Lobby organisation
League of European Research Universities
Think tank or academic body · Think tanks & research · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, League of European Research Universities appears in 18 declared MEP meetings (8 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.
In their own words
“The League of European Research Universities (LERU) is an association of twenty-four leading research-intensive universities that share the values of high-quality teaching within an environment of internationally competitive research.”
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“Founded in 2002, LERU advocates education through an awareness of the frontiers of human understanding; the creation of new knowledge through basic research, which is the ultimate source of innovation in society; and the promotion of research across a broad front in partnership with industry and society at large. The purpose of the League is to advocate these values, to influence policy in Europe and to develop best practice through mutual exchange of experience. LERU regularly publishes a variety of papers and reports which make high-level policy statements, provide in-depth analyses and make concrete recommendations for policymakers, universities, researchers and other stakeholders […]”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing - the text on file breaks off mid-sentence where marked […].
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 18 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (9 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.
Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.
The MEPs they meet most
The 15 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2026 | Christian Ehler | FP10 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Christian Ehler | FP10 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Christian Ehler | FP10 |
| 29 Jan 2026 | René Repasi | Horizon Europe |
| 1 Dec 2025 | Christian Ehler | FP10 |
| 17 Nov 2025 | Eszter Lakos | Upcoming ERA Act |
| 7 May 2025 | Christian Ehler | FP10 |
| 10 Apr 2025 | Laurence Farreng | Accord de Commerce et de Coopération avec le Royaume-Uni - enseignement supérieur |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Malika Sorel | Alliances universitaires européennes |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Tomislav Sokol | Political priorities |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Laurence Farreng | Réunion des parties prenantes sur le futur des alliances d'Universités européennes |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Fernand Kartheiser | Research Universities |
| 27 Jan 2025 | Christian Ehler | FP10 |
| 17 Sep 2024 | Christian Ehler | European science policy |
| 11 Mar 2024 | Christian Ehler | Science and research policy |
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