4EU+ is an ambitious proposal that intends to move beyond a simple university alliance and create a truly integrated university system, aligned with the European Council priorities by 2025. Our six comprehensive, public European research universities are strongly embedded in their local territories and share European values and a global outlook. They are situated in all four European sub regions and play a key role as regional flagship universities and gateways to Western Europe (Heidelberg, Sorbonne), the Nordic countries (Copenhagen), Central Europe (Charles and Warsaw) and Southern Europe (Milan).Together, we will empower students by giving them full access to courses, research facilities, internships, grants, libraries, student accommodation and infrastructure from all six universities as part of their normal curriculum. They will share a single student experience based on common European values.We will provide academic and administrative staff with incentives to teach, develop courses and research projects as well as work throughout the university system. This will imply defining common core curricula and competencies at the 4EU+ level and building shared platforms and services (such as infrastructure, housing and resource repositories). Finally, for economic partners, NGOs and social partners, a single knowledge and technology transfer hub will facilitate access to both students and expertise across all six universities.4EU+ is fully in line with the objectives, challenges and expected impacts of the call for European University pilot projects. The project includes a detailed implementation plan with 7 work packages and associated KPIs to maximize impact, dissemination and sustainability of the project. During the first 3 years the project will be implemented in four flagship programs in fields linked to Health, Europe, Information Science and Sustainable Development, identified in a bottom-up process and aligned with the UN sustainable development goals.
4EU+ is an ambitious proposal that intends to move beyond a simple university alliance and create a truly integrated university system, aligned with the European Council priorities by 2025. Our six comprehensive, public European research universities are strongly embedded in their local territories and share European values and a global outlook. They are situated in all four European sub regions and play a key role as regional flagship universities and gateways to Western Europe (Heidelberg, Sorbonne), the Nordic countries (Copenhagen), Central Europe (Charles and Warsaw) and Southern Europe (Milan).Together, we will empower students by giving them full access to courses, research facilities, internships, grants, libraries, student accommodation and infrastructure from all six universities as part of their normal curriculum. They will share a single student experience based on common European values.We will provide academic and administrative staff with incentives to teach, develop courses and research projects as well as work throughout the university system. This will imply defining common core curricula and competencies at the 4EU+ level and building shared platforms and services (such as infrastructure, housing and resource repositories). Finally, for economic partners, NGOs and social partners, a single knowledge and technology transfer hub will facilitate access to both students and expertise across all six universities.4EU+ is fully in line with the objectives, challenges and expected impacts of the call for European University pilot projects. The project includes a detailed implementation plan with 7 work packages and associated KPIs to maximize impact, dissemination and sustainability of the project. During the first 3 years the project will be implemented in four flagship programs in fields linked to Health, Europe, Information Science and Sustainable Development, identified in a bottom-up process and aligned with the UN sustainable development goals.