Representatives of the ChallengeEU Alliance are taking part in the 3rd European University Alliances Forum, held in Wrocław, Poland. The event is organized under the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union and serves as an important platform for exchange, dialogue, and knowledge sharing among university alliances and key stakeholders.
Our delegation (Prof. Dr. Tobias Hagen, HSO’s Vice-Rector for Internationalization and Managing Director of ChallengeEU, Prof. Dr. Paweł Wielgosz, Vice-Deputy Director of ChallengeEU and Rector’s UWM representative for EUI, Sofiia Hecker, Secretary General and Agata Głowacka-Gil, Project Office Coordinator) will gain valuable insights and inspiration through meetings with representatives from other alliances across Europe.
The Forum opened with welcome speeches by:
Marcin Kulasek, Polish Minister of Science and Higher Education
Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen, Director-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture at the European Commission
Patrycja Matusz, Vice-Rector of the University of Wrocław
Already during the first panel, it was emphasized that European University Alliances are at the very top of the European political agenda
Key topics of the Forum included:
- The impact of university alliances and best practices in addressing shared challenges
- The Union of Skills initiative – priorities for EuropeanUniversities
- The role of alliances in shaping the EU’s future competitiveness
- The future of the European Universities Initiative – moving toward sustainable funding
- Optimising impact with and for external stakeholders
Participation in the Forum marks another important step in strengthening ChallengeEU’s position within the European academic landscape – and a new opportunity to shape the future of higher education in Europe.
