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EUI Call 2023 proposal submission

31/01/2023

As decided by the Governing Board during the Madrid meeting, a new proposal for the funding of EULiST Alliance has been prepared and submitted under the Erasmus+ EUI Call 2023 for topic 2 “Development of new deep institutional transnational cooperation”.

The substantial input of the evaluators of the first proposal of EULiST for the Erasmus+ 2022 call has been fully integrated into this new proposal for the 2023 call along with other innovations and improvements.

The preparation of the joint proposal of ten Universities, submitted on January 31^st 2023, was a demanding, yet very creative process, with the catalytic participation of NTUA Team in the writing team of the proposal, the responsibility of WP4 EULiST Research and Innovation, the writing of impact and dissemination section, and the lead /colead of important tasks, and in particular external revenue, Digital Campus, AI tools for Education beyond Europe. NTUA has also prepared and hosts EULiST pilot central website.

New EULiST central coordinator

23/01/2023

At the beginning of 2023, Dr Markus Auditor was appointed as EULiST Central Coordinator. He is based at the International Office of Leibniz University Hannover (LUH). As head of the EULiST Coordination Office, Markus Auditor will work together with the EULiST Local Coordinators at all ten EULiST universities to manage central project administration and internal communication, as well as cooperation with other European University Alliances and higher education organisations. In addition, he will provide support with the development and implementation of strategies and concepts to sustainably transform EULiST into a European University.

Markus Auditor graduated in Educational Studies, Sociology and Cultural Studies, and completed his PhD in International Educational Cooperation for Sustainable Development at the former University of Hannover. Until recently, he was a Work-package Coordinator for the European University Alliance ENLIGHT and its acting Local Coordinator at the University of Göttingen.

EULiST First General Assembly

26/10/2022

The first EULiST General Assembly took place in Madrid between October 19^th to 21^st, 2022. The different meetings of the Presidents’ Board, the Management Board and the Coordination Office were hosted by University Rey Juan Carlos.

More than thirty representatives from all ten (10) partner Universities, participated in the discussions, including Rectors and Vice Rectors, evidencing thus the high degree of commitment among the institutions already working as an alliance to build a European University “Our present, your future”. Fruitful discussions were conducted and strategic decisions were taken on the preparation of the upcoming proposal within 2023 EUI Call.

NTUA participated with its Rector, Professor Andreas Boudouvis, the EULiST-NTUA Coordinator, Professor Katerina Adam, and Antonia Lampropoulou from the local Coordination Office.

Within the framework of the General Assembly, EULiST representatives were invited in the inauguration of the new Teaching Laboratories of Biology, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physics and Electronic Technology at the URJC School of Experimental Sciences and Technology at Campus de Móstoles.

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Erasmus+ Call for Proposals – European Universities 2023

19/10/2022

The European Commission launched on September 30^th 2022 the new European Universities call under the Erasmus+ programme. This new Erasmus+ call for proposals will continue the rollout of the European Universities initiative with a record total budget of €384 million. The submission deadline is 31 January 2023.

The 2023 Erasmus+ call builds on the success of the three calls launched in 2019, 2020 and 2022. These currently support 44 alliances gathering 340 higher education institutions from all over Europe. This new call is aiming to bring the initiative closer to the objective set in the European strategy for universities, to support 60 alliances by mid-2024, gathering over 500 higher education institutions across Europe.

EULiST Alliance will submit a new proposal in the 2023 Call under Topic 2 – Development of new deep institutional transnational cooperation. In the 2022 Call EULiST was ranked among the top ten applications and ruled as a “high quality proposal”.

EULiST at Researchers’ Night NTUA

10/10/2022

The National Technical University of Athens opened its gates at the emblematic Averof building at the Patission historic complex on Friday September 30^th, 2022, from 5 o’clock in the afternoon until 10 o’clock in the evening to hold Researchers’ Night. The aim of this pan european event is to re-invent the connection between Academia and Society, and re-introduce to the research world thousands of people, the citizens of Athens and members of all the communities of the Universities and the Research Centers of the Attica region.

The EULiST NTUA team – comprised by professors and students from a number of NTUA Schools – participated in the heart of the fascinating event at the central atrium of the Averof building, and attracted a great number of young researchers and students who were informed for the EULiST vision and its activities to the present.

In particular, flyers were disseminated at the EULiST corner that stood out with a central roll up banner, and three videos were continuously shown, regarding (i) EULiST Universities general info (ii) the EULiST 3D Virtual Sustainable Campus workshop and (iii) the EULiST Summer School in the frame of “You promised me a city” conference.

Activities of this type enhance the dissemination of EULiST vision and mission to the community of our Universities.

