Shaping the future: European universities alliances for a competitive Europe

Event date: to

Event location: Hybrid

Event tag

  • Opportunities for researchers
  • EUTOPIA

Five years since the start of the European Universities initiative, the Universities alliances have demonstrated their transformational potential. The alliances are offering a stable framework for unprecedented long-term strategic institutional-level cooperation. As a result, partnering higher education institutions and alliances see an increase in their competitiveness, attractiveness for global talent and increased visibility. During this high-level meeting, participants will reflect on the achievements of the European Universities initiative, address the remaining challenges, and identify the avenues to continue making this initiative a long-term success.

You can follow the event on the future of the European University Federations via this link.

Programme: 

  • 9.30: Opening ceremony
  • 10.00: Testimonials of European Universities representatives and students 
  • 10.30-11.15: panel role of European Universities alliances in transforming the higher education landscape:
    • Marcos Ros Sempere, member of the European Parliament
    • Luminița-Georgeta Popescu, Rector Constantin Brancusi University of Targu Jiu, Romania, ACE2EU European University 
    • Iris Kimizoglu, President of the European Student’s Union
    • Joseph M. Garrell, President of the European University Association
    • Michel Mariton, Vice-President for Economic Development of the Université 
      Paris-Saclay, France, EUGLOH European University, Member of the European Institute of Innovation & Technology Governing Board (EIT)
    • Panel bo moderiral Stefan Olsson (European Comission).
  • 11.45: keynote speech of Enrico Letta, President of the Jacques Delors Institute, former Prime Minister of Italy
  • 12.15-13.00: panel Transformation of the alliances across all their missions
    • Manuel Ripa, member of the European Parliament 
    • Martina Klärle, President Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University, Germany, EU4DUAL European University
    • Raul Ramos, Vice-Rector Universitat de Barcelona, Spain, CHARM-EU European University
    • Rita Dias, President of the Erasmus Student Network
    • Jan-Ingvar Jönsson, President Linkoping University, Sweden, ECIU European University
    • Janis Grevins, Member of the European Institute of Innovation & Technology Governing Board, former Director of Riga Business School at Riga Technical University, Latvia, CEO of The Higher Education and Science Information Technology Shared Service Centre 
    • Moderator: Normunds Popens, European Comission
  • 14.15-17.00: Parallel break-out sessions (livestream for parallel break-out sessions is not available)
  1.  European Universities as power houses for developing the skills for the future
  2. Embarking academic communities at large on the alliance journey
  3. Towards a European degree: how can the alliances support the progress towards a European Degree
  4. Looking beyond the EU: the role of the alliances in attracting global talent and strengthening sustainable partnerships in the Western Balkans, EU Neighbourhood and across the world
  5. Fostering innovation in European Universities: the impact of collaborative ecosystems and the benefit of Europe’s regions. 
  6. Student perspective
  7. Outlook of the future investment pathway for European Universities:
  8. The monitoring framework for the European Universities initiative
  9. Community of practice for alliances:
  10. Session with alliances’ coordinators