The University of Warsaw has received more than PLN1.5 million in funding to implement the “4EU+ Eternity” project as part of the NAWA Support for European Universities programme. The project will strengthen the University’s strategic initiatives as a member of the 4EU+ Alliance.

“The 4EU+Eternity project will contribute to the mission of the 4EU+ Alliance in creating a comprehensive educational offer and supporting research innovation. In line with its name, it aims to ensure a stable continuation of undertakings commenced by the Alliance in other projects and, through complementary initiatives, to reinforce strategic activities,” says Prof Alojzy Z. Nowak, the UW Rector.

 

“4EU+ Eternity” aims to develop instructions and training materials for the opening of joint degree programmes, support the academic community in the design and implementation of joint innovative educational programmes, support the construction of the 4EU+ virtual campus and other elements of the common digital infrastructure, and promote citizen and open science.

 

The proposed tasks are synergic with the work already done to build a single European University and respond to the needs of partner universities.

 

Among the planned project activities are:

  • Designing the instructions and training materials regarding the opening of joint degree programmes;
  • Supporting the academic community in the creation and implementation of joint innovative educational programmes;
  • Supporting the construction of the 4EU+ virtual campus and other elements of the common digital infrastructure;
  • Developing activities to support collaborative research, fostering citizen science and open science.

The “4EU+ Eternity” project has received PLN1,597,770 from the NAWA Support for European Universities programme, which is funded by the European Fund for Social Development 2021-2027 (FERS). It will last two years and be coordinated by the 4EU+ Alliance Local Office and the International Relations Office at the University of Warsaw.

About 4EU+:

The 4EU+ Alliance is one of the strategic initiatives of the UW. It comprises eight European research-intensive universities:

  • University of Warsaw;
  • Charles University;
  • Heidelberg University;
  • Paris-Panthéon-Assas University;
  • Sorbonne University;
  • University of Copenhagen;
  • University of Geneva;
  • University of Milan.

The cooperation within the Alliance embraces the creation of common educational frameworks and innovative educational offers, joint research projects carried out by inter-university, multidisciplinary research teams, initiatives related to innovation, technology transfer and the social responsibility of universities.

 

In 2019, the Alliance was awarded European University status in the European Commission’s pilot “European Universities” call for proposals, launched as part of the Erasmus+ programme. The 4EU+ consortium was among 17 university alliances that received funding.

 

On 27th July 2022, the “One Comprehensive Research European University” (1CORE) project received funding in the next “European Universities” call for proposals. Through 1CORE,  the Alliance aims to deepen the multidimensional student-centred approach, and develop new joint digital infrastructures and services, with the view of further improving the already existing governance and management framework.