Task Force on establishing a long-term Secretariat

The Task Force on establishing a long-term Secretariat builds on the results and outcomes of the Task Force on the Rules of Procedure to prepare the establishment of a Long-term Secretariat, in particular on the Revised concept note: Longterm EHEA Secretariat (BFUG Brussels 19-20 February 2024) and the document proposed as an Annex to the Communiqué: Long-term EHEA Secretariat. Principles and Roadmap (BFUG Brussels 9-10 April 2024). It supports and facilitates the process of the introduction of the Long-term Secretariat. It further develops the concept, interacts with potential hosts of the Secretariat, and provides the BFUG with relevant information for its decisions.

In its work, the Task Force will follow the Principles for a long-term EHEA Secretariat and the Roadmap, which have been presented at the BFUG Budapest meeting (26-27 September 2024). 

Following the Call for expressions of interest for establishing a long-term Secretariat, launched by the BFUG in February 2025, five BFUG members submitted expressions of interest: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Romania, and Turkiye. At the XCIX BFUG meeting, held online in March 2026, the BFUG decided to go forward with establishing a long-term Secretariat, pending ministerial approval, and to host it in Romania.