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The next phase of the European Universities’ Initiative is an opportunity to innovate Europe’s education from degree-based to challenge-based education.

At the invitation of colleague Andrea Brose, Lennart Osterhus embarked on the challenge-based learning adventure. Looking back, he is only too glad that he was the Teamcher of an international group of motivated students.

‍Mari Walls elected by the ECIU Board as new ECIU Vice-President and Jan-Ingvar Jönsson (Vice-Chancellor Linköping University) as ECIU treasurer.

More than two hundred students have already participated in over thirty ECIU University challenges. We asked some participants to share their first-hand experiences.

Thursday, 27th of May, ECIU University hosted day two of the Student Agora. Students discussed their place in the open ecosystem of ECIU University, the definition and recognition of student engagement and the student vision of the developm

Challenges are back: for the Autumn semester, we invite students from ECIU member universities to join the ECIU University challenges and micro-modules.

In the morning of 21 May, ECIU University presented its vision on the European Degree at a meeting with the representative of 17 University Alliances, the European Commission and the European public policy research center PPMI.

ECIU has published a white paper sharing their view on a “European Degree”. The essence of what ECIU proposes as the European Degree is not a ‘degree’ in the traditional sense. Read it now

ECIU University welcomes the support for micro-credentials at the highest political level in Europe and the consultation that is currently open. Learn all about it and read our new white paper.

Open invitation to all students from ECIU member universities! Real life, real challenges, real solutions. Want to be a part of it?

The final report from the ECIU RUNIN project, including findings and policy recommendations is published.

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).

Within ECIU University, students work on real, existing challenges. Learn more about the first challenge-based learning experiences.

A workshop about two scenarios for QA for Micro Credentials in the ECIU eco system. The online event will take place on April 28, 10.00 – 12.30 CET.

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.

‍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.