LERU Rectors meet in Dublin for autumn Rectors’ Assembly
20.11.2023
On 17 and 18 November 2024, the LERU Rectors’ were invited to Dublin by Dr Linda Doyle, Provost of Trinity College Dublin and Chair of LERU, for their 44th meeting. During these two days, the rectors decided on ETH Zurich’s membership to LERU, discussed LERU’s future strategy and recent European policy and institutional developments, talked about artificial intelligence, and set the tone for papers on the next Framework Programme (FP10) and the 2024 EU elections.
The first day started with welcoming words from Dr Linda Doyle,
whereafter Bart De Moor, professor at KU Leuven, co-coordinator of
Flanders AI Program and chairman of Athumi, gave a presentation on the
potential impact of artificial intelligence on the research, innovation
and education activities of research universities.
Thereafter, the LERU Rectors confirmed ETH Zurich as a new LERU member. Because of this, LERU will expand to 24 members as of 1 January 2024. All LERU Rectors were excited to welcome ETH Zurich, and they look forward to the cooperation. This announcement was followed by a discussion on LERU’s strategy for the next decade.
The second day of the Rectors’ Assembly was devoted to draft papers on the next EU Framework Programme (FP10) and the EU elections in 2024. The meeting ended with LERU Secretary-General Prof. Kurt Deketelaere presenting the most important LERU activities over the past and next six months.
The next LERU Rectors’ Assembly will take place at the University of Milan in May 2024.
