Pol Bracke In an open letter the European University Alliances, of which U!REKA is one, call for the EU and its member states to play an active role in supporting the current Ukrainian needs in the higher education sector and more particularly for the displaced universities.
Looking ahead to the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) (2028-2034), The U!REKA University Alliance delegation met representatives of the European Commission and the Parliament on 9th-10th April in Brussels. The alliance emphasized the need for increased funding for research, development, innovation and education to strengthen European economic growth and competitiveness, while safeguarding social fairness and societal resilience. The discussions focused on the following key U!REKA messages.
The HOGENT International Days, which took place from 26-28 March, welcomed over 120 participants from more than 20 higher education institutions from the Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Georgia, Switzerland, Albania, Finland, Poland, Vietnam and others. U!REKA Staff Trainings were included in the programme.
The geopolitical situation in Europe has changed and future developments are difficult to predict. This situation challenges European actors to reflect on their role and influence. At their recent meeting on the 10th & 11th of March, the rectors of U!REKA considered the role U!REKA can play in this current political situation and wanted to share their thoughts in an open letter to the colleagues and students of their institutions. You can read the letter here.
U!REKA European University is launching the Staff Training Programme, a set of training sessions for and by partner institutions. The training sessions focus on three competence clusters: digital, green and … Read more
U!REKA European University has a new website. This was needed to adequately reflect and communicate the increased activity within U!REKA. Remarkably, the new website was developed by students from Finnish U!REKA partner Metropolia, who are doing an internship at Valovirta, a spin-off company of the Finnish university of applied sciences.
