The ENLIGHT regional academy on Smart, Sustainable cities and communities brought together academics, researchers, professionnals and policy makers in Bilbao to discuss the challenges faced by land planning and determine the key competences to be...

One of ENLIGHT's key objectives is to strengthen and integrate sustainability and sustainable development in all fields of action. Within the cooperation of the ENLIGHT Green Network, staff from the central event management teams and...

This year’s General Meeting, held at the University of Bern, once again featured an indispensable delegation of students from the ENLIGHT Student Network (SN), representing all the universities in the alliance. It was remarkable to see that nearly...

Challenge-based education (CBE) is a core element of teaching and learning initiatives within ENLIGHT. The focus of CBE is on incorporating real-life cases into the teaching of university courses and working on students' 21st century skills. This...

Mervin Bakker, former Director of Internationalisation at the University of Groningen, reflects on his impactful role in shaping ENLIGHT. This alliance of ten European universities has redefined collaboration in higher education, fostering...

Eight weeks ago, 24 students from five of ENLIGHT’s partner universities, embarked on a journey. The first six weeks were spent interacting online, with participants getting to know each other—starting from the basics of everyone's studies, to...

Topic: Repositories for a Sustainable, Equitable, and Innovative Open Access Publishing Date: 13 January 2025 Time: 10:00 - 11:30 AM (CET) Since their inception, repositories have played a crucial role in Open Access, but challenges with...

The ENLIGHT Green Network is excited to introduce the Sustainable Travel Policy, a significant step in promoting environmentally conscious travel across ENLIGHT partner universities. Committed to fostering sustainable practices, ENLIGHT encourages...

ENLIGHT is pleased to announce the next Face of ENLIGHT: Yushi Liu Yishu Liu, a PhD student at the University of Galway, is pioneering soft robotics for insulin delivery. Originally from Changsha, China, Yishu chose Galway as the first step in...