IVANKA POPOVIC ON THE CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS FOR UKRAINE'S HIGHER EDUCATION AMID ONGOING CONFLICT
DRC Honorary President, Ivanka Popovic discusses the remarkable resilience of Ukraine's higher education and research sector amid extreme circumstances on the EUA webpage, highlighting the dedication of its staff. She emphasizes the critical importance of preserving and nurturing this invaluable resource – Ukraine's people – with increased European support for the future of the country.
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New Presidency Elected
Following the elections of the new presidency during the DRC General Assembly on 14 November 2024, we gladly announce the new DRC Presidency for the period 2025-2026.
Beginning with 1 January 2025, Dr. Daniel David, Rector of the Babeş-Bolyai University, takes over the position of DRC President. The role of the new Vice-Presidents will be assumed by Prof. Nermina Hadžigrahić, Rector of the University of Tuzla, and Rector Dr. Stefan Koch, Rector of the Johannes Kepler University Linz.
We would like to congratulate the newly elected Presidency and are looking forward to the cooperation during the upcoming two years. We are confident the members of the new Presidency will continue DRC’s mission to strengthen the ties among its members and through the continuation of various initiatives to further increase DRC‘s presence in the Danube Region and beyond.
DRC ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2024 ON 13-15 NOVEMBER AT THE UNIVERSITY FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION KREMS
The 2024 Annual Meeting of the Danube Rectors' Conference takes place at the University for Continuing Education Krems, Austria, on 13–15 November 2024. The conference will be part of the official calendar of the Austrian Presidency of the European Union Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR). As always you can expect high level discussions, space for young academics as well as the Danubius Awards Ceremony.
Further information can be found here.
DRC Strategic foresight
Less than twenty years from now, can you imagine what our ever-shifting world will look like? Will knowledge, science and research take their rightful place in this world as seekers of truth and understanding? And what role will universities play in this process as research initiators, science bearers and knowledge brokers?
Group of university students, early-stage researchers and young scientists coming from ten countries of the Danube Region conducted a strategic foresight and projected various future scenarios regarding the world of science, university and academia in the region of Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe in the year of 2040.
Find out more about the project here.
Download and read the project report below.
Research power along the Danube
Between its source in the Black Forest and its mouth on the Black Sea, the Danube traverses 2,872 kilometres and shares shores with ten countries. The Danube Rectors' Conference (DRC) is a strong network of almost 70 universities in this region. Our aim is to improve higher education in teaching and research, and the advancement of our member universities by establishing sustainable contacts.
The DRC is Affiliate member of the European University Association (EUA)
News from our network
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