Accessibility Tools
As urban development and sustainable mobility gain importance, so does the micro-credential "Planning the 15-minute city for all", equipping participants with relevant knowledge and skills to plan and design cities accessible to everyone within a 15-minute commute.
Between 3 and 6 November 2025, the Mobility Taskforce brought together partners from across the alliance to strengthen student mobility.
What began as a one-week course abroad quickly grew into a Europe-wide journey of collaboration for Rando Simson. Now a student representative, he shares how ENLIGHT broadened his worldview and why exchanging ideas across universities makes student life better for everyone. Read the full interview HERE.
On 9 November, the FILMEU Strategic Leadership Council gathered in the quiet landscape of Lezíria Ribatejana in Portugal for its biannual retreat. This meeting brought together rectors and presidents of the FilmEU partner universities to reflect on strategic priorities and define the alliance’s future direction. For this edition, the Council invited an external expert from another European University Alliance: Glória Nunes Rodrigues from ENLIGHT, who was asked to share perspectives on impact and how alliances can strengthen it through innovative governance and managerial practices.
A new podcast series, Enlight Insights: Knowledge Unpacked, has just launched - bringing listeners fresh perspectives on the ideas and research shaping our world today.
Lena Trilsbeek, a student of the University of Göttingen, discovered how ENLIGHT turns international collaboration into personal growth. Find out how stepping beyond her comfort zone transformed her studies and outlook. Read the full interview HERE.
The ENLIGHT Academic Leadership Programme (ALP) officially began this autumn with its first session hosted by Uppsala University from 16 to 18 September 2025.
What drives people and societies apart? How does polarisation affect democracy and what can we do to rebuild dialogue and trust? From 17 November to 17 December, ENLIGHT is hosting the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) “Growing Apart: What Is Polarisation and What Can We Do About It?”, where you will explore the causes and consequences of polarisation, learn to identify its mechanisms, reflect on its democratic impact, and develop practical strategies for navigating divisions in your own environment.
From 8 to 10 October 2025 at Uppsala University:Our fifth Teaching & Learning Conference brought 301 educators, students and innovators from across our ten partner universities and beyond to explore how playful methods can open up learning without losing rigour. The three-day programme mixed idea generating sessions, oral presentations, interactive workshops, poster sessions and a few surprises.