In 2018, the European Commission launched the European Universities, opens an external URL in a new window, opens an external URL in a new window Initiative to comprehensively and sustainably modernize European higher education. The goals of the initiative are:

• Support and strengthen the European idea
• Further developing the performance and competitiveness of the European higher education system by significantly increasing, or improving, the quality, performance and attractiveness of European universities
• bringing together a new generation of Europeans, promoting common values and a European identity.

> Information on the funded alliances (PDF), opens an external URL in a new window