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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.

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.

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.

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.

Today, ECIU University presented its micro-credentials white paper at an online event with 300 participants from all over Europe and beyond. The high interest showed that the micro-credentials movement has momentum.

At this event, we will present our white paper on micro-credentials, and we look forward to learning about your views on this topic. The final programme will be published here early January.

‍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

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

For the upcoming spring semester, we invite students to join multidisciplinary and international teams at the ECIU University and solve challenges, provided by business and societal partners across Europe. Explore them now

DCU’s Learning Innovation for Enterprise (LIFE) module has won the ECIU Team Award 2020 for innovation in teaching and learning.

We are seeking a student community engagement manager who shares our innovative and entrepreneurial vision and who wishes to engage the student community for ECIU University. Apply now for this position at the INSA, France.

On 4 November 2020, the future of the European Universities’ Initiative was discussed at the highest level by all Vice-Chancellors of the 41 European University Alliances.

The module ‘Learning Innovation for Enterprise (LIFE)’ of Dublin City University has won the ECIU Team Award for innovation in teaching and learning. The winners were announced in last week’s online ECIU Board meeting.

In 2030, ECIU University will solve multi-disciplinary societal challenges in entrepreneurial, innovative ways. Last week, the Board adopted the vision for ECIU University 2030, confirming a long term strategy that the university will bring

Celebrating the Erasmus Days 2020, we ask you: What are the keywords for the European University of 2030? SUBMIT YOUR ANSWER IN THE WORD CLOUD

Initiator Elena Tsigki looks back with satisfaction on the kick-off meeting of the Autumn Challenge at University of Twente last Thursday. For twelve weeks, the forty participants work on challenges based on social issues.

The ECIU University of the ECIU is almost a year on its way. Project director Sander Lotze looks back on an eventful period, with COVID-19 as an extra challenge. He also looks ahead and outlines opportunities and expectations.

Today is an important day for European knowledge policies. ECIU welcomes the communication on a new ERA for Research and Innovation, Achieving the European Education Area by 2025 and the Digital Education Action Plan 2021-2027