Paul Boyle and Maurizio Tira in the running for next EUA presidency

News Tank Academic - Brussels - News #459362 - Published on 03/11/26 at 11:42
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Paul Boyle, Vice-Chancellor of Swansea University, United Kingdom, and Maurizio Tira, former Rector of the University of Brescia, Italy, are the two candidates for the presidency of the European University Association (EUA) for the 2027-2031 term, the association announced on 02/11/2026.

The EUA Council endorsed both candidacies at its meeting in Brussels on 30/10/2026, on the recommendation of the Nominations Committee, following a call for nominees launched in 2026.

The vote will take place on 15/04/2027 in Ljubljana (Slovenia), during the 30th EUA General Assembly, hosted by the Slovenian Rectors’ Conference ahead of the 2027 EUA Annual Conference.

The President-elect will take office in July 2027 and succeed Josep M. Garrell, former Rector of Ramon Llull University (Spain), President…

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