28 Jun 2024
New Funding for 14 additional European Universities Alliances
On 28 June, the European Commission announced the results of the 2024 Erasmus+ call for the European Universities Initiative, which provides support to alliances of higher education institutions. With this result, 14 new European Universities alliances are joining the 50 previously selected alliances and will receive up to €14.4 million each over a period of four years.
Applied, Connected, Entrepreneurial and Engaged - European University (ACE2EU) as one of the new alliances also includes a full partner from Austria: FH Kärnten.
The now 64 European Universities alliances encompass more than 560 higher education instutitons of all types, across all regions of Europe. The addition of the new alliances marks an important milestone, achieving the European strategy for universties' goal to have at least 60 European Universities alliances with more than 500 universities involved by mid-2024.
The European Universities alliances bring together a new generation of Europeans and allow them to study and work in different European countries, in different languages, and across sectors and academic disciplines. Students can obtain a high-level degree by combining studies in several European countries, contributing to the international attractiveness and competitiveness of Europe's higher education. These alliances also bring innovation to Europe's regions by allowing students to work together with academics, researchers, enterprises, cities, authorities, and civil society organisations.
The 2024 Eramus+ call for proposals also supports the set-up of a Community of Practice for European Universities, reinforcing peer learning between the alliances and boosting dissemination of reusable results and models within the wider higher education sector. As part of this Community of Practice, FH St. Pölten acts as representative organisation for the EC2U alliance.
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