{"id":109009,"date":"2020-02-07T16:50:38","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T15:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=109009"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:24:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:24:42","slug":"eur-joins-alliance-with-universities-from-post-industrial-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2020\/02\/07\/eur-joins-alliance-with-universities-from-post-industrial-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"EUR joins alliance with universities from \u2018post-industrial cities\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the Polak building on Wednesday, eight European universities signed a covenant of\u00a0UNIC<\/em>, which stands for European\u00a0Un<\/strong>iversities of post-I<\/strong>ndustrial\u00a0C<\/strong>ities<\/em>. This is a new European alliance of universities from cities facing similar social, economic and cultural themes.<\/p>\n

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Rector Rutger Engels signing the covenant.<\/span><\/p>

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The declaration was signed by the universities of Bilbao, Bochum, Cork, Istanbul, Liege, Oulu, Rotterdam and Zagreb. These cities are characterised by \u2018socio-economic and socio-cultural\u00a0super-diversity<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n

The alliance has three goals. Firstly, it must be possible for students, scientists and support staff to \u2018seamlessly\u2019 move between the eight UNIC universities. In addition, the alliance challenges the participants to become \u2018super diverse\u2019 and welcome people from any background. The participants also wish to develop \u2018city labs\u2019: meeting places for sharing knowledge in and with cities.<\/p>\n

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According to rector magnificus Rutger Engels, these goals are a good fit with Erasmus University. \u201cEUR has a super diverse student population, with a relatively high percentage of students from a non-traditional background. The other UNIC universities share these characteristics and the dedication to make our study programmes and intermobility more inclusive. Our aim is to give our students a real European learning experience and train the future leaders who will shape the European cities of tomorrow. UNIC does this by developing new approaches and models for education, tools and plans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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