Combined, our nine institutions have over 125,000 students. While we each have varying cultures, languages and educational programs, our aim is to build a new long-term joint strategy with a bottom-up approach which will impact and support all of our areas of activities, from teaching and learning to research and innovation, whilst encouraging new forms of student and staff mobility. In short, we aim to create systemic changes in how we cooperate and operate to the benefit of our communities and local stakeholders.
Nine work groups from across the alliance will meet from 5 to 9 October 2026 across four INN campuses, including a research excursion to Campus Evenstad University of Inland Norway (INN) will host the 2026 Hybrid Intra-Alliance Staff Week of the EMERGE European...
For students and staff across the EMERGE European University Alliance, mobility offers more than the opportunity to study or work in another country. It creates opportunities to experience different academic environments, meet people from different backgrounds, and...
BRIDGE 2026 brought the EMERGE European University Alliance mission to life through three community-engaged placements across Slovakia and Ireland. This summer, 38 students from eight EMERGE partner universities joined 13 students from Eastern Michigan University...
The EMERGE European University Alliance participated in the 4th European Universities Initiative Forum in Maynooth, Ireland, joining alliances from across Europe to discuss the future of higher education and cross-border collaboration.
The EMERGE Alliance was proudly represented at the European Universities Student Ambassadors' Forum (EUSAF) 2026 in Warsaw, bringing together student ambassadors from European Universities Alliances to exchange ideas, share experiences, and contribute to discussions...
The EMERGE European University Alliance has established its first network of third places and community partners, creating new opportunities for collaboration between universities and society. The initiative connects nine partner universities with organisations across Europe to support community-engaged learning, research, volunteering, innovation and regional development.
The first EMERGE Open Career Days brought together researchers, employers, industry representatives, and public organisations at the University of A Coruña. The event promoted career development, international collaboration, networking, and stronger connections between research and society across the EMERGE Alliance.
The Universidade da Coruña (UDC) will host the first EMERGE Career Days from 22 to 26 June 2026, bringing together students, PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, employers, public organisations, civil society representatives, and academic partners from across the...
The EMERGE European University Alliance joins fellow European University Alliances in expressing concern regarding the Draft Report of the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) on the establishment of the European Competitiveness Fund...
It broke attendance records, reached beyond the university’s grounds, and, above all, once again sent a powerful message The entire thirteenth year was marked by the message that education and culture know no boundaries – unless we ourselves erect them through...
The EMERGE Alliance marked a strong presence at the European Student Assembly 2026, held from 20 to 22 April 2026 at the European Parliament. Students from across the Alliance actively contributed to high-level discussions on the future of Europe, bringing forward...
A Landmark Gathering of Nine European Universities On April 21–22, 2026, Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica welcomed members of the governing bodies of the European University Alliance EMERGE. The joint meeting of the Governing Board, Student Advisory...