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UP University had a very busy week last week! Members gathered in Oulu University of Applied Sciences, Finland to work on an Erasmus + KA2 proposal to promote entrepreneurship education through AI applications. Through this international collaboration, we aim to develop tools that foster an entrepreneurial mindset among students across Europe. Colleagues from FH Münster, Universitat de Vic – Universitat Central de Catalunya, Oulu University of Applied Sciences, DOBA Business School and Universiteti 'Fan S. Noli' Korçë and IMC Krems University of Applied Sciences were represented! Three other Erasmus proposals will be submitted this week Our Coordinator and a representative from Universitat de Vic – Universitat Central de Catalunya attended the European Commission meeting "Shaping the Future: European Universities alliances for a Competitive Europe" to put the Alliance with a Seal of Excellence on the map!

🚀 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬: 𝐀 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐔𝐏 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 After the news of receiving the Seal of Excellence without funding from the European Commission, members of UP University reflected on how our European University Alliance would step into the future. After contemplating several cooperation possibilities, we are thrilled to announce the official launch of 𝐔𝐏 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲, uniting universities from across Europe to create valuable opportunities in education and research. We share our commitment to applied education, interdisciplinary research and teaching, innovation, and cross-border collaboration. 🌟 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬! Our consortium will empower students, staff and researchers to take social responsibility in addressing present and future challenges. Through this empowerment, we will equip citizens to contribute to better outcomes for their regions and society and leave a positive legacy for future generations. 🏅 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: The 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 affirms our dedication to quality and impact. Although UP University will not receive funding from the European Commission as a European University Initiative, the 11 rectors from all UP University members have decided to make this consortium an active alliance! 📍 𝐀 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞-𝐖𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤: From north to south, east to west, our consortium represents the diversity and strength of Europe. By combining local expertise with a global vision, we aspire to create a thriving environment for innovation and knowledge-sharing.   🔗 𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬—𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫. #EuropeanUniversityAlliance #ResearchExcellence #HigherEducation #Innovation #Collaboration #SealofExcellence HAN University of Applied Sciences IMC Krems University of Applied Sciences FH Münster Oulu University of Applied Sciences Arteveldehogeschool Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale DOBA Business School KROK University Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya Universitatea Vasile Alecsandri din Bacau Universiteti 'Fan S. Noli' Korçë

UP University was recognised by the European Commission as a high quality project proposal and received the Seal of Excellence in the highly competitive evaluation process for the European Universities call. While our project was not funded, the rectors of the European higher education institutions that constitute UP University are pleased with this recognition and positive feedback from the European Commission and remain committed to deepening their cooperation, using the Seal of Excellence to attract alternative funding.    Founded in 2019, the UP University consortium has continuously intensified its collaboration on education and research and looks forward to expanding its joint activities. As one of UP University’s rectors, Heidi Fagerholm from Oulu University of Applied Sciences, comments:   “The UP University network is a significant forum for international cooperation for Oulu University of Applied Sciences. We are strongly committed to developing and deepening the excellent cooperation within the consortium to develop international study opportunities and mobility, as well as research, development and innovation work.” #Strongertogether #Europeancollaboration #HigherEducationInnovation

🎉 Congratulations to IMC Krems University of Applied Sciences on your 30th anniversary 🎉 UP University was honored to be part of the celebration. UP to more years to come! #EuropenUniversity #Strongertogether #Celebrations Iris Waringer Manfred Pferzinger Dr. Martin K.J. Waiguny Tomas Legrand Udo Braendle

Innovation HUB co-creation session with our stakeholders 🎉 We virtually kicked-off our #Innovation #Hub #network with 23 participants from 7 UP countries: organisations from our #regional #quadruplehelix’s like local city councils, chambers of commerce or other kind of stakeholders.  It was a first meeting to get to know each other and think about how to improve #innovation in our #regions through the UP Innovation HUB. What principles are necessary and how this could work to pursue common goals, with a win-win for all #stakeholders: students, faculty, businesses and organizations, the city and the local community 🙌 thanks to Tom Van Nieuwenhove Arne Oosthuyse Charlotte Hens Begoña Vilamala Larramona Jan Luijten Núria Bagaria Casellas Ioana Agatha Filimon Sem van der Linden Claus Zeppelzauer Tom Lamers Victor-Catalin Toma #EuropeanUniversity #Regionalinnovation #sustainableinnovation #strongertogether

"Empowered by meaningful experiences in nature" 🌄 Students learn elements of a meaningful experience as an #empowering #social and #participating #process. They plan and implement outdoor activities in nature in a safe and #ecological way, as a part of #interprofessional and #intercultural team. New insights and competences are gained and can be applied as a future professional. Ulla-Maija Törmälä from Oulu University of Applied Sciences: "This year, we had students from Finland, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Ukraine, Lithuania and other countries for this Blended Intensive Programme (#BIP) with several UP partners participating in this adventure." A course they organise with great succes 👏 Already 600 students preceded them in the past 17 years, as long as this course has existed. 🎉

The 3rd #UPAcademy session brought colleagues together to learn about Oulu University of Applied Sciences impressive offerings for #student #entrepreneurs. In the "Oulu Innovation Alliance", the city of Oulu collaborates with OAMK, the University of Oulu, research centres and vocational education to create #Europe's best #entrepreneurship #eco-system to benefit students, researchers and the region. In a city regarded as world class for tech companies and often used as a test bed by companies. 🚀 How can we not learn from this? 1h online session creates so many #collaborative #opportunities to strengthen student entrepreneurship within UP University. Keep an eye out for future initiatives 🙋♀️ Thank you OAMK, Anne Sorvari, Hanna Spets and Jussi Haukkamaa for sharing your experiences with the UP community! 🙏 #EuropeanUniversity #Entrepreneurship #Ecosystems #Strongerregions

UP University was present at NAFSA 2024 in New Orleans, dedicated to international education and exchange from all over the world. This year's topics are #Resilience, #Renewel and #Community. Do you recognize our four UP partners? 😉 #EuropeanUniversity #InternationalEducation #Mobility

How to prepare our #citizens for #Responsable #Living for the next generation was the main topic of our 5th General Meeting 👨🏫👩🏫 Students, rectors and teams gathered at Universitatea Vasile Alecsandri din Bacau in Romania to discuss, learn and decide Thanks colleagues from UBc for being such good hosts! #EuropeanUniversity #HigherEducationInnovation #Collaborations #Strongertogether

Student representatives from all UP partners met last week, online and in person at Universitatea Vasile Alecsandri din Bacau, to #learn, #discuss and #shape future #student #participation for UP University 🚀 Thanks to Liedewij H. for hosting this workshop, many thanks to all student representatives for participating 🙏🙏🙏 This laid the foundations for future colaboration of a - hopefully - as #inclusive as possible student participation in UP University!