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EULiST welcomes IMT

26/08/2022

EULiST Alliance has been extended to 10 university members with the addition of IMT Institut Mines-Télécom. IMT has several existing ties to EULiST members, including NTUA, and holds the same vision to create one joint European University.

Institut Mines-Télécom is a public institution dedicated to higher education, research and innovation in engineering and digital technology. Always attentive to the economic world, IMT combines academic legitimacy with strong corporate relationships. Focusing on key transformations in digital technology, industry, energy and education, IMT trains the engineers, managers and PhDs who will play an active role in the major changes of the 21st century. Its activities are conducted in ten Mines and Télécom graduate schools under the authority of the Ministry of the Economy and Industry, in addition to one subsidiary school and three partner institutions, which are either associates or under contractual agreements. IMT schools are among the most prestigious graduate schools in France.

EULiST Coordinator Job Opening

04/08/2022

EULiST, through the Leibniz University Hannover International Office, invites applications for the position of a Coordinator (m/f/d) for the Higher Education Initiative “European Universities Linking Society and Technology” (EULiST) (Salary Scale 13 TV-L, 100 %) starting October 1, 2022. The position is initially limited to December 31, 2024.

EULiST is an alliance of universities in nine European countries that share a primary focus in the technological disciplines, in addition to their strengths in the humanities and social sciences. Objectives include establishing a European campus together with the partner universities and collaborating in research. Moreover, the alliance aims to gain a firm foothold in the respective countries and regions for intensive cooperation between local society and regional institutions as well as national and international corporations, whilst promoting a European identity. Particular emphasis will be placed on green technology, diversity and interdisciplinarity.

Responsibilities and duties

Coordinate EULiST alliance activities as head of the EULiST Coordination Office (CO)
Central contact person of the alliance
Establish collaboration with associated partners and local stakeholders
Management of finances concerning alliance activities
Reports and quality assurance
Public relations (press releases, EULiST website, social media, info campaigns, and newsletters)
Maintain contact with relevant organisations (e.g. EACEA)
Compile and communicate information on funding opportunities
Acquire and manage third-party funding

Employment conditions

To qualify for the position, applicants should hold a university science degree, have experience abroad (preferably within Europe), outstanding proficiency in English and one other language from one of the home countries of the EULiST partners, Working knowledge of German is a plus – as well as sound knowledge of higher education, research and foundation landscapes in Europe.

Furthermore, the successful candidate is expected to have administrative skills within an academic context, experience in acquiring and managing third-party funding, as well as the relevant IT skills (e.g. MS Office, databases) and familiarity with the process of internationalisation of higher education institutions.

Experience in collaboration between international higher education institutions would be advantageous – especially with regard to coordination of international university networks and exchange programmes within Europe (also those outside of the ERASMUS programme), especially the European Research Area and European Economic Area). A high level of intercultural competence, the capacity to work in a team, experience in managing projects, the ability to work well under pressure, commitment and dedication, along with an aptitude for text production and good negotiation skills round off the profile.

Leibniz University Hannover considers itself a family-friendly university and therefore promotes a balance between work and family responsibilities. Part-time employment can be arranged upon request.

The university aims to promote equality between women and men. For this purpose, the university strives to reduce under-representation in areas where a certain gender is under-represented. Women are under-represented in the salary scale of the advertised position. Therefore, qualified women are encouraged to apply. Moreover, we welcome applications from qualified men. Preference will be given to equally-qualified applicants with disabilities.

Please submit your application with supporting documents by September 4, 2022 in electronic form (subject line: “Bewerbung EULiST Koordination”) to Email: internationaloffice@zuv.uni-hannover.de

or by post to:

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover

International Office

Dr. Marcus Hoppe

“Bewerbung EULiST Koordination”

Welfengarten 1 A

30167 Hannover

For further information, please contact Dr. Marcus Hoppe (Tel.: +49 (0)511 762-3854; Email: marcus.hoppe@zuv.uni-hannover.de.

Information on the collection of personal data according to article 13 GDPR can be found at https://www.uni-hannover.de/en/datenschutzhinweis-bewerbungen/.

EUI Call 2022 proposal evaluation

27/07/2022

On July 27^th, 2022 the European Commission announced the results of the Erasmus+ call for proposals submitted in March 2022 for funding as a European University. For the next funding period 2023-2026, 16 projects of existing alliances that already cooperated in the pilot phases, as well as only 4 new European University alliances were selected.

The EULiST proposal was recognized as a high quality proposal in a highly competitive evaluation process, yet despite its merits and a very close result, EULiST alliance could unfortunately not receive funding due to budgetary constraints available for the call. EULiST received 81 points out of a total of 100 points, while the threshold lied at 70 points.

