Overview
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Oct 2020 - Sep 2021
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
6 Fte (6)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
10
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engineering Education and Research (CESAER)
EU Transparency Register
484959115993-15 First registered on 10 Feb 2015
Goals / Remit
CESAER is an international association of leading specialised and comprehensive universities with a strong science and technology profile. Our aims are to: advocate Members´ interests by aiding policymakers and funders shaping European strategies, policies and programmes for research, education, innovation and university leadership; learn from each other by sharing and spreading intelligence, knowledge and best practice in research, education, innovation and university leadership; safeguard sustainable funding by advocating and shaping sustainable competitive and non-competitive funding streams to our Members from different sources at various levels; lead debate on key issues by advancing reflection and understanding of the roles of science and technology in knowledge societies for a sustainable future; amplify the Members´ and Association’s strengths by supporting Members in displaying their excellence and distinctiveness in Europe and beyond.
Main EU files targeted
Global approach to research, innovation and education; European Research Area; Pact for Research and Innovation in Europe; European Education Area; European Higher Education Area; European innovation ecosystems; EU strategy for universities; European Universities initiative; Competitive funding and European funding programmes for research, education and innovation; Research assessment system; Open Access, etc.
Address
Head Office
Kasteelpark Arenberg 1
LEUVEN 3001 - 2200
BELGIUMEU Office
Kasteelpark Arenberg 1
LEUVEN 3001 - 2200
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
6
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 6 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
6
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 13 May 2022
Name Start date End Date Mr David Bohmert 25 Feb 2020 25 Feb 2021 Ms Indre ANTANAVIČIŪTĖ 26 Sep 2019 01 Aug 2020 Mr Axel Mattias BJÖRNMALM 26 Sep 2019 01 Aug 2020 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
EOSC association
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Oct 2020 - Sep 2021
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Total organisational budget in closed year
624,000€
Major funding types in closed year
Member's contribution
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
- Joint open letter on European Research Area Governance (https://www.cesaer.org/news/stakeholders-representation-vital-in-the-co-creation-and-implementation-of-era-governance-992/)
- Joint statement on Open Access (https://www.cesaer.org/news/all-publishers-must-provide-researchers-with-clarity-and-transparency-on-open-access-920/)
- Joint open letter on approach to achieving a European Research Area (ERA) and the involvement of Research and Innovation (R&I) stakeholders (https://www.cesaer.org/news/an-era-transition-forum-and-pact-for-randi-without-direct-involvement-of-the-universities-in-the-eu-please-try-again-898/)
- Position Go beyond resilience to tackle local and global challenges (https://www.cesaer.org/news/go-beyond-resilience-to-tackle-local-and-global-challenges-879/)
- Online symposium on Advancing European Universities
- Position Seize opportunities for digitalisation in education and training (https://www.cesaer.org/news/seize-opportunities-for-digitalisation-in-education-and-training-728/)
- Open letter with recommendations on effective funding for inter- and transdisciplinary research (https://www.cesaer.org/news/open-letter-with-recommendations-on-effective-funding-for-inter-and-transdisciplinary-research-732/)
- Open letter on EU budget from 2021 to 2027 (https://www.cesaer.org/news/open-letter-eu-budget/)
- Position Towards a truly reinforced European Research Area (https://www.cesaer.org/news/towards-a-truly-reinforced-european-research-area-677/)
- Position Towards a dynamic European Education Area driven by excellence (https://www.cesaer.org/news/towards-a-dynamic-european-education-area-driven-by-excellence-675/) etc.Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
10 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 12 Feb 2024 Location Brussels Subject • next steps for the European Research Area • remainder of Horizon Europe • trajectory towards FP10 DG Research and Innovation Attending - Marc Lemaître (Director-General)
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Date 19 Jul 2021 Location Videoconférence Subject Skills Roundtable on Digital Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Agnieszka Skonieczna (Cabinet member)
- Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
- Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - TIM S.p.A.
- SAP
- IOTA Stiftung
- European Forum of technical and Vocational Education and Training
- Danish Foundation for Entrepreneurship
- fit4internet - Verein zur Steigerung der digitalen Kompetenzen in Österreich
- UNI Europa
- Immutable Insight GmbH
- Capgemini Invent - the Netherlands
- Avast Software s.r.o.
- European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association
- Asociatia Transilvania IT
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Date 16 Mar 2021 Location Videoconference Subject European Bauhaus, Transformation agenda for higher education and Involvement and engagement of university associations in the governance and implementation of the European Research Area and the European Education Area Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)
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Date 16 Mar 2021 Location Videoconference Subject European Bauhaus, Transformation agenda for higher education and Involvement and engagement of university associations in the governance and implementation of the European Research Area and the European Education Area Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Innovation and Youth Attending - Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)
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Date 15 Feb 2019 Location Brussels Subject Higher education Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Jean-Philippe Gammel (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Feb 2019 Location Brussels Subject Horizon Europe Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - Keith Sequeira (Cabinet member)
- Carlos Moedas (Commissioner)
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Date 05 Mar 2018 Location Brussels Subject FP9 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - Carlos Moedas (Commissioner)
- Keith Sequeira (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Feb 2017 Location Brussels Subject Interdisciplinary education and research, the Erasmus+ programme, the EIT and the JRC Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Tibor Navracsics (Commissioner)
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Date 02 Feb 2017 Location Brussels Subject New Skills Agenda for Europe Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Attending - Stefaan Hermans (Cabinet member)
- Julie Fionda (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Feb 2015 Location Brussels Subject European Research Area Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - Carlos Moedas (Commissioner)