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ECIU is a strong advocate in Brussels for innovative universities. We believe that close collaboration across Europe between cities and regions, businesses, and citizens, coupled with bold educational innovations are essential for our learners, teachers, researchers and society in general.

ECIU works together with European stakeholders, policy makers, politicians and opinion leaders to further develop innovative universities. e.g. in European knowledge programmes, like Erasmus+ and Horizon Europe.

ECIU has an office in Brussels, headed by Olga Wessels, to closely follow-up on all the latest EU programmes and R&I Policy developments. In addition, we also have an expert group on R&I Policy and Programmes' with our institutional experts. Within the network, ECIU members seek joint action towards the European institutions to influence the debate on European funding programmes and policy. Here, ECIU with its specific profile can offer a unique view on the needs for modern and innovative universities.

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April 28, 2021

HOW CAN INNOVATIVE UNIVERSITIES FOSTER A LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP (WITH A COLLECTIVE VISION) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY?

University Staff
EVENT
Register for the ECIU CHEPS Workshop: How can innovative universities foster a long-term relationship for the benefit of the Community? Reflecting on a TEFCE pilot study at an ECIU member university, 28 April 14.00-16.00 (via Zoom).
April 19, 2021

Challenge-Based Learning – Finding solutions to real problems as a learning strategy. A workshop organized by ECIU

EU Affairs
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The University of Trento and other universities discussed the different applications of challenge-based learning as an innovative learning methodology as partners of ECIU University.
April 15, 2021

ECIU University member institutions are in a dialogue with national stakeholders to bring the micro-credentials movement further

EU Affairs
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‍ECIU University member institutions contacted their education ministries and quality assurance to share lessons from the early efforts in piloting with micro-credentials within ECIU University.
March 30, 2021

The new ECIU University Magazine: Skills and competencies for life

University Staff
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This new issue of the ECIU University magazine showcases several activities of ECIU University and the opportunities to engage with the European University.
February 25, 2021

Webinar on the Role of Universities in Innovation and Regional development

Learners
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The ECIU Ph.D. network on the Role of Universities in Innovation and Regional development is having its end webinar on 25 February 2021 from 11.00-13.00.
February 17, 2021

LET’S MAKE A REAL IMPACT: THE SPRING SEMESTER CHALLENGES WERE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED

Learners
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More than a hundred participants met together for the first time last week in an online kick-off event for the ECIU University spring semester challenges.
February 11, 2021

ECIU University challenges: the launch event

Learners
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Over 300 students have signed up for more than 30 ECIU University challenges on offer in this spring semester round. Now it’s time to bring the challenge teams together and confront the real-world questions that affect us all.
January 14, 2021

Students as co-creators: ECIU University launched its Student Agora

Learners
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‍On 14 January 2021, students from the ECIU member universities came together to kick-start the ECIU University Student Agora: an environment where students are at the heart of university not only as learners, but also as active co-creators
March 29, 2021

Kampusareena receives award for the sustainable development of facilities

Business & Society
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The Kampusareena building on the Hervanta campus of the Tampere Universities community has been awarded for its merits in sustainable development.
September 23, 2019

UiS leading a national network for innovation in the public sector

Business & Society
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A new network convenes nearly 150 researchers from all over Norway. The goal is to connect researchers and render visible the innovation efforts in the public sector.
February 14, 2020

Bringing the outside world into education – The very first Society Quest Event

Business & Society
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ECIU University places the challenge-based approach at the centre of its pedagogics, research and innovation. Linköping University, hosted the very first European Society Quest Event yesterday.
April 21, 2020

A new way of working: external societal stakeholders on board

Business & Society
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The ECIU University is not shy in taking a novel approach to its board. Not only board members of all the member universities call the shots, seven so-called external, societal stakeholders also take up a pivotal role on the board.
April 28, 2021

HOW CAN INNOVATIVE UNIVERSITIES FOSTER A LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP (WITH A COLLECTIVE VISION) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY?

