European Universities are alliances of higher education institutions from across Europe that cooperate on education, research and innovation for the benefit of students, educators and society.
Twenty European Universities alliances, including four new alliances, have been selected under the 2022 Erasmus+ call for the European Universities initiative, according to an announcement by the European Commission this week.
The result brings to 44 the total number of European Universities involved in the initiative which now involves 340 higher education institutions in 31 countries including all Iceland, Norway, Serbia and Turkey.
The European strategy for universities has a target to support 60 European Universities involving more than 500 higher education institutions by mid-2024.
Support for the research dimension of European Universities is to be covered by the European Excellence Initiative under Horizon Europe.
For the first time, as part of the 2022 Erasmus+ call, alliances can now accept associated partners from Bologna Process countries including Ukraine, the United Kingdom and Switzerland. In autumn 2022, the commission will launch the next Erasmus+ call for European Universities.
The 2022 Erasmus+ European Universities call offered to provide sustainable funding for existing successful alliances of higher education institutions to pursue their long-term vision and support for the creation of new European Universities across Europe.
Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, said in a statement on 27 July that the new alliances brought the commission “closer to achieving our vision for the higher education sector in Europe: campuses that span between universities and cross borders and disciplines, where students, staff and researchers from all parts of Europe can enjoy seamless mobility and create new knowledge together.”
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