EPICUR: European Partnership for an Innovative Campus Unifying Regions
EPICUR was the alliance’s pilot project, testing new forms of inter-university cooperation across its partner universities and laying the groundwork for the European inter-university campus.
About the project
Selected in the first call of the European Universities Initiative, EPICUR set out to create a European inter-university campus connecting students and staff across partner regions.
Its pilot achievements, the digital EPICUR Inter-University Campus, a joint mobility agreement, the EPICUR Model Language Policy, and innovative formats such as EPIC Missions and European Tracks paved the way for the successful bid for phase 2 (EPICUR SHAPE-IT).
Datas
Duration: November 2019 – October 2022
Partners: eight European partner universities, joined by the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) as full partner in April 2022
Programme: Erasmus+, European Universities Initiative (first call), European Commission
A project structured around 6 work packages
- Management and governance (WP1): two-level decision-making with a Steering Committee of Rectors/Presidents and a Project Management Team
- Multilingualism and inclusive governance (WP2): Model Language Policy, mobility strategy for (small) European languages, inclusive admission procedures
- Innovative teaching and learning formats (WP3): LAS-inspired learning ventures, EPIC Missions, European Tracks, plans for a joint LAS bachelor
- The EPICUR Inter-University Campus (WP4): virtual campus, paper-free alliance-wide registrar system, digitalised mobility processes
- Strengthening and connecting regions (WP5): regional outreach, internship exchange, service learning, intercultural training
- Sustainability and dissemination (WP6): forums, advisory board, communication across the alliance
