EUA Council for Doctoral Education
Community & membership
The EUA Council for Doctoral Education (EUA-CDE) strives to be an inclusive community of academic leaders and professionals. We welcome membership applications from all European universities awarding doctoral degrees and institutions working on issues related to doctoral education and research training. On this page you will find more information on our existing members, hear their experiences and find out how to apply for membership for your own university.
EUA-CDE
Directory
EUA-CDE brings together the largest community of academic leaders and professionals working on doctoral education and research training in Europe.
291 members39 countries
Testimonies
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Martina Sušánková
University of Economics in Prague, Czech Republic
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Melita Kovačević
University of Zagreb in Croatia
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Denis Billotte
Conference of Western Switzerland’s Universities (CUSO) in Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Become a member
To apply for EUA-CDE membership or ask for more information, please
e-mail: info@eua-cde.org
Categories
Individual full members are higher education institutions that are either full members of EUA or universities that award doctoral degrees. EUA’s national rectors’ conference members may also apply for this category.
Collective associate members are established European networks of higher education institutions with an elected chairperson and their own secretariat. As a minimum, their members must comprise institutions from at least nine different European countries.
Affiliates are organisations concerned with specific thematic or disciplinary issues related to doctoral education and research training.
Membership fees 2025*
The annual membership fees for EUA-CDE change each year in line with inflation. As of January 2025, the following fees apply:
| Type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Full membership for EUA members | € 1,480 |
| Full membership for non-EUA members ** | € 4,838 |
| Collective associate membership | € 1,480 |
| Affiliates | € 1,480 |
* The annual membership fees for EUA-CDE change each year in line with inflation
**Also applies to the special situation of French COMUE involving several EUA members