Partners

Animafac

Created in 1996, Animafac is the French national network of student associations. Committed to support student initiatives, Animafac promotes student active participation and allows many young people to meet and contribute to socially innovative projects. Animafac is also a resource centre that provides student associations with tools in order to help them run and manage their associations. A couple years ago, the organisation started to develop European projects on different topics : student engagement recognition within higher education (European STEP project), the 2019 European elections, democracy. In 2020-2021, Animafac has also developed a project on mental health of young people.

ESU

The European Students’ Union (ESU) is the umbrella organisation of 45 national unions of students’ from 40 European countries. ESU promotes and represents the educational, social, economic and cultural interests of almost 20 million students to all key European decision-making bodies: the European Union, Council of Europe, UNESCO and the Bologna Follow Up Group. The NUSes are open to all students in their respective country regardless of political persuasion, religion, ethnic or cultural origin, sexual orientation or social standing. Our members are also student-run, autonomous, representative and operate according to democratic principles.

EUF

The European University Foundation (EUF) is a network of 86 member universities established in 30+ countries. It stands for diversity and social fairness in Higher Education and aims to accelerate the modernisation of the European Higher Education Area. The network deploys intensive cooperation and policy experimentation under five key pillars: (1) Digital Higher Education both for governance and provision of education, (2) entrepreneurship and employability skills of graduates, (3) policy innovation at the national and European level, (4) active citizenship of students and (5) quality mobility for all. The network's key activities are designed to build capacity and expertise among administrative and academic staff members, raise awareness of EU policy goals and actions, and enable policy dialogues between practitioners, policy-makers and stakeholders. The activities are underpinned by the organisation of high-quality student mobility, since this is considered to be an excellent driver to implement reforms within Higher Education.

Coimbra

The Polytechnic University of Coimbra (IPC) was established in 1979 and is located in the central region of Portugal, in the city of Coimbra. Currently, the IPC is one of the ten largest Portuguese higher education institutions (HEIs) and plays a major role in the development of the region and the progress of the country. IPC is made up of six colleges with approximately 10,000 students and 900 employees (faculty and staff). IPC colleges offer higher education programs in many fields of study such as agricultural sciences, education and arts, administration, marketing and business sciences, media sciences and communication, tourism and sports, gastronomy, health technologies and engineering. All IPC colleges offer programs of several qualification levels, namely short courses, bachelors, masters and postgraduate courses.

Thessaloniki

The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) is the largest university in Greece. It was founded at 1925 and its main campus is located in the centre of the city of Thessaloniki. It covers an area of about 33.4 hectares, while some educational and administrative facilities are located off campus, outside the city of Thessaloniki or even in other cities, for practical and operational reasons. It comprises 11 faculties which consist of 40 schools and 1 single-school faculty, covering a wide range of scientific fields. Also, there are 64 clinics (Medical, Dental, Veterinary), 314 laboratories and 23 study spaces. It offers many undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across many disciplines. In addition, AUTH is internationally recognized for its educational and research work and it has established important collaborations with several foreign institutions.

Brasov

Transilvania University of Brasov (UNITBV) is the largest comprehensive public university in the central region of Romania, founded in 1948, with 19.038 students and 740 full-time teaching staff. UNITBV is offering a diversity of study programs (100+ bachelor programmes, 70+ master programmes, 18 PhD programmes) covering 43 domains of science in the major fields of engineering, social sciences, humanities, arts, medicine, mathematics and sports. In terms of number of students UNITBV is the 7th largest Romanian university, being focused on top performance in education, student international mobility, and the richness of students' social and cultural experience in campus. Research at Transilvania University of Brasov is supported by the state-of-the-art infrastructure of the R&D Institute, one of the largest research platforms in South-Eastern Europe. Researchers, teaching staff and students work together in 30 research centres and interdisciplinary teams with results which have placed UNITBV among the most prestigious and competitive Romanian universities. UNITBV promotes internationalization (at home and abroad), having strong international links with centres of excellence throughout Europe and overseas for education and research. One of the main aim of the UNITBV is the increased visibility at the international level, as well as increased quality of the education and scientific-research processes, by extending the cooperation with relevant institutions, both of the European Union countries, and of nonEuropean countries. Some of the measures for this aim implemented during the last four years focused on increasing the number of study programs taught in foreign languages, support and stimulation of the professional development of the academic staff to participate in international mobility exchanges and collaborations, internship programs, the development of professional competencies of HEI’s teaching staff and students being central for the UNITBV development strategy.

Praha

Charles University is a prestigious and historic institution located in Prague, Czech Republic. Established in 1348, it is one of the oldest universities in Europe. Named after its founder, King Charles IV, the university has a rich tradition of academic excellence and has played a significant role in shaping Central European intellectual history. It comprises numerous faculties, offering a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs in various fields, including humanities, natural sciences, medicine, and social sciences. Charles University is known for its distinguished faculty, notable alumni, and its commitment to fostering research and innovation. The university's campus is situated in the heart of Prague, contributing to its vibrant academic and cultural atmosphere. Apart from that CU has faculties in two of Czech Republic's most beautiful cities of Pilzen and Hradec Králové. The topic of well-being has been very important for CU in the last years as it has its place not only in the Rectors Board but also in the CU's long-term strategic plan.