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Under the motto “European Universities at the crossroads”, the 5th annual conference of the European University Alliance Arqus will begin at Leipzig University on wednesday, April 2nd 2025. Until friday, more than 250 registered participants are expected to attend the large meeting of the Arqus community to discuss developments in the european higher education landscape and the European Higher Education Initiative.
This Arqus Annual Conference seeks to share best practices and innovative solutions across institutions, identify strategies and pathways to strengthen collaboration within alliances, discuss challenges and possible solutions affecting the European Universities Initiative, and make recommendations for policy adjustments to enhance the role of alliances. The conference serves as the annual gathering for the Arqus community, featuring university leadership, students, academics and staff from partner universities, members of the Arqus International Advisory Board (IAB), experts and colleagues from CHARM-EU, Circle-U, CIVIS, EUTOPIA, INGENIUM, Open-EU and UNITA Alliances.
Right after the formal opening and welcome by Prof. Eva Inés Obergfell, Rector of Leipzig University, and Dorothy Kelly, Arqus Coordinator, the Conference will hold the first plenary session: “Legal Entity: The future for European University Alliances”.
Another plenary session is dedicated to the topic of “Research strategies and collaborative research projects within european university alliances”. Members of different alliances will discuss how research networks across institutions can build sustainable, cross-border research initiatives. The panel will be moderated by Patrycja Matusz, Vice-Rector from the University of Wrocław.
The third and final plenary session on Friday, 3rd april under the motto “Common digital infrastructures as tools and resources for European University Alliances” will moderate Mireille van Poppel, Vice-Rector for Internationalization and Equal Opportunities at the University of Graz. And the winners of the third edition of the Arqus Teaching Excellence Award will be announced and will present their innovative projects.
Based on a press release from Arqus.
Steven Rupp
International Centre
Phone: +49 341 97 - 30118
Email: international@uni-leipzig.de
https://arqus-alliance.eu/event/2025-arqus-annual-conference/ Detailed programme
https://www.uni-leipzig.de/en/international/international-profile/arqus-alliance European University Alliance
The annual conference of the European University Alliance Arqus 2025 will be hosted by Leipzig Unive ...
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The annual conference of the European University Alliance Arqus 2025 will be hosted by Leipzig Unive ...
Photo: Ulf Walther
Leipzig University
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