Europe: News and Commentary
EUTOPIA European university alliance awarded €5m by Erasmus+
EUTOPIA, an established alliance of six European universities that exists to create a connected and inclusive community addressing global and local challenges, has been successful in its bid for a €5m grant from the Erasmus+ ‘European Universities’ programme. June 2019
Le Monde: Warwick, un nid d’étudiants français à la merci du Brexit
"Warwick, pourtant peu connue en France, est devenue la troisième université du Royaume-Uni qui accueille le plus de Français" - Le Monde a visité Warwick en mars 2019. (Paywall).
Le Figaro: Une planète interdite découverte dans le «désert des Neptunes»
Le journal français Le Figaro rapporte les nouvelles recherches des astronomes à l'Université de Warwick - la decouverte d'une étonnant planète dans le «désert des Neptunes» - Le Figaro, mai 2019
BuzzFeed: 'Universities Are Weighing Up The Cost Of Language Students' Years Abroad After A No-Deal Brexit'
BuzzFeed writes about the future of language students' year abroad, and reports on the launch of the EUTOPIA alliance.
Warwick Vice-Chancellor Professor Stuart Croft says: "together, we will strive to foster greater mobility for ideas and people [...] and push forward the new generation of higher education in Europe." March 2019
University Business: ‘Warwick is, and has been since its foundation, a European university’ - Prof Stuart Croft
"Universities should indeed be internationally connected centres of knowledge that encourage the movement of people and ideas to improve wider society — and that is precisely the focus of our EUTOPIA partnership."
Professor Stuart Croft, Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Warwick, writes in University Business about the EUTOPIA community of European campuses, which commenced its ERASMUS+ 'European Universities' project this month. (December 2019).
DELO: Evropska univerza prihodnosti
Slovenia's biggest national newspaper, Delo, reports on the start of the official start of the ERASMUS+ 'European Universities' pilot for the EUTOPIA network, and the meeting of the partner universities in Ljubljana. (December 2019).
STA: Work starting on "university of the future"
Slovenian press agency STA reports that the EUTOPIA project by six European universities to develop a new model of internationally connected, inclusive, student-led higher education officially kicked off in Ljubljana on Monday. (December 2019)
La Vanguardia: Varios países de la UE apuestan por construir una Universidad Europea
La Vanguardia in Barcelona reports on the commencement of the EUTOPIA community's project to build the European university of the future, dedicated to inclusivity, openness, and improving the lives of citizens across the continent. (December 2019).
El Economista: EUTOPIA ya co-enseña doctorados europeos cuando comienza el proyecto Erasmus +
The start of the ERASMUS+ 'European Universities' project began this week for the EUTOPIA community of six campuses across the continent. We are already teaching European students across multiple countries. Spain's El Economista covered the news. (December 2019).
EUTOPIA already co-teaching European PhDs as Erasmus+ project commences
EUTOPIA, a next-generation teaching and research community of six European universities, which was successful in its selection to be part of the Erasmus+ ‘European Universities’ Programme this year, officially begins its project today, 1st December 2019.