Following up on a letter to EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel on the future funding of European Universities Alliances Tanja Brühl, President of Unite!, together with representatives of other 23 European Universities alliances met with Adrienn Király, Head of Cabinet of Commissioner Gabriel on 15 June 2021 for an open discussion on the full roll-out of European Universities.
Tanja Brühl introduced the main points of the letter. She stressed the need of targeted funding. “Funding should be granted on a competitive basis, following principles of quality, excellence and impact. I strongly believe that the level of involvement, commitment and integration of the partners is of utmost importance to realize the transformative potential of European Universities. It is not the size of our alliances that determines our impact, but the quality of our collaboration.”
The European univesity alliances were happy to note that the Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel took the comments of the alliances regarding the exact funding model seriously and will discuss those aspects further.