Eucor – The European Campus European Grouping of Territorial Coopera on (EGTC)
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www.eucor-uni.org www.eucor-uni.org The 5 member universi es
Eucor – The European Campus: the first European Grouping of Territorial Coopera on (EGTC) founded solely by universi es A European legal en ty – “on the path to the first European university”
UNIVERSITÄT BASEL KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE Founded in 1460 OF TECHNOLOGY 14.000 students Founded 1825 www.unibas.ch 25.000 students www.kit.edu ALBERT-LUDWIGS- UNIVERSITÄT FREIBURG Founded in 1457 25.000 students www.uni-freiburg.de UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG Founded in 1621 UNIVERSITÉ DE 50.000 students HAUTE-ALSACE www.unistra.fr Founded in 1975 8.000 students www.uha.fr www.eucor-uni.org 2
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Eucor - The European Campus the European future of the universi es on the Upper Rhine
Emergence of a clearly profiled science and research area • Enhanced visibility at the na onal and interna onal level • Establishment of strong partnerships for long-term collabora ons in research, educa on and doctoral training.
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www.eucor-uni.org www.eucor-uni.org The European Campus in numbers
• 2.300.000.000 € Total budget of the 5 universi es
• 115.000 Students
• 15.000 Researchers
• 11.000 PhD candidates
A “cri cal mass” on the European and interna onal scale www.eucor-uni.org
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www.eucor-uni.org www.eucor-uni.org Vision and long-term goals
• The European Campus is a cross-border university alliance that preserves the autonomy of the partner universi es, while at the same me enabling them to submit joint funding proposals in Germany, France, Switzerland, and Europe as an autonomous en ty.
• The European Campus means joint professorships, joint administra ve personnel, joint service departments, joint doctoral candidates and students, joint research projects, and dual degrees
• The European Campus has common research infrastructures and will serve as a magnet for a rac ng the best young academics and interna onal students
• The European Campus is a pioneer that can be emulated by other cross- border regions www.eucor-uni.org
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www.eucor-uni.org www.eucor-uni.org Crea on process of the EGTC
Key informa on • Seat and Headquarters of the EGTC in Germany (Freiburg, Baden-Wür emberg) • Relevant authority : Regierungspräsidium Freiburg im Breisgau • Coordina on office in Strasbourg
Timeline of the crea on process • 15 Juin 2015: Adop on of the Conven on and the Statutes by the Presidents and Rectors of the Eucor universi es • 9 December 2015: Signature of the funding documents à First EGTC that has (Conven on and Statutes) by the Presidents and Rectors been created solely • 27 January 2016: Recep on of the official no fica on by the by universi es! relevant authority (Regierungspräsidium Freiburg) • 24 February 2016: Publica on of the Conven on and the Statutes of the EGTC in the Official Journal of Baden- Wür emberg • 11 May 2016: Official opening event of the European Campus, elec on of the President and appointment of the Director of the www.eucor-uni.org Headquarters 6
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Ini ate new and innova ve collabora ons • Annual budget of 300,000 EUR provided by the member universi es to the EGTC for 3 years (2018, 2019, 2020) • Main eligibility condi ons for collabora ons • Between at least 2 member universi es, • Of at least 2 countries, • In Research, Innova on and Educa on. • Maximum amount per project: 60.000 EUR for a total dura on of maximum 18 months Call for proposal 2017: • Deposal deadline : 2 October 2017 • Earliest star ng date for the funding: 01/01/2018 ! For more informa on www.eucor-uni.org/seed-money [email protected] www.eucor-uni.org 7
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“QUSTEC”: “QUantum Sciences and Technology at the European Campus” • Graduate Academy based on 4 member universi es + 1 business full partner (IBM) • Proposal submi ed within the Source: h p://www.qsim.uni-freiburg.de H2020 MSCA “Cofund” • Up to 50 joint PhD students recruited interna onally • Shared core facili es; Business partners (sensoring); • Total budget of 10 Mio EUR (if proposal accepted)
Added value of the European Campus • Joint lobbying strategy: Le er of Interest to par cipate in the upcoming Flagship Ini a ve of the European Commission • The legal en ty of the EGTC has been used for a joint applica on www.eucor-uni.org 8
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Janosch Nieden Director of the Coordina on Office 11 Presqu’île André Malraux 67100 Strasbourg France [email protected] Tél.: +33 3 68 85 82 93
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