The alliance is broad reaching in its ambitions, establishing the first European challenge-based University. We seek to provide educational pathways that are flexible in content, duration and location to include all types of learners. We provide an enhanced third level education via integration of broad inputs from public and private stakeholders and most current research from our universities. We seek to foster a European identity via engagement with challenges of European relevance and through expansion of European language acquisition for learners. We seek to contribute to European competitiveness by placing innovation at our core. Finally, we seek to grow together toward a joint future as a functioning European University.Our approach for the European Universities initiative is to develop, test and evaluate innovative educational pedagogies. At the centre of our project are three main steps:1. Generation of challenges via input from societal and industrial stakeholders2. Formation of teams to work on challenges, using a variety of educational resources jointly offered by all participating institutions3. Exploitation of results of the challenge teamsThe Education offer of the alliance aims to provide relevant knowledge for any type of learner (original pathways) and create the first European challenge-based Master degree, making ECIU University’s students and staff benefit from a true inter-campus environment.To support these activities we set up educational labs to develop pedagogy and train teachers and external stakeholders in new methods. We embed mobility throughout the network in all our activities. In line with our long-term mission of developing a united European university, we create joint structures and services covering all the main areas of university activity. Finally, we engage with the broader national and European environment to clarify what legislations, policies and incentives are needed to make the vision of European universities real.
ECIU University is committed to innovate Europe’s education, make it more personal and better connected to society e.g. through the development of-An agile testing ground at the European level-An open ecosystem, connecting learners, researchers and society-Challenge-based education model at the European scale-Personalised and flexible education pathways with micro-credentials at the core-Implementing mobility formats for learners, staff and researchers
ECIU University builds on the strong collaboration of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU), bringing together entrepreneurial universities dedicated to innovation in their institutions and providing a catalytic role for innovation in business and society at large. ECIU University is committed to change the way we deliver education from degree-based to challenge-based, responding to the needs of society, learners and Europe as a whole.
<< Background >> ECIU University builds on the strong collaboration of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU), bringing together entrepreneurial universities dedicated to innovation in their institutions and providing a catalytic role for innovation in business and society at large. ECIU University is committed to change the way we deliver education from degree-based to challenge-based, responding to the needs of society, learners and Europe as a whole. << Objectives >> ECIU University is committed to innovate Europe’s education, make it more personal and better connected to society e.g. through the development of-An agile testing ground at the European level-An open ecosystem, connecting learners, researchers and society-Challenge-based education model at the European scale-Personalised and flexible education pathways with micro-credentials at the core-Implementing mobility formats for learners, staff and researchers << Implementation >> -Launching 12 Local Partnership Arena’s to source, discuss, refine and poste societal challenges for learners and researchers to work on-Developing total of 285 Micro-modules, including 28 language learning modules with 11 languages -Develop an ECIU Recognition Accord to pave the way for the automatic recognition of all ECIU learning opportunities throughout the Consortium << Results >> -The LPAs of ECIU sourced over 160 European wide challenges from over 100 providers -More than 600 learners worked on the real-life problems-More than 150 teachers co-created the ECIU University offers-A total of 1527 mobilities have been implemented-A conceptual framework for connecting micro-modules with challenges, and issuing e-sealed digital credentials.-Student teams from ECIU University developed an “Educational Metaverse” for ECIU, a virtual-reality XR-Campus for students.