Statement by the Pact for Coexistence on the Occasion of the Repeated Attacks against Humanitarian Organisations
17 July 2025. The Pact for Coexistence Platform, of which Crue Universidades Españolas is a member together with other institutions and civil society organisations, has issued a statement on the occasion of the World Day for International Justice, in response to the “repeated attacks against humanitarian organisations”: “In view of the intensification of the barbarity …
Spain Reaffirms Its Commitment to Bi-regional Cooperation in Higher Education at the III CELAC–EU Academic and Knowledge Summit
Mexico City, 14 July 2025. Spanish universities, represented by the Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities (CRUE), took an active part in the III CELAC–EU Academic and Knowledge Summit – “Consolidating the Common Area of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation”, held on 10 and 11 July at the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs of the …
Eva Alcón Calls on Universities to Lead the Challenges of the Ibero-American Knowledge Area with an Ethical and Transformative Vision
Lisbon, 26 June 2025. Eva Alcón, President of the Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities (CRUE) and Rector of Universitat Jaume I, called on universities to lead the major challenges of the Ibero-American Knowledge Area with ethical commitment and a transformative vision. She did so on Tuesday during the international conference she delivered within the …
Bilateral Meeting between CRUE and SUHF to Strengthen Spanish–Swedish University Cooperation
Madrid, 17 June 2025. The Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities (CRUE) and the Swedish Association of Higher Education Institutions (SUHF) held a bilateral meeting today with the aim of strengthening cooperation in strategic areas of higher education and research. During the meeting, participants addressed issues such as institutional governance, funding models, sustainability, artificial intelligence, …
CRUE Reaffirms Its Defence of University Autonomy and Expresses Concern over Interference Affecting Harvard
Madrid, 27 May 2025. The Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities (CRUE) expresses its concern over the growing challenges to university autonomy and points to the situation currently facing Harvard University as an illustrative example, following a number of recent decisions adopted by the United States administration. CRUE reiterates that university autonomy is not a …
