“The EduBase is the heart of U!REKA teaching”
Frankfurt UAS professor Raul Gschrey discusses ideas, plans and goals for the international teaching platform
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U!REKA Connects 2025: Education and research key to build sustainable future.
The importance of European higher education collaboration was highlighted at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki on 21–22 May. U!REKA Connects, the annual flagship event of the U!REKA University Alliance gathered nearly 400 participants from across Europe.
Awards for exceptional contributions to U!REKA
At U!REKA Connects 2025, people and projects that bring the alliance to life were celebrated with the U!REKA Awards. These recognize exceptional contributions to co-creation, boldness, and inclusion – the core values of U!REKA.
U!REKA European University receives significant EIT funding for fostering entrepreneurship training and start-up support
U!REKA European University Alliance and businesses, has been awarded major project funding from the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Higher Education Institutions (HEI) Initiative. The U!Innovate Project is an important boost to enhance the innovation capacity and entrepreneurial mindset of U!REKA universities and foster collaboration between academia, industry and regional authorities.
Science Without Borders: VSB-TUO Strengthens International Collaboration Through SCIENTIFIC WRITING CAMP and Local EduForum
Dr. Sam Illingworth from Edinburgh Napier University plays key role at both events
In spring 2025, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava hosted two dynamic academic events that underscored the power of international and interdisciplinary collaboration within the U!REKA alliance.
Inclusion, Co-Creation and Boldness: Podcast about U!REKA Values
In a podcast conversation U!REKA members Minna Kaihovirta (Metropolia) and Koen Van Damme (HOGENT) explore how inclusion, co-creation and boldness became the core values of our European University alliance.
Open letter: united in solidarity with higher education and research in Ukraine
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.
Job Shadowing: HOGENT International Office visits Frankfurt UAS
In April 2025, eight members of HOGENT International Office visited their colleagues at Frankfurt UAS for a job shadowing. Hanna Leonhard, local coordinator for U!REKA in Frankfurt, was eager to learn how Nausikaä Lagrou, senior staff member at the International Office in Ghent, prepared and experienced her stay in Germany.
The first local EduForum at VSB-TUO explained the benefits of the alliance of European universities U!REKA
On Thursday, 24 April, the first ever Local EduForum took place at VSB – Technical University Ostrava.
U!REKA’s key messages for the EU’s next financial framework.
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.