EU-CONEXUS (European University for Smart Urban Coastal Sustainability)
Subcategory: eu-alliance
Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | La Rochelle, France (coordinating university); members across France, Greece, Spain, Lithuania, Croatia, Romania, Ireland, Germany, Cyprus |
| Entity Type | multi-university alliance |
| Founded or Announced | Announced 2019; selected as EU-CONEXUS Plus in 2022 |
| Status | operating |
| Size and Enrollment | 70,000+ students, 10,000 staff across 9 universities (earlier figures: 41,223 students, 5,421 staff) |
| Annual Tuition or Cost | No additional fees for joint minors; tuition varies by home university (e.g., joint masters require payment per student agreement) |
| Funding, Endowment, or Investment | Funded by Erasmus+ grants (specific total not found; seed funding up to €4400/project, PhD grants €3000, project dev. €3500); EU-CONEXUS AISBL legal entity |
| Notable Donors or Backers | European Commission (Erasmus+) |
| Website | https://www.eu-conexus.eu/ |
Academic Focus and Programs
Smart Urban Coastal Sustainability (SmUCS); joint Master's in Smart Urban Coastal Sustainability and Marine Biotechnology; micro-credentials, minors, PhD summer schools, short courses
Digital Strategy and Technology
Smart Campus (Moodle LMS, POD streaming, Big Blue Button/Teams for classes, Career Center, RIIS research portal, virtual library); state-of-the-art digital tech for multilingual teaching
AI, Platform, or Innovation Programs
PhD Summer School on “AI for Impact”; Innovation Contest of Ideas; joint research labs, challenge-based learning, start-up support
Key Partnerships
Industry, policymakers, society; 13 associate partners (enterprises, regional admins, HEI); university-industry collaboration network
Alliances or Networks
European Universities Initiative; EngageAll; FOREU4ALL Community of Practice
Leadership and Contact
| Role | Name / Value |
|---|---|
| President / Rector / Head | Fernando M. Galán (Executive Director / President) |
| Digital / Tech Leadership | EU-CONEXUS helpdesk (technical support); institutional coordinators (e.g., Marie Bouchegnies at La Rochelle Université) |
| Contact Email | projects@eu-conexus.eu, admission.MB@eu-conexus.eu, doctoralschool@eu-conexus.eu |
| Contact Phone | Varies by university, e.g., La Rochelle +33 (0)5 86 56 21 18 |
Why Notable for BD
Pioneering transnational European University alliance in EU Universities Initiative using digital Smart Campus (Moodle-based) for embedded mobility, joint degrees, challenge-based interdisciplinary programs on coastal sustainability; promotes new models like virtual libraries, joint research infrastructures, student cards—highly relevant for LMS/ed-tech integration in multi-national HE collaborations
Sources
EU-CONEXUS Who We Are, EU-CONEXUS Homepage, EC Factsheet, Contacts, Academic Council, Research Council, Smart Campus, Frederick University, Prospeo, Leadership News