NEWS & EVENTS

In Spring 2024 our alliance launched three calls for educational and research cooperation among academics, staff and students across the alliance. It proved a great participation success, with no less than 1,000 academics taking part in one of the applying consortia. In 2025, the calls closed 30 June and, while the proposals are being classified and forwarded to the appointed evaluators, the participation rate is even more outstanding (1,178 participants in the ETN call alone).

On May 14 2025 Ghent University hosted the ENLIGHT workshop "Women in East European and Baltic Literature and Culture: Subversive Reading and Identity Challenges" at the well-equipped Library Lab Magnel. The event brought together academics, writers, and students from across Europe for a day of vibrant exchange, critical inquiry, and collaborative discussion around women’s voices and cultural identity in Eastern Europe and the Baltic region.

Advancing DEI through Critical Virtual Exchange, Role-Playing Games, and Conflict Transformation 

Are you a teacher or admin staff in a university? Do you want to learn more about effective ways to address conflict, including issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)? Are you interested in experiential learning methods for practicing socio-emotional skills? Consider joining one of our online trainings! 

The University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science invites you to participate in the 22nd Estonian Summer School on Computer and Systems Science (ESSCaSS). The event takes place on 18–21 August in Tartu.

What drives Hiltraud Casper-Hehne in her work with ENLIGHT? In this inspiring interview, the academic lead from Göttingen shares her journey from China to Europe, why collaboration excites her, and what makes ENLIGHT truly special. Read the full article here.

ENLIGHT has published new training possibilities for support staff members of the network in their Staff Week trainings calendar. The application is already open for the trainings in the Basque Country and in Göttingen. 

Last week, ENLIGHT was represented at the 3rd Forum of European Universities Alliances in Wrocław, Poland, by Marcela Zubriczka (Comenius University Bratislava) and Kristi Kerge (University of Tartu). The event gathered delegates from all 65 alliances recognised under the European Universities Initiative — providing an important platform to exchange practices, reflect on progress, and explore the future of cross-border collaboration in higher education.

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.