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 eleven university partners in the EPICUR Alliance are Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan (Poland), 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), University of Basel (Switzerland), Pablo de Olavide University (Spain), Roma Tre University (Italy), South Danish University in Odense (Denmark) and University of Strasbourg (France). More about our alliance.
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The European university alliance EPICUR will enter its third funding phase in November 2026, bringing together eleven universities from nine countries. With 7.2 million euros in EU funding, the alliance aims to strengthen international cooperation and create new study opportunities. In an interview, Vice-President Thomas Hirth explains the benefits for students and KIT.
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EPICUR invites submissions of innovative teaching offers for its Spring 2027 Course Catalogue. The call is open to existing English-taught courses worth at least 3 ECTS for Bachelor's and Master's students as well as Early Career Researchers, starting between January and April 2027. Courses can be offered virtually, in a hybrid format, or as a Winter School. The submission deadline is 19 October 2026.
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The EPICUR Alliance has launched its 2026 Seed Funding Call for Proposals. Researchers from partner universities can apply until September 15, 2026 for grants of up to 150,000 euros for one-year, international collaborative projects. Support is particularly available for innovative research approaches such as pilot studies and proof-of-concepts. The participation of early-career researchers is expressly encouraged.
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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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