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Get ready for the first online edition of the think tank Create Tomorrow on May 29. Students will work in teams on challenges presented by case partners. ECIU University is one of them. The main goal? To come up with creative solutions!

Andrea Brose, Head of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Hamburg University of Technology, talks about the added value of challenge-based education as a core for teaching and research.

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.

Vanessa Debiais-Sainton, Head of the Unit in charge of Higher Education Policies and Programme answers five questions about the new European University.

Join #EUvsVirus and participate in the fight against COVID-19! Supported by the EU Commission, EUvsVirus is an online hackathon organized by the digital ecosystem actors from all over Europe and happening between April 24-26.

The ECIU responded to a consultation on the draft concept of Driving Urban Transitions programme. This programme, coordinated by JPI Urban Europe, must support science-policy-society cooperation and build capacities to enhance ...

Conventional education models are challenged. The micro-credentialing movement supports the increased flexibiliy of education, easing accessibility for life-long learners and enhancing possibilities to work with society.

The new visual identity of the ECIU University will help to construct a homogeneous and spread the message to different audiences, helping birth of a new, modern and unconventional university.

The EU Commission has selected the four networks that are to strengthen European research within artificial intelligence (AI). One of the four networks is coordinated and run by Fredrik Heintz from LInköping University

A special about the new ECIU University: 13 universities within the ECIU consortium who are laying their foundation for a European University and the future of higher education.

On Wednesday, mayors, governors and regional representatives gathered in Brussels to discuss cooperation with ECIU University. How can universities and regions grow stronger and attract more EU funds?

Speak up, let’s be bold and dare to dream. With these words, Victor van der Chijs, chairman of the UT's Executive Board and of the ECIU, opened the first high-level event on the Future of European Universities.

The goal of PBL 2020 international conference is to challenge, transform and expand current practices through the lenses of envisioned future hybrid learning models and environments for engaging students.

United Nations developed the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which constitute a framework for sustainable development actions towards 2030. The IRSPBL 2020 welcomes research and best practices contributions

At HTSF (High Technology Small Firms), researchers convene to discuss the current state of research on technology and science based entrepreneurship. We invite papers on themes relevant to technology and science entrepreneurship.

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.

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.

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.

A major European research project will equip young innovation researchers for careers contributing to regional development. Seven universities from across Europe are taking part in the project.

Troels Jacobsen, chair of the ECIU Steering Committee Entrepreneurship and Societal Impact of Research will participate in the panel discussion – June 29 2016

The University of Aveiro Business Incubator (IEUA) won the “Best Science Based Incubator” award in the “Return on Investment” category.

The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, various universities and companies will invest SEK 1.8 billion over an 11-year period on research and development of autonomous systems.

The University of Aveiro has a vacancy for an Auxiliary Researcher in the scientific area of Communication Science and Technologies to develop research in the Data Science/Big Data domain, under the scope of Social Sciences.

Ali Baghizadeh, a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Materials and Ceramics Engineering Aveiro, is one of the researchers who spent a period at the University of Twente, within the ECIU mobility Fund.

Luís Novo, Researcher and head of the Laboratory of Experimental and Applied Phytotechnologies (LEAPH) used the ECIU Research Mobility Fund to join forces with the Protecsols group coordinated by Professor Josep-Maria Alcañiz.

In October 2018, Professor Räsänen from Tampere University made use of the ECIU Research Mobility Fund and visited his colleague, Professor Moriarty, at the University of Nottingham. Read their story about the physics of drumming.

Tampere University would like to welcome ECIU staff to take part in their International week on 10 - 14 June 2019.

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.

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!

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 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.

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’,

Registration for the UAB Barcelona Summer School 2020 continues as originally planned, despite the Coronavirus pandemic. So check out the best way to enjoy the experience of an international summer school in Barcelona.

‍The challenge? Redesign a bus from HAVI Travel BV that was rented out to by FC Twente for their away football games. How? Through Challenge Based Learning (CBL). Three UT students presented their ideas last Friday during the InGenious even

The ECIU Team Award 2019 was given to the Students as Change Agents team for their inspiring work in enabling Nottingham students to work in partnership with staff to make positive changes to the curriculum and to their experiences there.

From the 12th until the 19th of August 2019 the summer school “Leaders of Innovation and Impact” will be organized at the campus of the University of Twente. Get 20% off as ECIU student.

In a unique event that took place in Brussels on 6 November 2018, students of the ECIU universities challenged conventional thinking and discussed the role of universities in 2040. Check out the aftermovie!

The best way to enjoy the experience of an international, green and dynamic campus while having the opportunity to discover Barcelona. Students from ECIU universities will have a 20% discount in tuition fees!

Discover four of the most iconic states in Mexico with i Summer MX – Tec de Monterrey, 2 July – 27 July 2018

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

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.

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?

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!

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