EurIdentity Certificate Erasmus Project

Project Title

EurIdentity Certificate

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for higher education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Civic engagement / responsible citizenship

Project Summary

The European Union is currently facing multiple social and political challenges: nationalism, populism, euro-scepticism are rising in nearly every European country. There is an urgent need to better educate European citizens and sensitise students about European values and politics. In this context, the University of the Greater Region – UniGR (composed of Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, University of Liège, Université de Lorraine, University of Luxembourg, Saarland University, Trier University) and their associated partner Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft des Saarlandes (htw saar) decided to implement a strategic partnership dedicated to the transmission of European values and fundamental knowledge on Europe. The project consortium’s aim is to provide students of the Greater Region, regardless of their academic discipline, with a fundamental knowledge about Europe and intercultural competences. The latter comprise competences that the eight consortium partners consider to be essential for students in order to understand and tackle future challenges the world will be facing, especially in a cross-border region at the heart of Europe. The acquired competences will also prepare the students for their future careers in Europe.
The project EurIdentity Certificate will focus on the creation of a common certificate composed of two levels, combining theoretical learning, international mobility and innovative teaching formats:
Level 1 of the certificate will be optional at first, but the ultimate goal is to implement it as a mandatory element of all study programmes within the seven partner universities, after the project period. It will offer a combination of new pedagogical formats (virtual mobility, peer-to-peer courses and common project work) and a joint face-to-face seminar. A diverse sample of students coming from the seven universities and from diverse fields of study will be selected to participate in and evaluate the “test run” that will take place in the third year of the project.
Level 2 of the certificate addresses students who wish to acquire a deeper knowledge about the European Union and European cultures. Students will select courses from a common catalogue, regularly updated by the seven universities. They will have to attend at least one course at one of the partner institutions.
The faculty members and administrative staff of the seven universities will closely work together to implement the certificate simultaneously at each university. As such, the project will foster cooperation within UniGR and the Greater Region. It will also provide inspiration to other university alliances in Europe and around the globe.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 289029 Eur

Project Coordinator

UniGR a.s.b.l. & Country: LU

Project Partners

• TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET KAISERSLAUTERN
• UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE
• HOCHSCHULE FUR TECHNIK UND WIRTSCHAFT DES SAARLANDES
• UNIVERSITAT DES SAARLANDES
• UNIVERSITE DE LORRAINE
• UNIVERSITAT TRIER
• UNIVERSITE DU LUXEMBOURG