European University Association, Belgium. EUA has announced that Michael Murphy of University College Cork has taken office as the Association’s president. Michael was elected by the EUA General Assembly in Paris in April. He succeeds Rolf Tarrach, who has served EUA diligently over the past decade – first in the Council, then as Board member and finally as president since 2015. The EUA president serves a four-year term and presides over the EUA Board. Among Michael’s goals for EUA include: ensuring sufficient European support for research; restoring the parity of respect for learning and teaching; and creating deeply networked universities. Before his election, Michael had been a member of the EUA Board since 2017. He has held a variety of leadership roles including President of University College Cork, Vice-Chancellor of the National University of Ireland and Chair of the Irish Universities Association.