For Teachers and Researchers

VIQE is the virtual institute of the EC2U Alliance that combines education, research and innovation for advanced studies on quality education. VIQE's pilot project profile focuses on language, cultural and social diversity in Europe.

GLADE is a freely accessible research, learning and interaction space. Interdisciplinary areas include Health Promotion, Healthy Campus, Cancer, Digital Health, Social Determinants and more.

International inter-disciplinary teams are conducting research towards A) Assessment of urban heat islands in Europe, and B) Preservation and retrofitting of historical university buildings. Joint summer schools and networking events with a thematic focus are held, such as the annual GIS Day and school projects.

The VIPJSI aims at bringing together interdisciplinary research, education, innovation, and outreach to advance the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal #16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all, and build effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions at all levels.

The Virtual Institute for Life on Land (VI LL) aims at developing inter-disciplinary activities in the area of UNSDG#15 Life on Land.

Various stakeholders from the EC2U universities and cities come together with their diverse perspectives to build shared visions and create new solutions to the challenges the EC2U communities face.

University and city communities meet at a half-yearly public Forum at one of the 9 EC2U Universities to strengthen the multi-faceted cooperation of the alliance. 5 Students are granted scholarships for each Forum.

Science & fun! Scientists from the EC2U Universities compete in an interdisciplinary battle of wits: who can best (and most entertainingly) answer questions of the citizens of the EC2U cities?