General Assembly Agenda – 10 December 2025
CoARA General Assembly
10 December 2025
9:30 – 12:30 CET
Agenda
Zoom Meeting - link to be provided
General Assembly 10 December 2025 Full Agenda:
| Time: | Activity: | Speaker and related documents: |
| 9:30 | Opening of the Meeting and Welcome | Prof. Henk Kummeling,
CoARA Chair |
| 9:35 | Activity Report & updates on the CoARA voluntary sponsorship campaign | Dr. Erzsébet Tóth-Czifra,
CoARA Programme Manger |
| 10:00 | CoARA Steering Board Members Elections (incl. Vice Chair)
**Vote** |
Prof. Henk Kummeling, CoARA Chair
|
| 10:20 | Future update of the CoARA Steering Board Rules of Procedure to take effect in 2026
Updates to the Rules of Procedure to take effect in 2026, ensuring a knowledge transfer period for onboarding new member of the Steering Board, as well as harmonising lengths of documents. **Vote** |
Prof. Henk Kummeling,
CoARA Chair |
| 10:30 | Presentation of the CoARA Toolbox | TBC |
| 10:45 | Break - voting window close | Coffee Break (15 mins) |
| 11:00 | Showcasing Working Groups' outputs | Chaired by:
Dr. Elizabeth Gadd, CoARA Vice Chair |
| 11:20 | Guest presentations: Highlights from CoARA's National Chapters | Chaired by:
Dr. Karen Stroobants, CoARA Vice Chair |
| 11:40 | Guest presentations: Highlights from CoARA Boost Cascade Funding Beneficiaries | Chaired by:
Dr. Elizabeth Gadd, CoARA Vice Chair |
| 12:00 | CoARA's impact in national and European contexts: spotlight on university rankings | Guest presentations |
| 12:20 | Voting results announcement, wrap-up, and conclusions | Prof. Henk Kummeling,
CoARA Chair |