UT VICE RECTOR FOR RESEARCH PROFESSOR AIN HEINARU ELECTED BOARD MEMBER OF COIMBRA GROUP OF RENOWNED RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES
07.06.2005
According to UT Rector Professor Aaviksoo, the election of UT Vice
Rector to the Board of Coimbra Group, a club of long-established
research universities of high international standard, constitutes
important recognition to UT research: "The decision of the heads of 37
of Europe's most influential universities to meet in Tartu in May 2006
is more important to us than a thousand local accreditations. Amongst
other things, this means that UT degrees and diplomas have become
self-explanatory as certificates of quality education."
Over the years, the Group has gained considerable respect in Europe and become an important partner to the European Commission in matters of higher education and research policy.
The idea to found the Group was first tabled in 1985, when representatives of the universities of 12 cities with long traditions of higher education met at Belgium's leading university, the Université catholique de Louvain to discuss developing and strengthening cultural, education and research ties between their institutions.
Membership of the Group includes some of the world's oldest and the most venerable universities: the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge (UK), the University of Lyon (France), the Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium), the University of Barcelona (Spain) and the oldest of them all (established in 1088), the University of Bologna (Italy).
UT is the only university from the Baltics that has been asked to join the Group. UT received the invitation at the end of 2002 and officially became a Member in February 2003.
Liina Jürgen
Senior specialist, UT Public Relations
Additional information: Dr. Virve Vihman, Head of UT Department of International Relations, tel. +372-53-496820
Over the years, the Group has gained considerable respect in Europe and become an important partner to the European Commission in matters of higher education and research policy.
The idea to found the Group was first tabled in 1985, when representatives of the universities of 12 cities with long traditions of higher education met at Belgium's leading university, the Université catholique de Louvain to discuss developing and strengthening cultural, education and research ties between their institutions.
Membership of the Group includes some of the world's oldest and the most venerable universities: the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge (UK), the University of Lyon (France), the Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium), the University of Barcelona (Spain) and the oldest of them all (established in 1088), the University of Bologna (Italy).
UT is the only university from the Baltics that has been asked to join the Group. UT received the invitation at the end of 2002 and officially became a Member in February 2003.
Liina Jürgen
Senior specialist, UT Public Relations
Additional information: Dr. Virve Vihman, Head of UT Department of International Relations, tel. +372-53-496820