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Feb. 2025 </span> </div> </li> <li class="item-4 item-last" data-categories="type:structured-article"> <div class="vrtx-list-item-content"> <a class="item-title" href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/blog/trumps-return-demands-unity-investment-and-clarity-of-purpose.html">Trump’s return demands unity, investment and clarity of purpose</a> <span class="published-date"> 20. 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How can we ensure that universities equip graduates with the skills they need for the future? Through the work of our Education Leads group and publications, we aim to provide a space for dialogue and debate for the sector and feed into ongoing consultations.</p> <h3><a href="https://www.the-guild.eu/portfolios/the-guild-s-recommendations-for-horizon-europe-2025.html">The Guild's recommendations for Horizon Europe's past, present and future</a></h3> <p>The Guild provides insights into how Horizon Europe and its successor can best serve the needs of the European scientific community and address society's most pressing challenges.</p> <h3><a href="https://www.the-guild.eu/portfolios/the-uk-and-swiss-association-to-horizon-europe-2025.html">UK and Swiss association to Horizon Europe</a></h3> <p>Since its foundation, The Guild has been actively advocating for scientific collaboration across borders. It is imperative for the success of Horizon Europe, and for European science as a whole, that the UK and Switzerland can contribute fully to the programme.</p> </div> <div class="vrtx-more"> <span><a href="https://www.the-guild.eu/thematic-priorities">See all portfolios</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-container"> <div class="vrtx-frontpage-row row"> <div class="vrtx-frontpage-box vrtx-header-false vrtx-more-false box-special dark" id="vrtx-main-content-7"> <div class="vrtx-box-content"> <h2>Africa-Europe Clusters of Research Excellence</h2> <p>African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) and The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities launched twenty-one Africa – Europe Clusters of Research Excellence (CoRE) in the Summer of 2023 to address societal and scientific challenges framed by the AU-EU Innovation Agenda.</p> <p><a class="read-more" href="/africa-europe-core/">More about Africa-Europe CoRE</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-container"> <div class="vrtx-frontpage-row row"> <div class="vrtx-frontpage-box vrtx-header-false vrtx-more-false link-special" id="vrtx-main-content-8"> <div class="vrtx-box-content"> <p><a href="/mailing-list.html">Sign up to our newsletter</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </main> </div>  <nav id="global-sub-menu" aria-label="Sub menu"> <div class="inner"> <div class="vrtx-subfolder-menu vrtx-subfolder-menu-sets-1"> <ul class="resultset-1"> <li> <a href="https://www.the-guild.eu/about/">About</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.the-guild.eu/news-and-blog/">News & Blog</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.the-guild.eu/publications/">Publications</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.the-guild.eu/thematic-priorities/">Thematic Priorities</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.the-guild.eu/events/">Events</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.the-guild.eu/africa-europe-core/">Africa-Europe CoRE</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.the-guild.eu/contact/">Contact</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav>  <footer id="footer-wrapper" class="grid-container"> <div id="footers" class="row"> <div class="footer-content"> <div class="col-1-3 adr"> <div class="content"> <h2 class="menu-label">Postal address</h2> <span class="street-address">The Guild of European<br />Research-Intensive Universities</span><br /> <span class="street-address">Rue du Trône 98<br /></span> <span class="postal-code">B - 1050 Brussels</span><br /> <span class="country-name">Belgium</span> </div> </div> <div class="col-1-3 adr"> <div class="content"> <h2 class="menu-label">Contact</h2> <span class="tel">+32 (0)2 2740 500</span> <p>Email: <a href="mailto:office@the-guild.eu">office@the-guild.eu</a></p> <span><a class"newsletter" href="/mailing-list.html">Sign up to our newsletter</a></span> <div class="vrtx-social-components"> <a class="linkedin" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-guild-eu/" alt="LinkedIn">Li</a> <a class="bluesky" href="https://bsky.app/profile/guildeu.bsky.social" alt="Bluesky">Bs</a> <a class="youtube" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwepkAoITV-UAyNm2DqST5A" alt="Youtube">yt</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="policy"> <ul> <li><a href="/about/privacy/">Privacy Policy</a></li> <li><a href="/about/cookie/">Cookie Policy</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="responsible-login"> <div class="content"> <span class="menu-label">Responsible for this page</span> <p> <a href="mailto:office@the-guild.eu">The Guild</a> </p> <div class="vrtx-login-manage-component"> <a href="https://www.the-guild.eu/index.html?authTarget" class="vrtx-login-manage-link" rel="nofollow"> Log in </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </footer> <script type="module" src='/vrtx/dist/resources/x1/js/local.js'></script> </body> </html>

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