Ghent University receives European recognition with new university network
(09-07-2020) The ENLIGHT consortium of 9 European universities, under coordination of Ghent University, was selected in the framework of the second call for "European Universities", the European Commission's pilot program for new multilateral networks.
ENLIGHT will focus on an ambitious educational innovation and will receive a start-up funding of 5 M €.
Like no other, the ENLIGHT network embodies the geographical, cultural and linguistic diversity of Europe. ENLIGHT wants to make full use of this wealth and diversity to offer new, flexible international study opportunities tailored to everyone's needs.
“With ENLIGHT we will not only cross national borders, but also transcend the perspective of the own university sector. All ENLIGHT universities will therefore work closely with their cities to identify and address societal challenges. Based on these challenges the ENLIGHT universities want to create new learning formats in which students focus on real social issues together with researchers, citizens and companies. We are ambitious: students will be stimulated to think innovatively, to work together beyond the boundaries of their own discipline and to deal with diversity within and outside Europe. ” Rector Rik Van de Walle
Over the next three years ENLIGHT will focus on five themes to pilot new learning formats: climate change, health and well-being, inequality, digital revolution, energy and circularity. In the long term ENLIGHT wants to create an open space between the nine universities without barriers for learning, teaching and working together.
The ENLIGHT project was realized in close collaboration with the student representatives of all ENLIGHT universities. The Student Network will continue to play a central role in addressing the needs of current and future student generations.
The selection of ENLIGHT further strengthens the European position of Ghent University. Ghent University will therefore continue to drive the development of the European Education and Research Area in the coming years.
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