Bridging campuses and communities: FOREU4ALL heads to Strasbourg for its third workshop

• The third transversal workshop of the FOREU4ALL Community of Practice will take place at the European Parliament on 2 and 3 June 2026.
• Hosted by the EPICUR Alliance, the event will focus on enhancing the sense of belonging and community engagement across European Universities alliances.
• The workshop will bring together 140 professionals in person to reflect on how European University Alliances can foster a shared academic community, enabling students, staff, and academics to feel part of a broader European network of universities. Additional participants will join online.
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The FOREU4ALL Community of Practice, which connects all European Universities alliances, will celebrate its third transversal workshop on 2 and 3 June 2026 in Strasbourg, France. Hosted at the prestigious Strasbourg European Parliament, the two-day event aims to foster collaboration on how alliances can build a stronger, more inclusive identity that resonates both within their institutions and across society.

Under the theme “From Campuses to Communities: enhancing engagement and sense of belonging in European Universities”, the workshop is led by the Community Engagement and Communication & Dissemination topical groups. By encouraging collaboration between these two vital areas, the programme seeks to share good practices, align communication strategies, and deepen the impact of alliances on their local and European ecosystems.

The event will also bring together members of the topical groups on Mobility, Multilingualism and Multiculturalism, Diversity and Inclusion, and the Student-led community on Sustainable and Democratic Student Participation. With 140 attendees expected onsite and remote access available through a hybrid format, the workshop will ensure broad participation from across the European Universities initiative.

Connecting People and Alliances: Inside the Programme

The workshop will offer a shared space for communication officers and community engagement experts to explore how strategic dissemination and active public participation can mutually reinforce one another.

Participants will explore effective strategies to drive meaningful public and community engagement, ensuring the work of alliances is visible and impactful. The core agenda of the programme features hybrid plenary discussions, a keynote panel, a poster session, and a student-led roundtable titled “Hearing the Students’ Voice”. Central to the event are also five parallel breakout workshops, where working groups will co-create targeted concept notes covering core issues: identity values, local visibility, mobility barriers, motivational recognition, and value proposition.

Registration for online participation in the plenary sessions is available here. Registration will remain open until May 29, 2026. For onsite attendees, practical information including accommodation and social programme can be found here.

The workshop is the third of a cycle of eight face-to-face transversal workshops to be held between December 2025 and July 2028. Each event brings together representatives from across alliances, external experts, and key stakeholders to foster deeper dialogue and stimulate cross-cutting innovation in European higher education.

Strasbourg photo ©️ European Union, 2024

About FOREU4ALL and the European Universities alliances

Launched in 2019, the European Universities alliances are a flagship initiative of the European strategy for universities, encompassing 73 European Universities all across Europe.

FOREU4ALL provides a collaborative and supportive platform where all alliances come together to share good practices, exchange experiences, and strengthen cooperation. The community fosters a deeper collaboration by facilitating learning, joint initiatives, and the dissemination of results – enhancing knowledge, skills, and effectiveness of the entire higher education sector.

🔗 Official website: https://www.foreu4all.eu/

About EPICUR

EPICUR is a first-generation European university alliance bringing together nine institutions: the University of Strasbourg and the University of Haute-Alsace (France), the University of Freiburg and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) (Germany), the University of Amsterdam (the Netherlands), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece), BOKU University in Vienna (Austria), Adam Mickiewicz University (Poland), and the University of Southern Denmark.

Committed to interdisciplinary, innovative and multilingual education, EPICUR promotes academic collaboration, intercultural exchange, and new learning and research opportunities across Europe.

EPICUR is coordinated by the University of Strasbourg and supported by the European Commission and the French National Research Agency (ANR).

🔗 Official website: https://epicur.edu.eu/