On 30 June 2022, representatives of E³UDRES² travelled to Paris to represent E³UDRES² at the "Campus of European Universities". The event offered all 41 European University Alliances the opportunity to learn more about each other in a fair-like setting and to exchange ideas, talk about successes as well as about possible obstacles. At the same time, the event marked the end of the French Presidency of the Council of the EU. The E³UDRES² representatives present at the event made use of the opportunity to network E³UDRES² even better with other alliances.
Getting to know each other
The idea of the "Campus of European Universities" was to showcase the achievements of all European Universities so far, as well as provide an opportunity for all alliances to have in-person exchange with other alliances from all over Europe. With almost every European University out of the 41 currently existing ones present at the event, which took place at the Palais des Congrès in Versailles, there were lots of opportunities to discuss approaches, challenges and experiences with representatives from other European Universities. This possibility of exchanging thoughts with so many other alliance members was one-of-a-kind and proved to be very insightful and thought-provoking.
Inspiring Workshops
E³UDRES² lead coordinator Hannes Raffaseder's participation as a speaker in a workshop entitled "Building Partnerships with the Socio-Economic Stakeholders" marked another exciting part of the event: The workshop dealt with the relationships between European University Alliances and their surrounding partner organisations, such as local companies, research institutions or NGOs. The possibilities and opportunities arising from these collaborations offer great potential, especially for students of the European Universities, was the tenor at the end of the workshop.
