Crue recognizes the institutional trajectory of the EUA and its key role in the Digital Transformation in universities – CRUE

2023-11-29 18:34:50

November 29, 2023. Crue Spanish Universities, through its Sectoral Digitalization Commission, has recognized the European Association of Universities (EUA) with the Award for Institutional Trajectory 2023 for his “clear effort to highlight the importance of Digital Transformation in universities, through the creation of the steering committee and the advisory group, in which Crue has participated, as well as the organization of related workshops.” The award was received by Thomas Jorgensen, director of Policy Coordination and Foresight, representing the USA during the Crue Digitalization Commission Conference organized on November 29 at the University of Valladolid.

Since the beginning of 2022, the EUA has worked to strengthen its activities in the area of ​​digitalization of higher education. The association has adopted a holistic approach to the digital transition of universities based on the idea that it involves cultural and institutional changes that will improve university activities and missions with the use of digital technologies. To this end, USA has developed a digital transition work program that is supported by the expertise of a Steering Committee and an Advisory Council.

Crue has collaborated closely with the US in this line of work with his participation in the US Council and the Forum of General Secretaries. In addition, this association is represented by Pedro Ruiz, Executive Secretary of the Sectoral Commission on Digitalization and Vice-Rector of Strategy and Digital University of the University of Murcia, on the US Digital Transformation Advisory Council. In addition, Lluís Alfons Ariño, representative for international affairs of Crue’s Digitalization commission, is part of the US Digital Transformation Steering Committee. This work is essential to align EUA initiatives with the activities of the Crue sector commission and the development of joint lines of work.

Crue shares the US institutional commitment to the Digital Transformation of Higher Education and will continue to collaborate closely on this priority line of work.