New EU funding for additional European Universities alliances
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(BRUSSELS) - 14 new European Universities alliances are to receive up to EUR 14.4m each over four years in, the EU Commission announced Friday in its Erasmus+ call for the European Universities initiative.
The initiative provides support to alliances of higher education institutions, of which there are now 64, encompassing more than 560 higher education institutions of all types, across all regions of Europe.
The European Universities alliances are designed to bring together a new generation of Europeans and allow them to study and work in different European countries, in different languages, and across sectors and academic disciplines.
Students can obtain a high-level degree by combining studies in several European countries, contributing to the international attractiveness and competitiveness of Europe's higher education. These alliances also bring innovation to Europe's regions by allowing students to work together with academics, researchers, enterprises, cities, authorities, and civil society organisations.
The 64 alliances span 35 countries, including all EU Member States, as well as Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Montenegro, the Republic of North-Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, and Türkiye. They are solidly anchored in communities and innovation networks, bringing together almost 2200 associated partners ranging from non-governmental organisations to enterprises, cities, local and regional authorities, and higher education institutions from the Bologna Process countries. For example, almost 40 higher education institutions from Ukraine are associated partners.
The 2024 Erasmus+ call for proposals also supports the set-up of a Community of Practice for European Universities, reinforcing peer learning between the alliances and boosting dissemination of reusable results and models within the wider higher education sector.
The 14 new alliances of European Universities and the Community of Practice for European Universities will start their activities in autumn this year.
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