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Kris Dejonckheere, UNICA Secretary General
UNICA: Network of Universities from the Capitals
of Europe
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UNICA’s establishment
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UNICA MORE THAN 20 YEARS LATER…
44 universities, all integrated in the EHEA 33 capital cities: from Tallinn to Lisbon, and from
Oslo to Nicosia 1,800,000 students
150,000 staff The majority of the UNICA members from CEE gained
peer position among other EHEA universities
What was external has become internal for UNICA.
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OUR GOALS NOW
• taking an active stance in the
process of globalization of Higher Education • UNICA being a bridge-builder a think-tank but above all a net-work: Interconnected groups of people Working together and creating hubs of knowledge
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UNICA Working Groups & meetings
UNICA Student Conference
UNICA Green Academic Footprint
UNICA PhD MASTER CLASS
UNICA Bologna Lab
UNICA International
Relations Officers meetings
UNICA Rectors Seminars
EU Research Officers
Meetings
Scholarly Communication
Seminars
Urban Studies Group
UNICA Group on PR & Communication
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Coordination of EC-funded projects
Joint Lifelong Learning and Tempus EC Service Contract: Information Project on Higher Education Reform III (ongoing) Erasmus Accompanying Measures: ExchangeAbility - Fostering Mobility of Students with Disabilities (completed)
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Communication
NEW!
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What can UNICA Secretariat do for UGAF?
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We are not experts in environmental sustainability. But we are here to listen, communicate, create links and engage others. We do so by….
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…. Disseminating UGAF green practices (1)
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…. Disseminating UGAF green practices (2)
UGAF brochure: an activity report and a promotion tool
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…. Engaging students (1): traineeships
“I had the possibility to plan and execute some activities like UGAF newsletter and 10 Green Recommendations, it was valuable to be doing something from the beginning till the end!”
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…. Engaging students (1): photo contest
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“Thank you for giving the students around Europe, such a great chance to share their work each other. No doubt contests like you organize will encourage them and me to do better.”
Winning picture by Niccolò Ara, the student of University of Rome “Tor Vergata”
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…. Small things that matter: Being green ourselves!
• reducing substantially paper communication; focus on
web communication, first steps in social media • applying 10 Recommendations for Green Events: paperless meetings, promoting public transport & local caterers
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www.unica-network.eu
Thank you for listening!