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The Framework Programme for Research & Innovation aims to “deliver scientific, economic and social impact […] to strengthen the scientific and technological basis of the Union, and foster its competitiveness”.

Yesterday for the first time the ECIU organised a discussion with students on the future of the university. In Brussels they held a brainstorming session entitled Future Fit Universities 2040.

Ulla Saari, Postdoctoral Researcher from the Tampere University of Technology in Finland, was a visiting researcher for six months at the Institute of Human Resources and Work Organisation at the Technical University of Hamburg.

The University of Aveiro presented 14 students from the Joint European Master in Environmental Studies: Cities and Sustainability with participation certificates on Saturday 13th of October.

The popularity of the International PhD Summer School organised by Kaunas University of Technology together with ECIU, University of Stavanger and University of Aveiro is growing. This year the Summer School was organised for the 3rd time.

In cooperation with the municipality of Stavanger, these students are working to find better solutions for the city’s inhabitants.

In a challenge he calls ‘Mission unstoppable,’ Martin Lehman is making a 30-day biking journey from Denmark to Portugal to promote the ECIU work on sustainable development.

The first ECIU Creathon will kick-off this Friday at the UT. It is organised by Novel-T and DesignLab for ECIU members and will welcome over 80 participants.

A child born today will not graduate from a European university until around 2040. The question is what type of university education will they experience in another 20 years from now? Take part in the ECIU Symposium – Brussels, 6 November

In a paper ECIU shares different ambitions on impact, education and governance, illustrating their commitment. ‍

To realise an European Innovation Powerhouse, the ECIU would like to see that Horizon Europe pays particular emphasis on fostering excellent local European innovation ecosystems, in which innovative universities play a very important role.

Digitalisation, Urbanisation, Climate Change, Sustainability… How do these global trends affect our daily lives and how challenging can they be for the cities that we live in?

The University of Twente and Novel-T are inviting ECIU Innovation partners for a workshop on Ethical, Legal and Societal (ELS) Readiness Levels.

ECIU is taking student mobility to the next level by creating a student minor ambassadorship. Apply now and travel to all partner universities for free!

A new networking event organised by ECIU. In Brussels – 6 September 2018

Representatives from 3 ECIU partners institutions share experiences about “ECIU universities in regional development”.– from 20 to 22 of June, London

In the wake of the European Commission’s release of its outline for the Ninth Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (Horizon Europe), 14 European associations representing universities united to respond to the proposal.

Representatives from five ECIU partner institutions convened in Stavanger from 25.-27. April 2018 to find new opportunities for cooperation within teacher education and humanities.

Earlier this month Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) organised meetings of representatives of ECIU in Vilnius and Kaunas to discuss the issues of one European Diploma and university networking.

The European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU) supports the development of ambitious European Universities Networks by sharing ten criteria, including five ideas for activities to be funded.

Nico Verdonschot, scientific director of the TechMed Centre at the University of Twente, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Aalborg University in Denmark.

The latest International Student Barometer (ISB) demonstrates that the international students at TUT report the world’s highest levels of satisfaction with their university.

“They (students) are not interested into sitting and listening to their teacher, they want to take action”, said Martin Velasquez, Director of Academic Affairs at Monterrey Technological University, Mexico while visiting KTU.

In the beginning of March Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) hosted the Steering Committee for Innovation in Teaching and Learning of European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU) for the first time.

Thirteen European associations of universities, among which ECIU is one, call upon the European Commission, the European Parliament and the European Council, to double the budget for research, innovation and education.

ECIU presents their vision on the future EU programme for Research and Innovation (FP9). With their recommendations, they want to increase the impact of FP9.

ECIU sent a letter to the Heads of Government of their home countries. In this, they underline the importance of investing at least 25 percent of the European budget in education, research and innovation.

Stéphanie Gauttier (BMS Faculty) received this prestigious and competitive fellowship. Together with DCU she will start a project to assess the impact of human enhancement technologies used at work onto employees and their performance.

This year’s meeting will take place in Brussels, 7 September 2018. On this occasion, the final version of the ECIU Declaration on the future of European universities to EU stakeholders will be presented.

The ECIU Team Award for Innovation in Teaching and Learning aims to recognise the role that teams of people play within and/or across universities in successfully developing and implementing educational innovations. Apply now!

A Master classes typically explores an innovation or contemporary issue related to teaching and learning that will be of wide interest to ECIU member institutions.

