The COLOURS university alliance led by Paderborn University is taking part in this year's European Conference, which is being held for the 25th time in Paderborn City Hall from 1 to 3 May under the motto "Strengthening Europe - Nurturing Partnerships". The event will bring together education stakeholders from 18 EU countries to discuss the future of education, culture and transnational cooperation. Registrations are still possible until 28 April by e-mail to kamila.kolakowski@uni-paderborn.de. Participation is subject to a fee of 15 euros.
At the centre of the COLOURS contribution is a keynote speech by Dr. Annette Klinkert, Managing Director of the University Alliance. Under the title "University alliances - building bridges for the future", she will highlight the role of European university alliances as key players for sustainable cooperation and innovation in the education sector. The lecture will focus in particular on how university alliances such as COLOURS contribute to strengthening European identity, the internationalisation of study opportunities and the long-term competitiveness of European universities.
The subsequent interdisciplinary panel discussion will focus on the question "How can we strengthen Europe through educational cooperation - and why is this more important now than ever?". Experts from Latvia, Slovakia and Germany will discuss current challenges and opportunities of European educational cooperation.
COLOURS stands for living partnership in Europe. As part of the European University Initiative, the alliance aims to establish long-term structural and strategic partnerships between European universities. Students benefit from international study programmes and can obtain degrees in several European countries - a contribution to the European educational landscape of the future.
The 25th European Conference is organised by the Westf?lisches Forum für Kultur und Bildung e.V. and has been a platform for transnational dialogue in education and culture for a quarter of a century. With over 130 participants from all over Europe, the European Conference offers ideal conditions for exchange, networking and joint learning - values that COLOURS also places at the centre of its work.
About COLOURS
Since the beginning of last year, the European Commission has been sponsoring the COLOURS university alliance as one of a total of 50 initiatives with around 14 million euros. Under the leadership of Paderborn University, the alliance brings together nine international universities with around 126,000 students and 12,300 employees. The aim is to strengthen cooperation in the long term, increase international visibility and promote the mobility of students and sponsors within Europe.
Colours stands for "COLlaborativeinnOvativesUstainable RegionaluniverSities". the initiative aims to get social and technological innovations rolling for citizens throughout Europe and drive them forward through strategic cooperation. The universities are supported in their collaboration by 55 associated partners who are active as multipliers in regional innovation networks.
In addition to Paderborn University as the coordinating institution, the alliance includes the University of Le Mans (France), the University of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain), the University of Ferrara (Italy), the University of Kristianstad (Sweden), the Jan D?ugosz University in Cz?stochowa (Poland), the Josip Juraj Strossmayer University in Osijek (Croatia), the Ventspils University of Applied Sciences (Latvia) and the University of St Kliment Ohridski Bitola (North Macedonia). Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University (Ukraine) is an associated partner of the alliance.
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