4EU+ Alliance
The 4EU+ European University Alliance comprises 8 European universities: Charles University, Heidelberg University, Sorbonne University, Panthéon-Assas University Paris, University of Copenhagen, University of Milan, University of Warsaw and University of Geneva.
History
The alliance was launched in 2017 by Charles University, along with the University of Heidelberg, Sorbonne University and the University of Warsaw; the official founding act took place on March 10, 2018, with the signing of a joint declaration in Paris.The University of Copenhagen and the University of Milan joined the alliance in October 2018. On February 28, 2019, Alliance 4EU + and 53 other university alliances submitted an application for funding under the “European Universities” call of the European Erasmus+ program. The funding application has been accepted.
The University of Geneva joined the alliance in August 2022.
Missions
Alliance 4EU+ aims to develop cooperation in the fields of training and education, research and administration, as well as an infrastructure that seamlessly brings together students, teachers, researchers and administrative staff.Four multidisciplinary flagship programs have been adopted:
- Health and demographic change in the urban environment;
- “Europe in a changing world": understanding and involving societies, economies, cultures and languages;
- Transforming science and society through advances in information and communication technologies;
- Biodiversity and sustainable development.
Members
Alliance members are prestigious public universities in six European countries, in four regions for which the European Union has adopted macro-regional strategies :| Institution | Country | City | Joined | Founded |
| Heidelberg University | Heidelberg | 2018 | 1386 | |
| University of Copenhagen | Copenhagen | 2018 | 1479 | |
| Sorbonne University | FranceFRAPOL |
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