University Staff
EVENT
Register for the ECIU CHEPS Workshop: How can innovative universities foster a long-term relationship for the benefit of the Community? Reflecting on a TEFCE pilot study at an ECIU member university, 28 April 14.00-16.00 (via Zoom).
March 30, 2021

The new ECIU University Magazine: Skills and competencies for life

University Staff
EVENT
This new issue of the ECIU University magazine showcases several activities of ECIU University and the opportunities to engage with the European University.
March 5, 2021

BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF TEACHERS FOR CHALLENGE-BASED LEARNING

University Staff
EVENT
On March 5th 25 teachers from 12 universities of the ECIU University network joined the kick-off meeting for building a community of practice.
March 8, 2021

DCU launches free online course about micro-credentials and the changing nature of higher education

University Staff
EVENT
DCU has launched a free online course aimed at educators and employers interested in learning more about micro-credentials and to challenge traditional mindsets of higher education. Designed by DCU in partnership with ECIU University.
March 4, 2021

IEEE TEMS conference „Leading Digital Transformation in Business and Society“

Researchers
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Call for papers: IEE TEMS conference „Leading Digital Transformation in Business and Society“ to be held in Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania, August 24 – 27, 2021.
February 17, 2021

ECIU University – towards a virtual research institute

Researchers
EVENT
On the first week of February, 2021 the new project of the European Union's research and innovation funding program Horizon 2020 (H2020) "ECIU University Research Institute for Smart European Regions" (SMART-ER) was launched.
February 8, 2021

KEY QUESTIONS ON HOW TO DEFINE, DEVELOP AND PROMOTE CITIZEN SCIENCE

Researchers
EVENT
At the ECIU University Citizen Science Consultation event in December 2020, over 80 participants from across the ECIU alliance connected and shared their views on the topic of citizen science.
December 2, 2020

ECIU UNIVERSITY CITIZEN SCIENCE CONSULTATION

Researchers
EVENT
The ECIU University invites you to our online Citizen Science consultation on 2 December 2020, 1.30-3pm Brussels Time.
April 19, 2021

Challenge-Based Learning – Finding solutions to real problems as a learning strategy. A workshop organized by ECIU

EU Affairs
EVENT
The University of Trento and other universities discussed the different applications of challenge-based learning as an innovative learning methodology as partners of ECIU University.
April 15, 2021

ECIU University member institutions are in a dialogue with national stakeholders to bring the micro-credentials movement further

EU Affairs
EVENT
‍ECIU University member institutions contacted their education ministries and quality assurance to share lessons from the early efforts in piloting with micro-credentials within ECIU University.
March 29, 2021

‘We are reinventing ourselves thanks to ECIU’

EU Affairs
EVENT
‍The landscape of higher education is changing. This requires a different kind of university. Victor van der Chijs will stop as president of the ECIU. A retrospective - and an outlook.
March 24, 2021

Màrius Martínez is the new president of the ECIU

EU Affairs
EVENT
Màrius Martínez, Vice Rector for International Relations at the UAB, will take over from Victor van der Chijs (University of Twente), who has been president of the ECIU since 2017
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The ECIU Expert Group R&I Policy and Programmes

The ECIU Expert Group R&I Policy and Programmes (R&I Group) is open to all research managers and administrators working on funding support (pre- and post-award), from member universities of ECIU.  

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Aims of the group are to:

  • Foster best-practice exchange
  • Support ECIU initiatives related to EU affairs
  • Strategic foresight and proactive identification of funding opportunities and coordinate joint proposals

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The members are:

  • ‍‍Jörg Langwaldt, Tampere University (Chair)
  • Anne D. Sand, Anne Britt Larsson, Aalborg University
  • Nuria Claver, Autonomous University of Barcelona
  • Rachel Barrett, Lianna Drummand, Dublin City University
  • Laure Fabre, Sebastièn Leveneur, INSA Group
  • Vilma Karobliené, Oksana Palekiene, Kaunas University of Technology
  • Svjetlana Stekovic, Agneta Jansson, Linköping University
  • Kyrre Aas, Troels Gyde Jacobsen, Karelle Ingrid Gilbert-Soni, Stavanger University
  • Roberto Rodríguez, TEC de Monterrey
  • Monica Schofield, Technical University of Hamburg
  • Luísa Sal, Vera Fernandes, Miguel Conceição, University of Aveiro
  • Vanessa Ravagni, Laura Paternoster, University of Trento
  • Telma Esteves, Maria-Luisa Carosso, University of Twente