The 4EU+ European University Alliance comprises seven European universities: Charles University (Prague, Czech Republic), Heidelberg University (Germany), Sorbonne University (Paris, France), Panthéon-Assas University Paris (France), University of Copenhagen (Denmark), University of Milan (Italy), University of Warsaw (Poland) and University of Geneva (Switzerland).[1]

4EU+ European University Alliance
Established2018 (6 years ago)
FoundersCharles University
ChairpersonsIsabelle Kratz
Website4euplus.eu 

History

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The alliance was launched in 2017 by Charles University, along with the University of Heidelberg, Sorbonne University and the University of Warsaw;[2] the official founding act took place on March 10, 2018, with the signing of a joint declaration in Paris.[3][4] The universities of Copenhagen and Milan joined the alliance in October 2018, and Geneva in August 2022.

On February 28, 2019, Alliance 4EU + and 53 other university alliances submitted an application for funding under the “European Universities” call of the European Erasmus+ program.[5][6] The funding application has been accepted.[7][8]

Missions

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Alliance 4EU+ aims to develop cooperation in the fields of training and education, research and administration, as well as an infrastructure that seamlessly brings together students, teachers, researchers and administrative staff.[2]

Four multidisciplinary flagship programs have been adopted:

  • Health and demographic change in the urban environment;
  • “Europe in a changing world": understanding and involving societies, economies, cultures and languages;
  • Transforming science and society through advances in information and communication technologies;
  • Biodiversity and sustainable development.

Members

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Alliance members are prestigious public universities in six European countries, in four regions for which the European Union has adopted macro-regional strategies (Adriatic-Ionian region, Alpine region, Baltic Sea region, Danube region):

Notes and references

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  1. ^ "The 4EU+ Alliance welcomes the University of Geneva: A new partner in building One Comprehensive Research European University". 4EU+ European University Alliance. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  2. ^ a b "Mission Statement" (PDF). 4EU+ European University Alliance. 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  3. ^ Laura Taillandier (2018-03-28). "Les universités européennes, pour "redonner un second souffle" au processus de Bologne". ÊducPro (in French).
  4. ^ "Première assemblée de l'Alliance 4EU+". Sorbonne Université (in French). 2019-12-26.
  5. ^ Jan Petter Myklebust (2019-03-07). "54 networks bid to join European Universities pilot". universityworldnews.com.
  6. ^ "4EU+ Alliance responds to the Erasmus+ European Universities call" (PDF). 4EU+ European University Alliance. 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  7. ^ "Europäische Universitäten: EU-Kommission kürt die ersten 17 Netzwerke". RiffReporter (in German). Retrieved 2019-07-04.
  8. ^ "Deutsche Universitäten spielen führende Rolle in europäischer Vernetzung: Erste ‚Europäische Hochschulen' ausgewählt" (in German). Retrieved 2019-07-04.