European Commission has confirmed in writing that EULiST proposal for a new European University alliance has the potential to deepen the institutional cooperation between the involved higher education institutions. EULiST has been recommended by the European Commission for funding by other sources and to apply to relevant calls in the future.

In the fall 2022, the Commission will launch the next Erasmus+ call for proposals, with the aim to offer funding for existing alliances and to create new ones. All partners of the EULiST alliance have agreed to continue to actively contribute to this collaborative project and to seize this opportunity and submit a new proposal able to acquire funding next summer. EULiST has been evaluated as having “potential to act as a role model, as innovative, and co- university structures are foreseen that will enable the implementation of joint programmes, joint research, seamless mobility, and the creation of new knowledge”.

EULiST NTUA Info Day – July 5th 2022

17/06/2022

EULiST NTUA Info Day

Tuesday, July 5^th, 2022

Webinar, 11:00-12:30 EEST

The National Technical University of Athens, within the framework of its policy for internalization and outreach, has become an active partner in the Alliance of nine Higher Education Institutions in the European Union, EULiST “European Universities Linking Society and Technology”.

The scope and strategy of this Alliance will be presented at the members of NTUA Community on Tuesday July 5th, at 11:00-12:30, focusing on the topics: Campus, Teaching and Learning, Research and Innovation, Outreach, Engagement and Transfer.

EULiST serves as an intermediary and generator of knowledge and innovation, empowering responsible change agents to solve the challenges humanity is facing, with a specific focus on climate change and disruption in social cohesion. To this end, EULiST strives to generate a unique and creative academic ecosystem inspired by the reciprocities between society and technology. Embedded in a single borderless campus, through transdisciplinary learning and teaching, cooperative research and innovation, and community outreach, EULiST seeks to make the Knowledge Square a reality and advance open science principles, using a new type of unified, integrated digital library as its knowledge and communications hub.

The nine Universities which have already joined forces towards the achievement of this vision are: National Technical University of Athens (Greece), Leibniz University Hannover (Germany), Technical University of Vienna (Austria), Jönköping University (Sweden), Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT (Finland), University Rey Juan Carlos (Spain), University L’Aquila (Italy), Slovak University of Technology Bratislava (Slovakia) and Brno University of Technology (Czech Republic).

EULiST NTUA Info Day will be held online and registration is needed.

The event will also be broadcasted on NTUA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/NTUAofficial

Agenda

11:00 – 11:15	Opening from the NTUA Rectorate authorities – Professor Andreas G. Boudouvis, NTUA Rector – Professor Drossos Gintides, Vice Rector of Administrative, Academic and Student Affairs
11:15 – 11:25	Greeting from the EULiST Alliance representative – Vice President for International Affairs and Sustainability, Leibniz University Hannover, Professor Christina von Haaren
11:25 – 11:40	The EULiST Alliance and its Strategy – Professor Katerina Adam, EULiST NTUA Coordinator
11:40 – 11:50	EULiST Research Targets – Professor Angelos Markopoulos, Presentation Professor Sotirios Karellas, EULiST WG Research & Innovation Lead
11:50 – 12:05	European Universities – CIVIS NKUA – Athanasios Papanikolaou, UOA PhD Candidate, CIVIS Student Council Member Presented by Konstantina-Maria Giannakopoulou, NTUA PhD Candidate, EULiST Student Forum
12:05 – 12:20	Discussion with the NTUA Community Moderated by Assistant Professor Ioanna Roussaki, EULiST WG Teaching & Learning
12:20 – 12:30	Internationalization and Outreach – EULiST – NTUA Rectorate Authorities

Download the announcement and the agenda here.

DesignBuild Summer School – Urban Conflicts

17/06/2022

On the week 5 – 12.06.2022, six undergraduate students (Natalia Anastassopoulou, Artemis Woodfin, Eleftheria Tzifa, Filippos Raptakis, Katerina Lykoudi and Alexandros Tsironis) and three faculty members (Eleni Alexandrou Assoc. Professor, Leonidas Koutsoumpos Assist. Professor and Vassiliki Giannoutsou Assist. Professor) participated in the “DesignBuild Summer School – Urban Conflicts” in the frame of EULIST and the International Conference “You promised me a city” that took place in Hannover, Germany.

The three Universities – all members of the Alliance – that participated were: Leibniz Universitat Hannover (organizer), STU (Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava) and NTUA – School of Architecture.

The workshop was funded by the Erasmus + as a BIP (Blended Intensive Program) with both physical and digital workshops. The program concludes at the end of June with a digital session.