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The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities is a network of nineteen research-led universities from 14 EU and non-EU countries across Europe. It was formed in 2016 and is registered as a not-for-profit organization (AISBL) under Belgian law.

Objectives
Based on the Guild’s founding principles, the organisation aims to inform policymakers in Brussels to help ensure that EU policy for research, education and innovation supports scientific advance. The Guild also aims to enhance academic collaboration among its member universities.

Organisation
The General Assembly is the main decisive and deliberative organ of the Guild. It is composed of a voting member from each institution, normally each university’s president. The Board of Directors is responsible for oversight of the Office in Brussels, legal compliance of the Guild, and ensuring that Guild objectives are met. The board is elected by the General Assembly, and current members are Vincent Blondel, Rector of the University of Louvain (Chair), Eva Åkesson, Vice-Chancellor of Uppsala University (Vice-Chair), Anton Muscatelli, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glasgow (Treasurer), and Svein Stølen, Rector of the University of Oslo (Member of the board). The Guild Office in Brussels provides the day-to-day support for the Guild’s activities. The office is led by the Secretary-General (Prof. Jan Palmowski, seconded from the University of Warwick). The Guild is also supported by regular meetings of designated Vice-Presidents (three times per year). Policy recommendations are discussed and suggested by thematic working groups, which consist of experts from member universities.

Members
One of The Guild’s aims is to represent European universities in a geographically balanced way, whilst choosing its members based on research excellence and national and global rankings. The Guild currently has nineteen members:


 * Note: *rank among universities from the respective country in the Times Higher Education world ranking