Demands of EUPHE to the European Governments

1. EUPHE requests the European Union and all member states to consider the plurality of public and private higher education as a high value of […]

EUPHE News November 26, 2018

1. EUPHE requests the European Union and all member states to consider the plurality of public and private higher education as a high value of a free and democratic society.

2. EUPHE demands from the European Union and the governments of the member states to respect and protect the diversity, the difference, and the independence of private higher education institutions in their legislation and administration with respect to the freedom of research and teaching.

3. EUPHE demands from the European Union and the member states the safeguarding of fair competition between public and private higher education institutions with respect to legislation, administration, and public funding of higher education.

4. EUPHE requests the European Union to ensure the free movement and establishment of European-based institutions of private higher education in all member states according to the Services Directive 2006/123/EG.

5. EUPHE requests the European Union to ensure that private higher education institutions in all member states may participate unrestrictedly in all its programs for the promotion of higher education for e.g. Erasmus.

Members

Spain

Asociacion Española de Escuelas de Negocios (AEEN)

AEEN is the national Spanish association of private business schools, established in 2008 by 11 schools with the aim of contributing in a collegial manner to the process of management development through professional Master`s programs that enable their students to obtain highly effective business results. Currently, it has 62 member schools with around 63.000 students in 1300 programs and 603.000 alumni

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Portugal

Associação Portuguesa do Ensino Superior Privado (APESP)

APESP is the national Portuguese association of non-state higher education institutions recognized as being of public interest under the terms of the Legal Regime of Higher Education Institutions Currently it has about 60 members with about 74.000 students in.... programs

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Austria

Österreichische Privatuniversitäten Konferenz (ÖPUK)

ÖPUK is the national Austrian conference of private universities. Currently, it has 16 members with around 220 study courses and more than 18.000 students

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Slovenia

Skupnost Samostoijnih Visokošolskih Zavodov (SSVZ)

SSVZ is the national Slovenian association of non-state higher education institutions and is officially recognized by the government as its representative. It currently has 35 members with about ....students in ....programs

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Poland

University of Social Sciences and Humanities (SWPS)

SWPS is one of the leading Polish non-state universities, established in 1996 with currently 5 campuses in major cities of Poland with more than 17.000 students in 35 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs.

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Ireland

The Higher Education Colleges Association (HECA)

HECA is the national Irish association of respected independent, private providers of quality higher-level education. It was established in 1991 and currently has 12 member colleges with 27.000 students in 379 QQI validated programs and around 127.000 alumni

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France

Union Des Grandes Écoles Indépendantes
(UGEI)

UGEI is one of the national French associations of non-state higher education institutions, established in 1993, with 37 member schools, among them 14 business schools, 22 engineering schools and 1 design school with about 81.000 students in ....programs

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France

Union Des Nouvelles Facultés Libres
(UNFL)

UNFL is one of the national French associations of non-state higher education institutions, established in 2004. It currently has 5 members which offer 58 including licences, masters and double degrees.

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Germany

Verband Privater Hochschulen e.V.
(VPH)

VPH is the national German association of non-state higher education institutions, established in 2004. It currently has around 82 members with about 263.000 students in more than 1200 programs.

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