/who-we-are.html Mission and activities, Statutes]
*[https://eua.eu/about/member-directory.html List of Member Universities]
*[https://eua.eu/about/board.html Board members]

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