Enhance Alliance
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| Formation | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Type | European University Alliance |
| Legal status | Active |
| Purpose | Educational |
Staff (2021) | 44,867 |
Students (2021) | 228,101 |
| Website | enhance-alliance |
The ENHANCE Alliance is a European university alliance, consisting of 7 alliance universities in 6 European countries. The member institutions share a research-intensive science and technology profile.
ENHANCE aims to create an "innovative framework of European networks, fostering increased student and staff mobility as well as innovative forms of learning and engagement with society":[1].
The network was formed in response to the European Commission's European Universities Initiative launched in 2017, which aims to create several transnational alliances of universities across Europe.[2] ENHANCE is thus part of the ERASMUS+ funding programme for European Universities.
The alliance has no formal headquarter and shares responsibilities across member universities. The operational office (coordinating meetings and budget), however, is located at TU Belin.
Member Universities[edit]
ENHANCE represents an alliance of seven research-intensive universities with a focus on science and technology[3]
| Institution | Location | Established | Total Number of Students | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalmers University of Technology |  Gothenburg
|
1829 | 11,000 | [1] |
| Norwegian University of Science and Technology |  Trondheim, Ålesund, and Gjøvik
|
1760 | 42,000 | [2] |
| Polytechnic University of Milan |  Milan
|
1863 | 41,000 | [3] |
| RWTH Aachen University |  Aachen
|
1870 | 45,000 | [4] |
| Technische Universität Berlin | Berlin
|
1770 | 36,000 | [5] |
| Technical University of Valencia |  Valencia
|
1970 | 38,000 | [6] |
| Warsaw University of Technology |  Warsaw
|
1826 | 31,000 | [7] |
Goals[edit]
The Alliance follows three main goals:
- European Education Area: Giving students, employees, and researchers the chance to become part of the network, aiming for "borderless mobility".[4]
- Empowering people: Enabling new teaching opportunities so that "students and researchers can reach their full potential, regardless of their socioeconomic or cultural background".[5]
- Society: Ensuring the transfer of results by keeping close relations with "industry, politics, and society".[6]
To reach these goals, the alliance focuses on seven key activities:[7]
- Educational Pathways, a system of common learning goals and outcomes, to enable joint learning programmes.
- Global Education Portfolio, providing short-term, blended and virtual learning offers.
- Higher Education Innovator, aimed at enabling innovation in educational methods and university administration.
- Society-Centred Education, providing challenge-based projects with the society.
- Transdisciplinary Catalyst, co-creating knowledge with academics, students and societal stakeholders.
- Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Innovation, a joint ecosystem to support sustainable entrepreneurship and innovation.
- One Campus, aimed at seamless mobility for staff and students.
Offers[edit]
ENHANCE offers programmes for all status groups, including students, academic personnel, administrative staff and professors; as well as the general public. Current activities include:
- ENHANCE Language Tandems, bringing together native speakers and foreign language learners.[8]
- ENHANCE Summer Schools on various topics.[9]
- ENHANCE Higher Education Innovator, aiming at " innovation in new educational methods and modern university administration".[10]
Governance[edit]
The alliance includes all status groups and partner universities in major decision making processes.
- The Board of Directors (BoD) is the highest executive body of the consortium. It consist of one representative from the Executive Level (president/rector or vice president/vice-rector) of each Party, as well as two student representatives.
- The General Assembly (GA) makes recommendations to the BoD on the strategic direction of the Alliance, the annual workplan and budget, which require the acknowledgement of the BoD.
- The Student Forum (SF) advises the General Assembly and Board of Directors from the students’ perspective.
- The Steering Committee (SteeCo) is the central supervisory body for the execution of the Project which shall report to and be accountable to the Board of Directors and the General Assembly.
- The Strategy Committee (StratCo) is appointed by the General Assembly and discusses the strategic topics of the Alliance.
- The Operational Office (OO) headed by the Alliance’s Secretary General (SG) assists all consortium bodies.
External links[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Description of the alliance": About Us". ENHANCE Alliance. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ↑ "European Universities Initiative". Education and Training - European Commission. 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2021-07-14. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ List of alliance members": About Us". ENHANCE Alliance. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ↑ "ENHANCE – European Universities of Technology Alliance". RWTH Aachen University. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ↑ "ENHANCE – European Universities of Technology Alliance". RWTH Aachen University. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ↑ "ENHANCE – European Universities of Technology Alliance". RWTH Aachen University. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ↑ "ENHANCE University Fact Sheet" (PDF). European Union. 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ↑ "ENHANCE Language Tandem". ENHANCE Alliance.
- ↑ "ENHANCE Summer School". ENHANCE Alliance. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ↑ "ENHANCE Higher Education Innovator". ENHANCE Alliance. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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