Universidade de Coimbra
Budget
€284,572,311
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
1
0.1 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
UC’s mission is comprised of three main axes: education, research and knowledge transfer. Through creation, critical analysis, transmission and dissemination of culture, science and technology, and research, teaching and community service, UC contributes to:a) the economic and social development;b) the protection of the environment;c) the promotion of social justice and informed and responsible citizenship;d) the consolidation of knowledge-based sovereignty;e) the public understanding of humanities, arts, science and technology, promoting and organizing actions to support the dissemination of humanistic, artistic, scientific and technological culture;f) the development of dissemination and knowledge transfer activities to society, as well as economic valorisation of scientific knowledge;g) the promotion of the mobility of professors, researchers, students and graduates in the European higher education area and the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries.https://www.uc.pt/planeamento
EU Legislative Interests
• Proposal for a Regulation on harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data (Data Act) • Communication from the Commission on a European strategy for data • Communication from the Commission Shaping Europe’s digital future • Communication from the Commission on a European strategy for universities • Communication from the Commission on the Global Approach to Research and Innovation • Regulation 2021/695 of the European Parliament and the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation • The Council Resolution on a strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training towards the European Education Area and beyond (2021-2030) • European Commission Communication on the New European Bauhaus • European Parliament Resolution on the European Green Deal • The European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers • 2021 report on gender equality in the EU
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
- Partnerships/ international consortia: https://www.uc.pt/en/iru/partnerships-international-consortia/ - Clusters: https://www.uc.pt/en/ucbusiness/network/clusters/ - Private Non-Profit Associations: https://www.uc.pt/en/ucbusiness/network/private-non-profit-associations/ - Collaborative Laboratories: https://www.uc.pt/en/ucbusiness/network/collaborative-laboratories/ - University of Coimbra Public Group: https://www.uc.pt/site/assets/files/1213199/relatorio_gestao_contas_consolidado_uc2024.pdf Section 12.5 of the Consolidated Management and Accounts Report (pages 182-185) contains the list of entities that comprise the UC Public Group. - Research and Development Units and Associated Laboratories: https://www.uc.pt/en/iii/research/r-d-units-and-associate-laboratories/
Organisation Members
not applicable.
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.