In 2017, a pivotal moment reshaped Europe: The European Universities Initiative, initiated by the European Commission, was introduced. This key event aimed to foster alliances among higher education institutions across the continent, fostering collaboration, sharing best practices, and encouraging mutual recognition. The objective was to create a more unified and integrated European Higher Education Area and enhance the competitiveness, quality, and global standing of European institutions while promoting mobility, language learning, and European values. In response to this initiative, the European Universities Community (EUC) emerged.
The European Universities Community (EUC) is a grassroots initiative gathering student and staff from European University Alliances. It was created in 2022 during the Conference on the Future of Europe to give the opportunity to students from the EUAs to contribute to the digital platform, notably thanks to the recommendations adopted in the inaugural session of ESA in 2022.
Objectives
- Voice the opinion of European Universities Alliances (EUAs) students from different countries, backgrounds, fields and levels of study, all recruited for their engagement and motivation.
- Foster the participation of students in the EUA initiatives;
- Reinforce collaboration within the network of EUAs;
- Increase the impact and visibility of the EUA initiative;
- Open the EUA network to other universities and society actors;
- Lay the foundations of a long-term initiative to increase the participation of youth in the European democratic process.
Learn more about the activities conducted by EUC in 2021-2022 by reading our project handbooks and past actions:
Action 1 – Contribute to the multilingual digital platform
Action 2 – Inaugural session of the European Students Assembly
Action 3 – Manifesto on the future of European Universities
Action 4 – Promoting multilingualism and multiculturalism
EUC Voices project
EUC Voices project has been funded by the European Commission in 2023 to foster active European citizenship and empower students with skills to be global change leaders.
