Academic Cooperation Association
Budget
€100 — €0
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
5
1.25 FTE
EU Grants
€175,000
Mission & Goals
The Academic Cooperation Association (ACA) has a double mission. First, it serves as a platform for its members for mutual learning and the exchange of good practice, for joint projects and other joint activities, and for advocating the members’ interests vis-à-vis the European institutions. Second, it is a think tank on issues of internationalisation and innovation in higher educations. In this capacity, ACA is engaged in research into internationalisation of higher education, producing studies and evaluations. ACAs members are national-level organisations which promote and fund internationalisation of higher education. Their activities include the delivery of student and staff mobility programmes (mostly including the Erasmus+ Programme,) the promotion and marketing of their countries’ higher education worldwide, curricular internationalisation, and the provision of policy advice, etc. ACA was created in 1993 as a non-governmental organisation (AISBL/VZW) according to Belgian law.
EU Legislative Interests
European Commission (2022), Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on a European strategy for universities European Commission (2020), Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: A new ERA for Research and Innovation Council of the European Union (2021), Council conclusions on the European Universities initiative - Bridging higher education, research, innovation and society: Paving the way for a new dimension in European higher education European Commission (2018( Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing 'Erasmus': the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013, COM/2018/367 final - 2018/0191 (COD) European Commission (2017b), Communication on a renewed EU agenda for higher education {SWD(2017) 164 final}, COM(2017) 247 final, Brussels, European Commission (2016a), Commission staff working document. Analytical underpinning for a New Skills Agenda for Europe {COM(2016) 381 final}, SWD(2016) 195 final, Part ¼, Brussels, European Commission (2016c), Communication on a new skills agenda for Europe. Working together to strengthen human capital, employability & competitiveness {SWD(2016) 195 final}, COM(2016) 381 final, Brussels, European Commission (2016d), Communication on Improving & modernising education, COM(2016) 941 final, Brussels, European Commission (2016e), Education & Training Monitor 2016, Brussels, European Parliament (2015a), Implementation of the Bologna process. European Parliament resolution of 28 April 2015 on follow-up on the implementation of the Bologna Process (2015/2039(INI)), P8_TA(2015)0107, Brussels, European Union (2015b), Declaration on promoting citizenship & the common values of freedom, tolerance & non-discrimination through education, Paris, 17 March 2015, Council of the European Union & European Commission (2015), 2015 Joint Report of the Council & the Commission on the implementation of the strategic framework for European cooperation in education & training (ET 2020). New priorities for European cooperation in education & training (2015/C 417/04), Brussels, European Commission (2013a), Communication on European higher education in the world, COM(2013) 499 final, Brussels, European Commission (2013b), Communication on Opening up Education: Innovative teaching & learning for all through new Technologies & Open Educational Resources, COM(2013) 654 final, Brussels, European Commission (2013d), Report by the High level group on the Modernisation of higher education – Improving the quality of teaching & learning in Europe’s higher education institutions, Brussels, European Commission (2012a), Communication on Rethinking Education: Investing in skills for better socio-economic outcomes, COM(2012) 669 final, Strasbourg, European Parliament (2012), Modernising Europe's higher education systems. European Parliament resolution of 20 April 2012 on modernising Europe’s higher education systems (2011/2294(INI)), P7_TA(2012)0139, Brussels,
Communication Activities
ACA conducts four events per year (What's new in Brussels? seminar, ACA Strategic Summit, Stakeholder Engagement Event and a conference with one of the members). More information on the events is available here: https://aca-secretariat.be/events/list-events/ ACA regularly publishes various policy inputs and position papers which can be accessed here: https://aca-secretariat.be/about-us/aca-statements/ ACA also regularly publishes studies on various EU policy aspects and international higher education activities (student and staff mobility, economic impact of mobility, inclusion in internationalisation, European Universities alliances, etc.). ACA's list of publications can be accessed at: https://aca-secretariat.be/publications/list-publication/
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
ACA is a member of the International Association of Universities (IAU).
Organisation Members
ACA full members: 1. Flanders Knowledge Area / VLUHR 2. CMEPIUS 3. The Slovak Academic Information Agency (SAIA) 4. RANNIS 5. Movetia 6. swissuniversities 7. The Österreichischer Austauschdienst GmbH (OeAD) 8. Dům zahraniční spolupráce (DZS) 9. Education and Youth Board of Estonia (HARNO) 10. Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI) 11. Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) 12. Tempus Public Foundation 13. Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-Dir) 14. Campus France 15. The Greek State Scholarships Foundation (IKY) 16. NAWA – Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange 17. The Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes (AMEUP) 18. Uni-Italia 19. Nuffic - The Dutch Organisation for Internationalisation in Education 20. SAAIC - Slovakia 21. Foundation Tempus - Serbia 22. Taith - Wales 23. Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR) 24. Portuguese national agency for Erasmus+ 25. INDIRE ACA associate members: 1. The Institute of International Education (IIE)
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.