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