European Campus of City-Universities

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The European Campus of City-Universities, or EC2U, is a multi-cultural multilingual Alliance of engaged, education- and research-driven European universities. Its ambition is to strengthen a pan-European Campus that empowers its community of over 200000 students, 25000 staff, and 2million citizens to become actors of change. To do so, EC2U increases cooperation, challenge-based, and innovative approaches to co-create joint activities. These activities are guided by 4 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Good-Health & Well-Being; Quality Education; Sustainable Cities & Communities; Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions; allowing EC2U to lead relevant actions that respond to societal needs. EC2U’s key activities include: - 4 Joint Master’s Programmes (1 per SDG) with flexible, multi-disciplinary learning paths and embedded mobility schemes - 4 Virtual Institutes (1 per SDG) that increase cooperation in education, research and innovation, via educational offers, joint research projects, and networks of experts - Global/local activities allowing students and staff to fully-enjoy their campus life, via inclusive and well-being-oriented actions - Lifelong Learning to support student, staff, and citizen employability by micro-credential recognition - Capacity-building for talent development through entrepreneurial opportunities. All EC2U activities have a unique mobility component that fosters intercultural learning, peer-to-peer exchange, and a shared sense of European identity. The EC2U Community also benefits from a growing ecosystem of global and local stakeholders (such as cities, higher education regulatory bodies, private sector entities, student associations), which provides a sustainable participatory network. By 2030, EC2U reaches a new model of education, exchange, and learning that acts with and for its community. In other words, EC2U will Empower. Connect. Collaborate. Unite.