The ECIU Steering Committee for Innovation in Teaching and Learning calls for applications to host an ECIU Masterclass in Innovation in Teaching and Learning on a suitable future-focused teaching and learning related theme.

UiS cordially invites to a workshop on Thursday, 26 of April 2018, with a social programme in the afternoon and evening of Wednesday, 25 April 2018 (arrival day).

ECIU has just launched a Research Mobility Fund, aiming at increasing collaboration amongst its researchers. Researchers are invited to apply for a travel grant of up to 5.000 Euros.

Kaunas University of Technology will hold the 3rd International PhD Summer School for development of transferable skills – 20-24 August 2018 in Palanga, Lithuania. Join us this summer!

The ECIU Brussels‘ office cordially invites your HR specialist to a one day ECIU workshop about the HRS4R Award – 15 March 2018

This summer, the UAB will once again organise its International Summer Term, which teaches undergraduate subjects in a range of different fields. Apply now!

This experience gives international students an opportunity to study abroad for one month. They have several high-quality courses to choose from – check it out now!

i Summer Mx is a program designed for international students who are lovers of traveling and learning about new cultures. Spend 4 weeks traveling from July 2nd to July 27th!

The final Seminar of the ECIU Leadership Development Programme will take place in Hamburg, 13 – 16 November 2018 (in the framework of the ECIU Executive Board meeting.

The first Seminar of the ECIU Leadership Development Programme will take place in Brussels (hosted by Stavanger), 29 May – 1 June 2018.

ECIU students formed an international team and will run at the Batavierenrace (in the Netherlands), the world's largest relay race.The 46th edition will take place on the 20-21 of April 2018.

The Fall ECIU Executive Board Meeting will take place in Hamburg, 15-16 November 2018.

The meeting of the ECIU EU Working Group will take place in Brussels, 16 April 2018.

The spring ECIU Executive Board Meeting will take place in Vilnius (Kaunas University of Technology), 12-13 April 2018.

The meeting of the ECIU PR Group will take place in Vilnius (Kaunas University of Technology), 12-13 April 2018.

The meeting of the ECIU Vice-Presidents Research will take place in Vilnius (Kaunas University of Technology), 11 April 2018.

The kick-off meeting Erasmus+ TEFCE project will take place in Dresden, 27-29 March, 2018.

The Meeting of the ECIU Steering Committee Innovation in Teaching and Learning will take place in Kaunas, 8-9 March, 2018.

The Meeting of the ECIU Working Group Commercial & Legal Aspects of Knowledge Transfer will take place on 13-14 February 2018.

The Meeting of the ECIU TTO Working Group will take place in Twente, 13-14 February 2018.

The Meeting of the ECIU Steering Committee Entrepreneurship and Societal Impact of Research (ESIR) will take place in Twente, 13-14 February 2018.

The meeting of the ECIU Steering Committee EU Policy and Research will take place in Brussels, 17 January 2018.

The meeting of the ECIU Vice-Presidents Research will take place in Brussels, 12 January 2018

ECIU welcomes the creation of a European Education Area by 2025, as proposed by the European Commission.

Representatives and alumni of all the twelve member universities gathered in hotel Leopold, next to the European Parliament, to raise their glasses to twenty years of international university partnerships – December 1, 2017

The European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU) and the University of Twente will take part in an European research project on improving community engagement of higher education.

The European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU) awards the University of Twente (UT) module ‘Smart ways to make smart cities smarter’ with the ECIU Team Award for Innovation in Teaching and Learning. – Brussels, 30 November 2017

The ECIU Office in Brussels is headed by Olga Wessels, who promotes the interests of ECIU and its member universities at the EU level.

Dublin City University has been selected by the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) to host the 2019 World Conference on Online Learning.

Aalborg University is ranked the best university in Europe and the eighth best university worldwide for engineering according to the Best Global Universities list published by U.S. News and World Report.

This year Kaunas University of Technology is hosting ECIU Masterclass on LEADING AND (RE)DESIGN STUDY PROGRAMS. The 2-day event will be held in Kaunas, in innovative and open minded city, on November 22nd and 23rd, 2017.

The University of Nottingham, United Kingdom (UK), has joined the European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU).

We cordially invite you to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU). We look forward to exchange ideas on the future of innovative universities with you – Brussels, 30 November 2017

The University of Nottingham has played host to three delegations from member institutions of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities this week – October 10, 2017

The 4th International Conference on Educational Innovation, “Designing the Future of Education” will be held from December 11th to 13th, 2017 at the Tecnológico de Monterrey’s campus in Mexico City.

