The European University of Cities in Post-Industrial Transition

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The European University of Cities in Post-Industrial Transition (UNIC) is an established European Alliance of ten universities situated throughout Europe. UNIC aims to further boost development of knowledge and co-creation through collaboration, innovation and inclusion for societal impact and improvement. Building on the foundation of the existing and enlarged UNIC consortium, the development of knowledge and co-creation align to 6 specific objectives: -Shaping a truly collaborative mode of governance for UNIC; -Boosting inter-university mobility and fostering innovative approaches to teaching and mobility; -Engaging with cities, communities and stakeholders for transformative innovation and societal impact; -Enhancing cooperation capacities between our university administrations/shaping innovative, connecting, inclusive and sustainable policies at our universities; -Building communities of researchers and educators around Post-Industrial Transition; -Improving understanding, raising awareness, and garnering commitment to UNIC activities and values. In the next project period, UNIC will organise multiple activities in education, research and engagement. These UNIC activities will be CityLabs, micro-Credentials, mobility offers, PhD and other research programmes, and university policies. We will have an impact on multiple target groups, such as students, academic staff, post-industrial city inhabitants, national and regional government agencies, businesses and non-profit organisations. In total potentially 19.960.855 people (277.998 students at the universities, 10.370 PhD students and 19.672.487 citizens) will benefit from the UNIC approach. The outputs of UNIC range from new agreements and governance structures to the creation of infrastructures such as the UNIC Teaching and Learning Centre. Furthermore, seven Thematic Line Communities will be established to boost collaboration regarding various enduring challenges faced by cities in post-industrial transition.