University Network ENLIGHT to become “European University”
The university network ENLIGHT is to become a European University. The EU will fund the network of nine research-intensive universities, among them the University of Göttingen, with five million euro for a three-year period. In the coming semester, the partners will begin implementing a joint strategy for innovation in research and higher education. ENLIGHT stands for European university Network to promote equitable quality of Life, sustainability and Global engagement through Higher education Transformation.
ENLIGHT will pilot new learning formats and research projects across five focus themes: Climate Change, Health and Well-Being, Inequalities, Digital Revolution, Energy and Circularity. The exchange within the network will allow European solutions to emerge from local contexts. Students, researchers and member of the local community will be involved every step of the way in research-based projects. This constitutes a completely new form of university education.
“ENLIGHT is unique in its geographical, economic, social, cultural and linguistic diversity,” says Professor Hiltraud Casper-Hehne, Vice-President for Internationalisation at the University of Göttingen. “We will lay the foundation for the next generation of genuine Europeans.”
ENLIGHT’s ambition extends much further than the three-year project lifespan. In the long-term, ENLIGHT wants to create an open accessible space without barriers between the nine universities for researching, learning, teaching and working together. ENLIGHT intends to develop a model that not only applies within Europe, but also has a true impact worldwide and makes a substantial contribution to strengthen Europe’s role in the world. Further information can be found at (https://enlight-eu.org).
Contact:
Dr. Esther von Richthofen
International Office – Regional Coordinator Europe, Georgia, Israel, Russia and Turkey
Phone: +49 (0) 551 39 21322
Email: esther.vonRichthofen@zvw.uni-goettingen.de