From 1 October 2017, the ECIU will be represented on the European stage by a permanent Brussels office.

20 representatives of ECIU members were sharing their knowledge and insights on leadership and strategic management in higher education context in Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) earlier this month.

This year Kaunas University of Technology is hosting ECIU Masterclass on LEADING AND (RE)DESIGN STUDY PROGRAMS. The 2-day event will be held in Kaunas, in innovative and open minded city in the heart of Lithuania, 22 – 23 November, 2017

On the 7th and 8th of September, Prof. Verbeek, the Professor of Philosophy of Technology at the University of Twente, was inaugurated as an honorary professor at Aalborg University. His inaugural lecture dealt with ‘techno-anthropology’,

ECIU Executive Board Meeting Spring, 12-13 April 2018 at Kaunas University of Technology

ECIU Executive Board Meeting Fall 2017, 30 November-1 December 2017 in Brussels

Student Mobility Group Breakfast Meeting, 14 September 2017 at EAIE Sevilla

Vice-Presidents Research meeting, 11-12 October 2017 at University of Nottingham

IPR Group, 10-11 October 2017 at University of Nottingham

Tech Trans Group, 10-11 October 2017 at University of Nottingham

Steering Committee Entrepreneurship and Societal Impact of Research, 10-11 October 2017 at University of Nottingham

ECIU Rectors’ and Presidents’ Meeting, 15 September at Aalborg University

Steering Committee Innovation Teaching and Learning, 14-15 September 2017 at Aalborg University

Third seminar of the ECIU Startup Journey, 6-8 November 2017 at Linköping University

Second seminar of the ECIU Startup Journey, 10-11 October 2017 at Aalborg University

First seminar of the ECIU Startup Journey, 19-20 September 2017 at Dublin City University

Third Seminar of the ECIU Leadership Development Programme, 28 November – 1 December 2017 in Brussels

Second Seminar of the ECIU Leadership Development Programme, 5-8 September 2017 at Kaunas University of Technology

48 PhD students from more than 10 countries have participated in the 2nd International KTU PhD Summer School, organised by Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) together with partners – the University of Stavanger and ECIU

This workshop is an introduction workshop to the Aalborg PBL model and in general problem based and project based learning. Aalborg University – 26-27 October

The ECIU’s ‘Startup Discovery Programme’ is a flagship programme that will support student or PhD researcher startup teams, from ECIU member universities, to understand how to innovate and develop their products and propositions.

The Autumn School at University of Aveiro will take place from 5 to 10 November 2017. It will involve six keynote speakers in Science Communication.

This summer, the UAB will once again organise its International Summer Term, which teaches undergraduate subjects in a range of different fields. Courses are taught 100% in English. 20% discount for students of ECIU universities!

The masterclass introduces and demonstrates how simulation-based learning can be used in higher education, and the potential student learning outcome this pedagogical method offers. 1 and 2nd June 2017 at University of Stavanger

We are hiring! We are looking for a European Research & Innovation Policy Officer. Apply now!

University of Twente Executive Board President Victor van der Chijs has been appointed President of the ECIU, the European Consortium of Innovative Universities. Asta Pundzienė and José Mendes were elected as vice-president and treasurer.

Kaunas University of Technology will hold the 2nd International PhD Summer School, dedicated to development of transferable skills – 21–25 August 2017 at seaside resort Palanga.

Thursday March 3, a delegation from Linköping, Sweden, visited the newly named Novel-T (Kennispark Twente). Among the visitors were students, a delegation of Science Park Mjärdevi and a delegation of Linköping Municipality.

Faculty of Informatics at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) is looking to widen the pool of the teachers in ICT field. Therefore we kindly invite both academics and practitioners to become a visiting lecturers at KTU.

The Meeting of the ECIU Vice-Presidents for Research and Innovation will take place in Copenhagen – 1 June 2017

Tampere University of Technology fits perfectly into the ECIU profile with having a long track record in student-industry interaction, a strong international profile and sound commitment to implementing new teaching methods and technology.

The first batch of teacher students has finished a new online course in anti-bullying, a collaboration between ECIU universities in Stavanger and Dublin.

Ever wanted to study in Sweden, Denmark or Norway?Then our new "Nordic Master in Social Work and Welfare" might be interesting for you! Apply now until 1 March 2017

Communicate with businessmen and other investors and win monetary prizes at KTU Startup Space. Register now for 27 April 2017 at Kaunas University of Technology!