Representatives of the Transform4Europe Alliance took part in the EAIE Gothenburg 2025, held in Sweden from 9 to 12 September 2025.
As one of 35 alliances of European universities, Transform4Europe presented its joint educational offer and visions for the future of higher education. The event was an opportunity to meet with current and potential partners from around the world, improve the Alliance’s international profile, and discuss the future of European universities.
‘There are so many alliances here, we can clearly see that we share not only the same worries and challenges but also the wins. The exchange of ideas is valuable and only shows that cooperation is the key. Together we can be stronger than just by ourselves,’ said Sven Idarand, T4EU Secretary General.
Prof. Małgorzata Myśliwiec, project coordinator at the University of Silesia in Katowice, added that alliances have become catalysts of change:
‘The main takeaway for me is the vision of European universities as important actors in European higher education. It’s a very unique form of cooperation that might be inspiring for other universities around the world.’
Alain Trouillet (Jean Monnet University Saint-Étienne) referred to increasing global visibility:
‘While the world is rapidly changing and perspectives are changing along with it, European University Alliances are becoming increasingly visible and non-European partners are showing more and more interest in these alliances and the innovative perspectives that they propose.’
Organised by the European Association for International Education (EAIE), the conference is Europe’s largest annual event on the internationalisation of higher education. It serves as a key platform for the European Universities initiative, funded by the European Union. The aim of this initiative is to foster transnational cooperation so that the alliances become the universities of the future promoting European values and enhancing the quality and competitiveness of the sector as a whole.
Photo by Małgorzata Dymowska