Recent meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.
Mission & Goals
The objective of the Association is to promote science and research, education and training, as well as international cooperation, openness and tolerance. As the legal entity of the 4EU+ European University Alliance, the Association provides a stable institutional framework for long-term cooperation among its eight member universities: Charles University, Heidelberg University, Paris-Panthéon-Assas University, Sorbonne University, the University of Copenhagen, the University of Geneva, the University of Milan and the University of Warsaw. Through this framework, the Association supports the Alliance's ambition to build a comprehensive, research-intensive European University, strengthening cooperation in teaching, education, research, innovation, administration and service to society.
EU Legislative Interests
European Universities initiative Regulation (EU) 2021/817 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2021 establishing Erasmus+: the Union Programme for education and training, youth and sport and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 Regulation (EU) 2021/695 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing Horizon Europe — the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1290/2013 and (EU) No 1291/2013 Council Resolution on a strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training towards the European Education Area and beyond (2021–2030); Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: a blueprint for a European degree Proposal for a Council Recommendation on a European Quality Assurance and Recognition System in Higher Education; Council Recommendation of 16 June 2022 on a European approach to micro-credentials for lifelong learning and employability. Communication from the Commission: The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final
Communication Activities
Some examples include: - FOREU4ALL Workshop / EPICUR, European Parliament, Strasbourg, 2–3 June 2026 - The 1CORE communication plan explicitly covers communication and dissemination for the European Universities project and mentions activities aimed at raising awareness of 4EU+ as a European University Alliance. - 4EU+ 1CORE project communication on the European Universities initiative, presenting the Alliance’s model of a comprehensive, research-intensive European University, including joint educational offer, research-based pedagogies, enhanced physical and virtual mobility, joint digital infrastructures, governance and management development. - Publication and dissemination of the 4EU+ Strategy 2025–2035, presenting the Alliance’s long-term vision and contribution to European higher education, research, innovation and transnational university cooperation. - 4EU+ 1CORE Workshop for Alliances: “Sharing Best Practices to Enhance Governance Models”, focused on sharing results of the internal governance review, benchmarking with other European University alliances, and discussing recommendations to improve governance structures. - Contribution to the European Degree Label discussion, though participation to ED-AFFICHE, co-chairing of FOREU4All topical group on European Degree and Joint programmes, developing guidelines for joint programmes - Participation in and communication around ED-AFFICHE, including stakeholder dialogue with ministries, quality assurance agencies, employers and student organisations, production of recommendations for Member States, the European Commission, quality assurance agencies and higher education institutions, and dissemination of deliverables on the European Degree Label, joint programmes and obstacles to transnational cooperation. - Development and dissemination of the 4EU+ Joint Programmes Toolbox, providing information on institutional procedures for setting up and managing joint programmes at 4EU+ universities, including accreditation, agreements, diplomas and finances. - Publication and dissemination of the 4EU+ position paper on micro-credentials, setting out the Alliance’s approach to the design, quality assurance and issuance of micro-credentials in line with European Higher Education Area quality standards. - Launch and communication of the 4EU+ MICI project on micro-credentials, focused on developing a standardised and flexible system to design, issue and recognise micro-credentials for digital and green skills, with stakeholder engagement and links to labour-market needs, employability and lifelong learning. - Webinar “Lifelong Learning Revisited: Can Universities and Alliances Become New Hubs for Reskilling and Upskilling?”, explicitly connected to the Commission’s Union of Skills initiative and focused on lifelong learning, upskilling, reskilling, micro-credentials, industry collaboration and cross-institutional cooperation. - 4EU+ / UNICA webinar “Enhancing University-Employer Collaboration to Equip Students with Next Generation Skills”, focused on university-employer cooperation, next-generation skills and industry-relevant educational programmes. TRAIN4EU+ project sharing models, practices and experiences for researchers and administrative staff across Alliance universities, relevant to European Research Area, research careers and research-support cooperation. - 4EU+ Migration and Health Days, an interdisciplinary 1CORE event engaging experts, policymakers and non-governmental organisations on migration, health and access to healthcare.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
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Organisation Members
Member universities: https://4euplus.eu/4EU-433.html? Associated partners: https://4euplus.eu/4EU-686.html?
Additional Information
Although cooperation among our members has been ongoing for several years, until 2025 it was facilitated through the German association 4EU+ European University Alliance e.V. The new Belgian association, 4EU+ ASBL, was established in November 2025. The Association’s main sources of funding are membership contributions from its member universities and funding obtained through applications to European Union programmes.