A new vision for the European Universities alliances
TA-10-2025-0196 · P10_TA(2025)0196 · PE770.272
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- Full procedure 2025/2036
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Parliament's resolution on a new vision for the European Universities alliances acknowledges their success and transformative potential, while noting challenges such as funding gaps and legal barriers.¶¶¶ It calls for long-term, sustainable funding, a possible separate programme post-2027, and stronger links with research and the labour market.¶¶¶ It stresses the need to protect academic freedom, uphold EU values, and ensure inclusivity and accessibility in all alliance activities.¶¶¶ It asks the Commission to consider adding criteria related to strategic autonomy and competitiveness in future calls, and to support digital infrastructure and micro-credentials.¶¶¶ It calls on the Hungarian Government to comply with EU values so that students and staff from public trust funded universities can benefit from Erasmus+.¶
Key points
- Acknowledges the warm welcome and role of the initiative in removing obstacles to cooperation, such as fragmented funding and legal barriers.¶
- Notes that alliances are a powerful tool for the Bologna Process and have leverage on transformation in higher education.¶
- Underlines the diversity of alliances and rejects a one-size-fits-all approach; stresses the importance of geographical representation to tackle brain drain.¶
- Welcomes student integration in governance and calls for clear strategies to ensure accessibility and inclusion of people with fewer opportunities.¶¶
- Welcomes pilot projects for a European degree and legal status, but stresses that alliances should not be the sole instrument for innovation.¶
- Notes that the European degree label should be accessible to all joint programmes and complementary to national frameworks without extra burden.¶
- Believes alliances can pave the way for a single area of accreditation at EU level, reducing reliance on American agencies.¶
- Notes that the 50% mobility target has not been reached and worries about competition with general Erasmus+ mobility; calls on the Commission to assess requirements.¶
- Is concerned about threats to academic freedom and stresses the need for alliances to uphold EU values and democratic resilience.¶¶
- Welcomes the Union of Skills initiative and the upcoming proposal for a legal status for alliances, which will facilitate cooperation.¶
- Calls for coordinated, sustainable funding and asks the Commission to reserve future calls for continuation of successful alliances, with fast-track renewal.¶
- Invites the Commission to study a tailor-made financing solution post-2027, possibly a separate programme, and calls on Member States to commit to co-financing.¶¶
Who is affected
- European Universities alliances and their member universities, including students, researchers, and staff.¶¶¶
- Higher education institutions not part of alliances, which should benefit from innovations and not be left behind.¶¶
- Students and staff from Hungarian public trust funded universities, who are called to be enabled to benefit from Erasmus+.¶
- Non-EU countries and candidate countries, through strengthened internationalisation and partnerships.¶¶
- Private sector and businesses, encouraged to partner with alliances for innovation and training.¶