We are focused on deepening and diversifying our European engagement to position the University of Edinburgh as a partner of choice for research collaboration and student exchange for universities from across Europe. The University is a proud international institution aligned with impressive European collaborators, networks, alliances and partnerships. Through sustained engagement and input, we will continue to produce world-leading research, innovate our academic offering and further develop and encourage international learning experiences. European collaboration – creating opportunity, influencing policy As a member of a number of key European networks, alliances and projects, the University of Edinburgh is not only ensuring continued research and mobility opportunities for its student and staff but has a front row seat and a chance to indirectly influence relevant policy across the European Research and Education Area. European University Alliance Una Europa Una Europa is an alliance of 11 leading research-intensive universities from all corners of Europe. With a shared commitment to build the European university of the future, membership offers the University of Edinburgh access to unique and remarkable opportunities. Una Europa seed-funding is a bi-annual call for joint projects with collaborators encouraged to come together from three or more Una Europa member universities to apply for competitive seed-funding. Find out about recent Edinburgh seed-funding success: Seed Funding The next call for 'Life my Life' will be launched in June 2023. Interested staff members can access training and development budgets to support their attendance. Live My Life Read Michelle Terrell's 'Live My Life' story Find out more about Una Europa: Una Europa Read Una Europa's Impact Report to understand what the Alliance has delivered for the University of Edinburgh since 2019: Una Europa Impact Report 2019-2022 The Una Europa Strategy is the culmination of a year-long consultation with our collective European community of students, academics and professional staff to set our course for the future, together. Read the 2030 strategy and the opportunities this will create for the University of Edinburgh: Una Europa 2030 Strategy European Networks The Coimbra Group As the largest association of European multidisciplinary universities of high international standard, the Coimbra Group is committed to creating academic and cultural ties. Coimbra online collection is a new interactive online historic collection is showcasing selected historical collection items from the members of the Group. Find out more about the Coimbra Group: Coimbra Group UNICA Universities from the Capitals of Europe (UNICA) is a community of 55 Universities from 38 capitals of Europe and is committed to democratic values, acting as a catalyst for the advancement, integration and cooperation of Member Universities throughout Europe as a means of social understanding, global collaboration, and sustainable development. Find out more about UNICA: UNICA Eurolife Eurolife is a network of nine prestigious academic institutions and European centres with world-wide research excellence reputation in Biomedicine and Medicine across Europe. Eurolife promotes and facilitates collaborative research, joint postgraduate training and education, the exchange of researchers and students and the building of joint research projects. Find out more about Eurolife: Eurolife Universitas 21 Universitas 21 (U21) is the leading global network of research-intensive universities, working together to foster global citizenship and institutional innovation through research-inspired teaching and learning, student mobility, connecting students and staff, and wider advocacy for internationalisation. Find out more about Universitas 21: Universitas 21 European Projects TICKET Comprising of seven European partner universities, the consortium provides training to around classroom diversity, along with resources relating to the other challenges faced by Higher Education Institutions that can be implemented locally. Find out more about TICKET: TICKET European Languages Languages The Centre for Open Learning (COL) has in-person language courses available. All language courses focus on communication skills through task-based learning, with a particular emphasis on listening and speaking. Find out more about the language courses available at COL Language courses at COL This article was published on 2024-06-24
