“After 3 years of pilot-phase, the EC2U Alliance has submitted a new work plan for its consolidation over the period 2023-2027: the preparation of the new EC2U proposal was a true participatory process with 12 “Thematic Brainstorming Working Groups” that involved approximately 150 people from all EC2U Universities, including students, administrative staff, teachers and researchers. With this new work plan, EC2U Alliance will continue to pave the way towards the University of the Future and will strengthen its pioneering spirit.”

Ludovic Thilly, Global Coordinator of the EC2U Alliance.

The EC2U team met a few times in Paris and Brussels to brainstorm about the new proposal.

Our ambition

The Alliance is creating a pan-European Campus that empowers its community of over 200000 students, 25000 staff, and 2 million citizens to become actors of change. To do so, EC2U increases cooperation, challenge-based, and innovative approaches to co-create joint activities. These activities are guided by 4 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Good-Health & Well-Being; Quality Education; Sustainable Cities & Communities; Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions; allowing EC2U to lead relevant actions that respond to societal needs.

Our priorities

The EC2U Alliance has been, via participatory processes, defining the key objectives and priorities for the coming four years and beyond.

The next phase will build upon the first three years of the EC2U Alliance, taking into full consideration the feedback from internal and external members. Further deepening cooperation between universities, cities, and Associated Partners, the EC2U Alliance will continue developing existing actions and will lead new activities. These activities include:

• 4 Joint Master’s Programmes (1 per SDG) with flexible, multi-disciplinary learning paths and embedded mobility schemes
• 4 Virtual Institutes (1 per SDG) that increase cooperation in education, research and innovation, via educational offers, joint research projects, and networks of experts
• Global/local activities allowing students and staff to fully-enjoy their campus life, via inclusive and well-being-oriented actions
• Lifelong Learning to support student, staff, and citizen employability by micro-credentials recognition
• Capacity-building for talent development through entrepreneurial opportunities.

All EC2U activities will have a unique mobility component that fosters intercultural learning, peer-to-peer exchange, and a shared sense of European identity. The EC2U Community will also benefit from a growing ecosystem of global and local stakeholders (such as cities, higher education regulatory bodies, private sector entities, student associations), which will provide a sustainable participatory network.

By 2030, EC2U will reach a new model of education, exchange, and learning that acts with and for its community.

In other words, EC2U will Empower. Connect. Collaborate. Unite.