European Universities
What is the European Universities Initiative?
The European Universities Initiative is one of the flagship programmes of the European Union to build a European Education Area, co-developed by higher education institutions, student organisations, Member States and the European Commission.
European Universities are transnational alliances that will become the universities of the future, promoting European values and identity, and revolutionising the quality and competitiveness of European Higher Education. To achieve this, the Commission is testing different cooperation models for European Universities with two calls for proposals launched in 2019 and 2020 under the Erasmus+ programme. Click to find out more about the results of the pilot calls launched in 2019 and 2020.
2022 ERASMUS+ EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES CALL LAUNCHED!
New higher education institutions have the opportunity to join the existing alliances as full partners
(see topic 1 of the call: “Intensification of prior deep institutional transnational cooperation“)
The deadline for applications submission is 22 March 2022. Learn more!
Discover excellent European universities still available for partnerships!
UNICA members in the European Universities Alliances
39 out of the 51 UNICA member Universities take part in European Universities alliances, which means that 75 per cent of UNICA’s eligible members participate in the initiative. In other terms, 21 out of the 41 existing alliances have at least one UNICA member University as partner.
Recent events
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15 November 2021
IRO Group workshop “European Universities alliances and IROs role”
online
International Relations Officers European Universities -
30 Sep 2021
UNICA Rectors’ Seminar “The Future of the European Universities Alliances”
online
Rectors Seminars European Universities -
30 Nov 2020
European Universities Initiative: Sharing good practices, lessons learned and plans among UNICA Members
European Universities Rectors Seminars -
19 Nov 2020
UNICA General Assembly 2020 & Rectors Seminar
Online
Rectors Seminars General Assemblies European Universities -
23 Jun 2020
Webinar “Innovating HE Pedagogy in Turbulent Times” (University of Bucharest, UNICA, CIVIS)
Online Conference
UNICA EduLAB European Universities -
28 & 29 Nov. 2019
UNICA General Assembly 2019
London, United Kingdom
General Assemblies European Universities -
28 Feb. to 1 March 2019
UNICA Rectors Seminar Shaping the University of the 21st century, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Rectorate Building, Avenida de Séneca 2, Madrid
Rectors Seminars European Universities -
24 & 25 May, 2018
Rectors Seminar: Networking of university networks: synergy of partnership
University of Belgrade
Rectors Seminars European Universities
Latest news
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09 May 2022
University College Dublin (UCD) joins UNA Europa, bringing to 40 the number of UNICA members participating in European alliances
From our Members - European Universities
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23 Mar 2022
National Technical University of Ukraine joins ENHANCE University Alliance as associate partner
European Universities
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10 Feb 2022
European Universities initiative: Swiss Higher Education Institutions are allowed to participate as associated partners
European Universities