UHK Research, Press releases, News, International, Employees 06/01/2023

University of Hradec Králové cooperates with 11 European universities in EURESTRA

Twelve HE institutions across Europe have joined forces to enrich the European Higher Education and Research Areas with a portfolio of creative and cutting-edge joint activities working towards a responsible transformation with an innovative approach.

In the future, they hope to cooperate in EURESTRA – a European University for Responsible Transformation.

Seville

EURESTRA consists of 12 comprehensive research universities with a shared vision of the interwovenness of Europe with and its responsibility in the world, notably Africa, connected by shared and complementary strengths and a proven record of joint accomplishments, located in 10 different countries in Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Europe including the Balkans as well as in the outer-most European region La Réunion.
Members
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  • Czech Republic – University of Hradec Králové
  • Germany – University of Bayreuth
  • Bosnia & Herzegovina – University of Sarajevo
  • France – Université Bordeaux-Montaigne
  • France – Institute Sciences Po Bordeaux
  • France – Université de la Réunion
  • Greece – Athens University of Economics and Business
  • Italy – University of Naples L'Orientale
  • Poland – University of Szczecin
  • Portugal – University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
  • Sweden – Mid Sweden University
  • Spain – University Pablo de Olavide

According to EURESTRA’s academic expertise and operational experience worldwide, we are aiming at a global collaborative outreach within our global academic network that focuses on innovation and impact within Europe and beyond, fostering excellence and joint capacity building with our strategic partners, serving a multiple diversity of students, staff, life-long learners, faculty and societal stakeholders.

EURESTRA’s understanding of responsible transformation 

Responsible transformation in European higher education includes student, staff and faculty training as well as the overall campus and societal ecosystems. It refers to multiple concepts, activities and processes and comprises notably the following transformative fields of engagement in HE: Societal responsibility of HEIs including International Higher Education for Society (IHES) focusing on the Social Mission of Universities (SMU) as well as the Green transition and digital transformation of HE, its ecosystems and societies, an ethical framework of historical and cultural multidimensionality including the negotiation of a responsible decolonization of HE.

Web EURESTRA

EURESTRA addresses a global transformation and sees itself as a forum for responsible change in Europe. It wants to be a Higher Education Platform for exchange across borders and continents. EURESTRA aims to provide a comprehensive perspective on Europe's interwovenness with the world, especially with Africa, in the context of challenging global transformations. The 12 Partners will develop joint interdisciplinary programmes among themselves and with selected higher education institutions in our global academic network with advanced formats, innovative pedagogical approaches and pioneering methodologies in education and research. All activities will respond to the increasing demand for sustainability with a focus on diversity and inclusion.

Szczecin

The partners are already connected through joint programmes and activities, such as Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees, Joint PhD and Double Degree Programmes, Blended Intensive Programmes as well as student and staff mobility.

Contact:

Dr. Arnim Heinemann
Director International Office
University of Bayreuth
Phone: +49 (0) 921/ 555240
E-mail: arnim.heinemann@uni-bayreuth.de

Contact in the Czech Republic:

Bc. Lenka Badinská
Head of International Relations Office
University of Hradec Králové
Phone: +420 493 332 913
E-mail: lenka.badinska@uhk.cz

Mid Sweden