The Times Higher Education (THE) Eurasia Universities Summit 2025 was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, with the theme “Adaptation and Mitigation in practice: Local and Global Level innovations.” The participants and resource persons of the event included university leaders, policymakers and researchers from across Europe and Asia and a key focus of the Summit was to explore how transnational research can drive social and economic progress.

The event was organized by the THE in partnership with the Ministry of Science and Education and the State Agency for Science and Higher Education of Azerbaijan. This landmark THE summit provided the participants with opportunities for collaboration, networking opportunities, and exchange of knowledge and experience. The event was attended by over 300 participants, and it was rich with informative keynote speeches, interactive panel discussions, and science-policy dialogue.

The key themes of the Summit included the following:

• How collaborative research across Europe and Asia can help tackle global challenges
• The role of higher education in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
• Collaboration and innovation in higher education