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
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.
The PIE News: 'Views from the frontline of the European University project'
"We see it as a great opportunity to create a truly European university model" - Professor Seán Hand, Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Europe) at the University of Warwick quoted in The PIE News about the EUTOPIA network of European campuses - including Warwick - working together create a new form of open, inclusive higher education across the continent. (November 2019)
Research Professional: 'Universities - The networked future'
Professor Seán Hand, Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Europe) at the University of Warwick, speaks to Research Professional & Research Europe about the EUTOPIA alliance and how "genuine collaboration" across Europe can create opportunities and solve major challenges. (July 2019)