From 4 to 6 June 2025, 140 participants from the ten ENLIGHT universities, city representatives, Rectors and students have gathered in the beautiful city of Bordeaux (France) to share around the theme of « Stimulating Cities: How do cities and alliances move forward together? » The event was hosted by the University of Bordeaux.

This Mid Year meeting’s primary ambition has been to encourage and strenghten the collaboration between cities and universities, around some workshops and plenary sessions with round tables.

The European university alliance ENLIGHT has announced the selection of six new Impact Ambassadors during the closing ceremony of the ENLIGHT Impact Conference held on 28-29 March 2025 in Groningen.

The ENLIGHT Impact Ambassadors represent the awarded teams that have demonstrated to be exemplars in the planning for and achieving impact in the ENLIGHT's flagship areas: Health & Wellbeing, Digital Revolution, Climate Change, Energy & Circular Economy, and Equity.

We are pleased to announce that 144 proposals have been selected for inclusion in the programme of the ENLIGHT Teaching & Learning Conference 2025! This year's call attracted 172 submissions—an increase of more than 30% compared to the previous edition.

All proposals were reviewed by two independent teaching and learning professionals, and we thank all contributors for their time, effort, and thoughtful ideas. The selected contributors have been informed, and the full list of accepted sessions will be shared as part of the conference programme.

The programme is expected to be published by the end of June 2025 on the official conference website.

Frederik Verbeke, lecturer at the University of the Basque Country, has been a key academic voice in the ENLIGHT alliance, notably leading the BIP course “Connecting Cultures”, which earned a podium spot at the 2024 Teaching & Learning Awards. A passionate advocate for Challenge-Based Education, Verbeke sees ENLIGHT as a powerful platform to harness Europe’s cultural and linguistic richness. His work continues to foster transnational collaboration and innovation in higher education. Read more here.