Putting it into practice: Spreading innovative results from European Universities alliances to other higher education institutions
Main Info
TCA Description
- The European Universities Initiative is a key initiative of the European Union, one of the main elements of the European strategy for universities. Its objective is to establish transnational alliances of higher education institutions (HEIs) promoting European values and amplifying the quality and competitiveness of European higher education.
- The conference is part of the LTA “SPREAD EUI” project currently being mplemented by four National Agencies from Austria (OeAD), Hungary (Tempus Public Foundation), Norway (HK dir) and Germany (DAAD) (SALTO » AMP). The LTA “SPREAD EUI” is a follow-up project to the TCA conference on European Universities Alliances “Spreading innovative results from European University Alliances to other higher education institutions” which took place in Bergen, Norway, in May 2023. The LTA SPREAD EUI serves the mission to support alliances to act effectively as role models; it intends to support the transfer of experiences for the benefit of HEIs that are not part of the European Universities Initiative.
- This thematic conference will provide a networking platform to exchange good practices and transferable outcomes of the alliances to HEIs yet not engaged in the initiative.
- It will bring together around 170 participants from all over Europe, including representatives from alliances and from HEIs not yet involved as well as other stakeholders at national and European level, such as student representatives, other EU projects on the EUI, National Agencies and the European Commission.
- The main aim of the conference is to spread good practices and transferable outcomes from European Universities alliances to higher education institutions not involved in the initiative. Participants will be selected in such a way that the balance of representatives from these alliances and from non-alliance institutions is ensured. The conference programme will be designed to provide participants with opportunities to connect, share experiences, identify good practices and learn more about the transformative impact of the alliances in Europe. It will also take into account the needs of HEIs that are not part of a European Universities alliance.
- For more information on the work of the European Universities alliances and the possible benefits for higher education, please visit the dedicated website of the European Commission (The European Universities alliances in action - European Education Area).
- The conference will provide a space/environment for the European Universities alliances to share and discuss their transferables outcomes with interested HEIs not yet engaged in the initiative and other stakeholders. Participants will reflect on the alliances’ mission as role models for the entire European education landscape and on the necessities of HEIs yet not involved.
- The conference will provide an opportunity to showcase innovative activities, formats, methods and results of alliances. In various plenary sessions and interactive workshops, participants will discuss good practice examples, opportunities, challenges and lessons learned. Alliances will present their most promising activities and transferable results, such as joint educational offers, micro-credentials, innovative mobility formats, digitalisation and skills development.
- The conference strives to foster the complementarity, co-creation and knowledge-sharing among alliance members and non-members. It will intensify the discussion on how to disseminate the findings and potential benefits for all HEIs.
- It will also offer an opportunity to discuss the impact of the initiative on national and European policies. NAs and national authorities will exchange their views on the effects of the European Universities Initiative (e.g. reflecting on obstacles of international cooperation, updating national strategies for internationalization) and the support they provide in their respective countries.
Target groups:
Alliances, HEIs not yet involved in the EUI, NA staff dealing with EUI, European Commission, National Authorities, student representatives, European stakeholders, EUI-related projects
Programme:
The official TCA event, open to all participants, will start on October 20th at 5.30pm with the registration of participants and a welcome dinner at the event venue Hotel Maritim, where participants will also be accommodated. On October 22nd the last day of the conference, at around 4pm, we offer a variety of cultural activities to interested participants, like guided city tours and different museum visits to choose from.
DE01 will cover the accommodation for all participants (incl. NA staff) for three nights max. (check-in: 20.10.; check-out: 23.10.). Participants will be informed about accomodation procedures in due time after they have been accepted as participants.
Partners and participants
European University Alliances, HEIs not involved in the EUI, NA staff dealing with EUI, European Commission, National Authorities, student representatives, European stakeholders
Pending booked places
Accepted places
TCA Participant Application
Long-term Activity Info
Through their deep transnational collaboration, European University Alliances are experimenting with a variety of innovative forms of teaching and learning, institutional cooperation structures at different levels, creative formats of collaboration with partners outside academia and support for joint research projects. Alliances also identify barriers to cooperation and test solutions in a safe space of collaboration. In addition to the changes in teaching and learning achieved in their own institutions, Alliances are called upon to act as role models and «to serve as inspiration for the wider higher education sector» (Erasmus+ calls „European Universities“ 2022, 2023, 2024). To fullfill this mission and reach out to the 90% of HEIs not involved in the initiative, the Alliances need facilitators and spaces. With the proposed LTA, the organising NAs support the transfer of experiences for the benefit of other interested HEIs. The LTA is a follow-up activity to the TCA conference on European University Alliances: “Spreading innovative results from European University Alliances to other higher education institutions” which took place in Bergen on May 2023 and showed the need for support for Alliances to act effectively as role models.
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Target groups:
Alliances
Non-alliances HEIs
NA staff dealing with EUI
European Commission
National Authorities
The LTA consists of events, surveys and analysis as well as of the establishment of a structured dialogue:
NA meetings
- Informal NA meetings with interested NAs (one physical meeting per year)
Surveys and papers
- Survey on EUI’s necessities (2024)
- Overview on possible benefits/transformational deliverables (2024 or 2025)
- Analysis: Re-inforcing links between NAs, Alliances and non-Alliances HEIs and exploring the potential of transformative impact (2026)
- Recommendations for the successful transfer of results
Conferences
- Follow-up conference of Bergen (2025)
- Final conference (2027)
Networking and Dissemination
- Setting up a coordinated dialogue among NAs, Commission and EACEA
Dissemination activities
To fullfill this mission and reach out to the 90% of HEIs not involved in the initiative, the Alliances need facilitators and spaces. With the proposed LTA, the organising NAs support the transfer of experiences for the benefit of other interested HEIs. |