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The Arqus European University Alliance kicks off its work programme for the upcoming 3 years
01 October 2019
The Arqus European University Alliance was formally established in Brussels on the 27th of November 2018, when the rectors and presidents of our member institutions signed a Memorandum of Understanding in order to strengthen the cooperative links that already existed between and among the 7 universities.
This project is one of the first 17 projects that will receive funding from the Erasmus+ programme, for a 3-year pilot under the European Universities Initiative.…
Steering Committee meeting (on-line, July 2019)
On-line, 04 July 2019
The Steering Committee met to evaluate the results of the selection process for Erasmus+ funding and to plan the next steps for the complete implementation of the work plan 2019-2022.
Arqus selected by the European Commission as one of the first “European Universities”
Brussels, 26 June 2019
Arqus, the European University Alliance that brings together the universities of Bergen, Granada, Graz, Leipzig, Lyon, Padova and Vilnius, has been endorsed by the European Commission aspart of the group of pioneering Alliances in the European Universities Initiative.
On Wednesday, 26 September2019, the European Commission announced the selection of 17 of the 54 applications submitted, allocating them a total funding of 85 million euros. The 17 alliances selected by 26 independent experts cover a total of 114 higher education institutions from 24 member states. Each of these first 17 European Universities will receive €5 million in funding over the next three years in order to start implementing their plans and pave the…
