University College Dublin (UCD) joins UNA Europa, bringing to 40 the number of UNICA members participating in European alliances

09 May 2022 | From our Members - European Universities

Irish institution University College Dublin (UCD) joined the European University UNA Europa today, representing one more UNICA member integrating the European University Alliances, the EU initiative to build the universities of the future and streghten the European Higher Education area. With this addition, 40 out of the 51 UNICA member Universities are now taking part in European Universities Alliances.

Manifesting a university that is “not a place, but a body of knowledge, ideas, and values, evolving freely beyond borders, mediums and time“, Una Europa aims to draw on the collective strengths of its members to create a truly European inter-university environment, a University of the Future.

About the new endeavour, Professor Mark Rogers, Acting President of UCD, said that “At a time when Ireland seeks to deepen its links with Europe and its institutions this represents a significant intensification of our European cooperation. I look forward to working with our alliance partners to create a European University of the Future.“

Alongside UCD, Universität Zürich (UZH), in Switzerland, has also joined UNA Europa. The two new members join other nine universities in the alliance, which includes UNICA members Freie Universität Berlin (Germany), the University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom), Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain), and the University of Helsinki (Finland).

• Find out more about UNA Europa and discover all the 21 European Universities that UNICA members integrate;
• Read the full article at the UNA Europa website
• The 32nd UNICA General Assembly and Rectors Seminar “Leading universities in times of crisis and change” will be kindly hosted by University College Dublin. Learn more