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ECIU University, an initiative of the ECIU, has launched a joint long-term research strategy on smart regions, building on the rapid development of digital infrastructures across Europe.

The core of the ECIU University is the challenge-based approach – the model where students, learners and researchers cooperate with cities and businesses to solve real-life challenges. Check out the first list of micro-modules!

ECIU University is all about the community. In order to provide people digital environments of true interaction, creativity and the sense of community, new innovative solutions are needed.

Our new reality is virtual. The digital transformation disrupts higher education, accelerated by the current COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore ECIU proposes four EU-actions.

One of the newest members of the ECIU family, Institut National Des Sciences Appliquées (INSA Group) in France, was recently recognized as a full member of the ECIU University by the European Commission.

Greetings with the new Academic year 2020/2021 from the rectors and directors of the ECIU University members. From 12 European countries and in 12 languages – the cultural and language diversity is one of our strengths.

We are happy to announce that the ECIU LinkedIn account is launched. Follow us to get more information about the ECIU and the ECIU University activities.

An inspiring autumn experience connecting and working towards creating smart resilient and happy communities.

The ECIU university will receive 2 million euros from Horizon 2020 programme. This support will enable the ECIU University to strengthen research and innovation mission and establish the SMART-ER.

15 associations representing more than 800 universities have called for an ambitious long-term EU budget for research, innovation and education to boost efforts to solve the manifold future challenges.

The Erasmus Inter-Institutional Agreement was recently signed between all 12 partner institutions at the ECIU University and gives the necessary breakthrough to intensify the already existing mobility of students and staff.

The first KEEN Forum PhD Colloquium is organized by consortium of universities and will be held virtually on August 20, 2020.

A truly inspiring meeting happened earlier this week where ECIU researchers and innovators, together with the representatives of Toyota Material Handling Europe, discussed the cooperation in the research and innovation.

Friday, 5 June the ECIU Presidium had a meeting with Mariya Gabriel, EU Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, on the future of Higher Education in Europe. The participants discussed the role of the European Un

So-called micro-learning helps people to better prepare for their future jobs and for living in the digital society with complex challenges. ECIU University will launch their first micro-modules this autumn semester.

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!

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!

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.