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Cover of the joint statement ‘For an explicit recognition of European University Alliances as pillars of Europe’s competitiveness, sovereignty and skills’, with the European Union flag, a map of Europe marking signatory locations, and the figures 271 signatory institutions and 30 European countries.
Source: UNITA
Description: Title page of the joint statement of September 2026, which calls on the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament to explicitly recognise European University Alliances in the EU’s 2028–2034 budget and programmes. The map shows the locations of the 271 signatory institutions in 30 European countries, from Iceland and Portugal to Finland and Türkiye. EUPeace supports the statement, and two EUPeace partner universities, Marburg University and Çukurova University, have co-signed it.

EUPeace supports joint statement on European University Alliances

EUPeace supports a joint statement calling on the EU to explicitly recognise European University Alliances in its next long-term budget. 271 institutions from 30 European countries have co-signed it, including two EUPeace partner universities.
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Cover of the joint statement ‘For an explicit recognition of European University Alliances as pillars of Europe’s competitiveness, sovereignty and skills’, with the European Union flag, a map of Europe marking signatory locations, and the figures 271 signatory institutions and 30 European countries.
Source: UNITA
Description: Title page of the joint statement of September 2026, which calls on the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament to explicitly recognise European University Alliances in the EU’s 2028–2034 budget and programmes. The map shows the locations of the 271 signatory institutions in 30 European countries, from Iceland and Portugal to Finland and Türkiye. EUPeace supports the statement, and two EUPeace partner universities, Marburg University and Çukurova University, have co-signed it.
Three conference participants converse over refreshments beside research displays at ICES 2026.
Source: School of Economics and Business of the University of Sarajevo
Description: Three attendees wearing conference badges stand together in conversation, holding drinks. Research posters and illuminated faculty displays form the background.
Three smiling women stand side by side in front of a EUPeace roll-up banner in a wood-panelled hall. The banner shows the EUPeace and European Union logos, a photograph of a building with flags, the website www.eupeace.eu and the logos of several partner universities. Two of the women wear EUPeace lanyards with name badges.
Source: Hannes Kaufmann
Description: Three women pose for a photograph beside a EUPeace roll-up banner in an indoor space with wooden wall panels. The banner carries the EUPeace logo, the text 'Co-funded by the European Union', an image of a building with flags, the address www.eupeace.eu and the logos of partner universities, including Universität Marburg, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Università della Calabria and Universidad Pontificia Comillas. The women wear EUPeace lanyards with name badges, and the occasion appears to be an EUPeace event.
The main building of Justus Liebig University Giessen at sunset.
Source: Katrina Friese
Description: The main building of Justus Liebig University Giessen at sunset. From 15 to 19 March 2027, the university will host the EUPeace Teaching Staff Academy Training Week, where teaching staff from across the Alliance will explore how to teach peace, justice and inclusive societies.
Participants seated around curved conference tables listen to a speaker at a lectern during the Magna Charta gathering in Vilnius.
Source: Lukas Kodis
Description: A wide view of the conference hall shows participants listening to a speaker, with national flags displayed beside the lectern. The gathering brought together university leaders and academics to discuss academic values and universities’ responsibilities in a changing world.
United Nations Headquarters in New York, featuring the Secretariat Building and a row of international flags against a clear blue sky.
Source: United Nations (UN)
Description: A view of the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York as seen from the north of the UN site. The buildings are the General Assembly (left) and the 39-storey Secretariat. The flags of 148 UN Member States fly in a row over 500 feet long overlooking the United Nations Plaza.
Four people sit around a light wooden table in a meeting room, deep in discussion. A woman with silver hair and glasses gestures towards her laptop while a man in a dark T-shirt listens with folded arms. Two further participants, one in a patterned shirt and one in a grey jacket, lean in over notebooks and papers. A projection screen, a flip chart and a whiteboard with handwritten notes are visible in the background.
Source: University of Limoges
Description: Colleagues gather around a table at the University of Limoges to exchange ideas as part of the EduTandems call. In a small-group setting, participants share perspectives, take notes and explore opportunities for collaboration. Sessions like this lay the groundwork for new teaching partnerships across the EUPeace alliance.