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EC2U - European Campus of City-

WHO WE ARE

Uniting over… 7 pioneers 30 associates of Coimbra (Portugal) University Alexandru Ioan Cuza of Iasi 8 7 5 160 000 (Romania) STUDENTS students cities regional Friedrich Schiller associations authorities 20 000 (Germany) ADMINISTRATIVE (Italy) 3 2 4 STAFF/TEACHERS/ (France) national chambers of RESEARCHERS agencies commerce parks University of () 1 600 000 (Finland) CITIZENS 1

university OUR VISION FOR THE FUTURE association

EC2U is a multi-cultural multi-lingual European shared European identity, and developing a smart Universities Alliance consisting of seven long-stand- eco-system through a new model ing, education- and research-led, locally and globally of quality education for an inclusive society. This orig- engaged universities from all four European regions. inal model relies on the double vertical and horizontal Its ambition is to develop an open and innovative integration strategy, producing synergies from educa- space allowing seamless mobility among the uni- tion, research and innovation and promoting formal/ versities and cities, thus overcoming clichéd views of non-formal/informal education. The Alliance is based regional and national identities. on a unique cooperation between universities OUR and cities, involving academic communities, mu- VISION The Alliance will reach this ambition by creating a nicipalities, regional authorities, socio-economic FOR THE pan-European campus, connected by a sense of actors and citizens. FUTURE

Erasmus+ EC2U will promote an unprecedented challenge-based Post 2023, the successfully implemented activities will global initiative that leans on the be permanently integrated into the Alliance portfolio and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Among the 17 continuously expanded to other disciplines and challenges, SDGs, the seven universities have identified and selected thus impacting all internal academic communities and ex- three of them that will guide the Alliance’s activities dur- ternal partners, stakeholders and citizens. This long-term ing the first phase of its development:good health and vision aims to reach, by 2030, the status of a real pan- well-being (SDG #3), quality education (SDG #4), sus- European campus that delivers solutions to global tainable cities and communities (SDG #11). challenges and empowers citizens to contribute to a more inclusive European society.

PUTTING OUR VISION INTO PRACTICE

KEY DELIVERABLES / ACTIVITIES

EC2U Connect Centre with joint digital platforms and First (three) Virtual Institutes combining education, tools to ensure the efficient operation of the Alliance in research and innovation in missions based on the afore- all fields of the Knowledge Square mentioned SDGs

Joint campus life with shared culture/sports/scientific A unique partnership between academia, cities and so- events and innovative mobile application connecting the cio-economic stakeholders via the EC2U Forum, every seven universities and their cities six months, promoting European engagement via EC2U Think Tanks composed of students, researchers and Entrepreneurial Academy and first (three) customised citizens joint Master programmes with embedded mobility based on selected SDGs: Good health & well-being, Quality education, Sustainable cities & communities

HOW OUR ALLIANCE WILL TRANSFORM OUR UNIVERSITIES

Integrated governance and federal budget Joint Education and Research Virtual Institutes on the 17 UNSDGs Inter-university campus life with new physical/ virtual learning and meeting spaces for students Sustainable annual EC2U Fora between academia and staff and citizens

Joint European Diplomas and staff career plans with embedded/blended mobility

> www.ec2u.eu @EC2U_Alliance EC2UAlliance

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