ENLIGHT brings together ten comprehensive, research-intensive universities, which share a deep committment to their social responsibility.
The ENLIGHT universities are based in ten European countries covering all 4 European geographical areas (EuroVoc): Northern Europe (Estonia and Sweden), Eastern Europe (Slovakia), Southern Europe (Spain), and Western Europe (Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and Switzerland).
The University of the Basque Country/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU) is the main higher education institution of the Basque Country. It is one of the most important in Spain in terms of the volume of academic results, research, innovation and technological development.
Switzerland - founded 1834The University of Bern is a comprehensive university, based in Switzerland’s capital city, offering excellent research and teaching at eight faculties. Approximately 20% of its 19,500 students and 50% of its academic staff have an international background. The university runs ten interdisciplinary research centres and seven graduate schools.
The University is one of France’s largest and best universities with a strong focus on multidisciplinarity, research-focused teaching and learning and internationalisation. Nearly 60 international study programs exist at Bachelor, Master and Doctorate levels including 18 EU-labelled programs.
Slovakia - founded 1919Comenius University is a modern European university. It is the greatest, oldest university of the country and the only Slovak university to be regularly ranked in the international rankings of the best universities in the world with several of its study programmes being the only ones of their kind offered in Slovakia.
Ireland - founded 1845The University of Galway is world-renowned as an expert research-led University that emphasises inter-disciplinary research and teaching programmes, and collaborations with industry partners in areas of strategic importance.
Belgium - founded 1817Ghent University is one of the leading higher education and research institutions in the Low Countries. It is a Dutch speaking university and part of a wide variety of national and international educational, scientific and industrial cooperation networks.
Germany - founded 1737The University of Göttingen is an internationally renowned research university. Founded in 1737 in the Age of Enlightenment, the University is committed to the values of social responsibility of science, democracy, tolerance and justice.
The Netherlands - founded 1614The University of Groningen is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands as well as one of its largest. It is a research university with a global outlook, deeply rooted in Groningen, City of Talent.
Estonia - founded 1632The University of Tartu is the oldest and largest university in Estonia both in terms of staff and student numbers, as well as the volume of its teaching, research and development activities.
Sweden - founded 1477Uppsala University, founded in 1477, was the first university in Sweden with the honourable missions to conduct research and education of the highest quality and to collaborate with the surrounding community so as to help make the world a better place.
