EPICUR
The European University Alliance EPICUR (European Partnership for an Innovative Campus Unifying Regions) aims to create an attractive, innovative European university for a new generation of students in Europe. EPICUR comprises the three projects EPICUR SHAPE-IT , EPICUR Research and EPIDI (European Partnership for Innovation in Distant Internships). There is a special focus on interaction with society.
The nine university partners in the EPICUR Alliance are Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan (Poland), University of Amsterdam (Netherlands), Aristotle University in Thessaloniki (Greece), Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg (Germany), University of Upper Alsace (France), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KIT (Germany), University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna (Austria), South Danish University in Odense (Denmark) and University of Strasbourg (France). More about our alliance.
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From February 16, 2026, to March 9, 2026, students will have the opportunity to apply for the EPICUR summer program and gain international experience in an uncomplicated way. The innovative EPICUR courses on a wide range of topics take place online, in a hybrid format, or at one of the partner universities and connect students and teachers from all over Europe. An online information event will be held on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at 1 p.m.
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How can research be shaped together with society? The event ‘Doing Citizen Science’ on 3 March 2026 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. offers insights into current citizen science projects at KIT and in the EPICUR network – on site at TRIANGEL Karlsruhe or online via Zoom.
Two keynote speeches will provide impulses for new developments, followed by interactive formats for networking and exchanging experiences – open to anyone who is already active in citizen science or interested in getting started.
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On 18 and 19 March 2026, the EPICUR Forum 2026 on the topic of ‘Learning Pathways’ will take place at the University of Strasbourg. The focus will be on exchange among colleagues, insights into current developments and the coordination of various courses within the alliance.
With formats such as this, EPICUR creates space for networking and promotes cooperation among teachers across institutional boundaries.
You can find all the details here.
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EPICUR is calling for innovative course proposals for the 2026 summer catalogue. We welcome English‑taught courses of at least 3 ECTS in areas such as European Values, Sustainable Transformation, Future Intelligence, Global Health, and Transversal Skills. Courses may be virtual, hybrid, or summer schools. Please submit your course by 14 January 2026. You can find all details about the call here: Call for Course Proposals – EPICUR Summer Semester 2026 - EPICUR Alliance
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Shape the future of the EPICUR Alliance together with students from all over Europe. Organize events, network internationally, and contribute your own ideas. Meetings at EPICUR partner universities take place at least twice a year, and travel expenses are covered. Take advantage of the opportunity to launch initiatives, lead workshops, and actively contribute to the further development of the study experience.
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With its program „Europäische Hochschulnetzwerke (EUN) - nationale Initiative“ the German Academic Foreign Service (DAAD) supports the EU initiativ of „European Universities“. Since the beginning of the year, KIT and 21 other German Universities are supported in the third round of funding. They get around 14 Million Euros until 2026 out of the budget of the Ministery for Education and Research in addition to the EU funds.
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The European Universities are alliances of universities that take on the Challenges of Europe with new methods in Education and research. In this Video by the german international agency DAAD you can discover more about the goals and vision of the European Univerisites from students, scientists and emplyees of german Universities.
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Core Goals of Universities are Education, Research and Innovation. But the European Comission also gave another responsibility to the "European Universities": To strenghten the connection between universities and society.
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