Vereniging Universiteiten van Nederland
Budget
€8,721,458
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
6
2.7 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Universities of the Netherlands represents the interests of the 14 Dutch research-intensive universities at national and international level. UNL participates in activities such as seeking international collaborations, negotiating with policymakers, publishing information about the sector and positions, distributing press releases and advocacy in both the Netherlands and the EU.
EU Legislative Interests
All relevant EU research, innovation and education initiatives, notably: Horizon Europe, FP10, Erasmus+, European University Initiative, Digital Europe, EU Higher Education Policy, European Education Area, European Strategy for Universities, European Research Area, EU Research Policy, Open Science, Knowledge Security etc.
Communication Activities
We write position papers about e.g. Horizon/FP10, European Education Area, etc. We respond to relevant EU consultations about topics such as Knowledge Security, the European Education Area, European Research Area, and other topics. We organise events, sometimes together with the Netherlands House of Education and Research (Neth-ER) of which we are a member. We update our members and the wider public on these topics through our website and newsletters.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
Netherlands House for Research and Education (Neth-ER) European University Assocation (EUA) De Kenniscoalitie
Organisation Members
Full members - Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA) - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) - Technische Universiteit Delft (TU/d) - Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TU/e) - Universiteit Twente (UT) - Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (RUG) - Wageningen University and Research (WUR) - Universiteit Leiden (LU) - Maastricht University (UM) - Tilburg University (TiU) - Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam (EUR) - Radboud Universiteit (RU) - Universiteit Utrecht (UU) - Open Universiteit (OU) Associated Member - Universiteit voor Humanistiek (UvH)
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.