4EU+ Alliance
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| Abbreviation | 4EU+ |
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| Established | 2017 (6 years ago) |
| Types | Education and research |
| Headquarters | 4EU+ European University Alliance e.V., Fischmarkt 2, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany |
Area served | Europe |
| Membership | Charles University University of Heidelberg Sorbonne University University of Warsaw University of Copenhagen University of Milan University of Geneva Panthéon-Assas University |
| Chairpersons | Isabelle Kratz |
| Website | 4euplus |
The 4EU+ European University Alliance comprises 8 European universities: Charles University (Prague, Czech Republic), Heidelberg University (Germany), Sorbonne University (Paris, France), Panthéon-Assas University Paris (France), University of Copenhagen (Denmark), University of Milan (Italy), University of Warsaw (Poland) and University of Geneva (Switzerland).[1]
The alliance was launched in 2017 by Charles University, along with the University of Heidelberg, Sorbonne University and the University of Warsaw;[2] the official founding act took place on March 10, 2018, with the signing of a joint declaration in Paris.[3][4]
The University of Copenhagen and the University of Milan joined the alliance in October 2018. On February 28, 2019, Alliance 4EU + and 53 other university alliances submitted an application for funding under the “European Universities” call of the European Erasmus+ program.[5][6] The funding application has been accepted.[7][8]
The University of Geneva joined the alliance in August 2022.
Missions
Alliance 4EU+ aims to develop cooperation in the fields of training and education, research and administration, as well as an infrastructure that seamlessly brings together students, teachers, researchers and administrative staff.[2]
Four multidisciplinary flagship programs have been adopted:
- Health and demographic change in the urban environment;
- “Europe in a changing world": understanding and involving societies, economies, cultures and languages;
- Transforming science and society through advances in information and communication technologies;
- Biodiversity and sustainable development.
