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...
IPORA: Africa-Europe's Partnership Academic Network Met in Bordeaux
From 1 to 4 April 2025, representatives from the ENLIGHT universities of Bern, Galway, Ghent, Göttingen, and Groningen took part in the IPORA event held in Bordeaux, France.
IPORA is an international transdisciplinary research network, funded in...
Tackling Societal Challenges through Culture and Creativity
ENLIGHT brings together academics, researchers and prominent cultural agents to discuss and find new cooperation paths across the alliance. The third edition of the ENLIGHT European Dialogue focused on Co-creation of knowledge together...
Connecting Cultures Across Europe - Collaboration among ENLIGHT Partners
The ENLIGHT Blended Intensive Programme (BIP), Connecting Cultures Across Europe, is an established path of collaboration among ENLIGHT partners. This course is holding its onsite week during the week of 12-19 May 2025 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, with a...
Meet another Face of ENLIGHT: Anette-Mai Pirk-Birk – Can student leadership shape the future of higher education?
Anette-Mai Pirk-Birk, student representative of ENLIGHT and former Vice President of the University of Tartu’s Student Union, believes in the transformative power of collaboration. From organizing student activities to participating in high-level...
9th ENLIGHT and Arqus Alliance Open Science Ambassador Webinar on 19th May 2025
Join the 9th ENLIGHT & Arqus Alliance Open Science Ambassador Webinar featuring Hildrun Walter (University of Graz) on 19th May 2025 from 10:00 - 11:30 AM (CET). This session will explore the vital role of science communication in today’s...
University of Groningen 2025 summer schools: ENLIGHT offer
The application for the University of Groningen summer schools has opened! These interdisciplinary, research driven programmes are an opportunity to learn more about your own field or to broaden your knowledge, work on important questions and gain...
Meet this time’s Face of ENLIGHT: Femke De Backere – Can serious games change healthcare?
Femke De Backere, associate professor at Ghent University and senior scientist at imec, blends software engineering with impactful healthcare research. Through ENLIGHT, she co-teaches the interdisciplinary summer school Innovation Game: Applying...
PPI Horizons: European Perspectives on Public and Patient Involvement
Join University of Galway, University of Groningen/UMCG and Uppsala University on April 8th for a dynamic pan-European forum exploring Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) in research. This event brings together distinguished speakers from...