University Network of the European Capitals of Culture
The University Network of the European Capitals of Culture(UNeECC), an international non-profit association, was founded upon the initiative of the University of Pécs in Pécs, Hungary in December 2006 (17 years ago) (2006-12) by 15 founding members.
UNeECC invites memberships in three different categories:
- Full Membership: universities from cities of the European Capitals of Culture
- Associate Membership: universities from applicant cities
- Supportive Membership: all others, including cities and cultural organizations with parallel interests
The Secretariat of UNEECC is at the University of Pécs in Hungary.
General Assemblies and Annual Conferences
- 2007: Sibiu – ’Town and Gown’
- 2008: Liverpool – ’ Whose Culture(?)’
- 2009: Vilnius – ’Innovation, Creativity and Culture’
- 2010: Pécs
- 2011: Antwerp [1]
- 2012: Maribor [2]
- 2013: Marseille Seventh Interdisciplinary Conference of the University Network of the European Capitals of Culture
- 2014: Umeå
- 2015: Plzeň
- 2016: Wrocław
In 2007 the UNeECC GA and Conference was hosted by Lucian Blaga University in Sibiu. The Keynote Speaker of the Conference was Mr. Roger O’Keeffe Principal Administrator, from European Commission Directorate for Education and Culture.
In 2008 the GA and Annual Conference was organized by Liverpool Hope University and the University of Liverpool. The Keynote Speaker of the Conference was Prince Charles-Louis d’Arenberg.
In 2010, when the European Capital of Culture programme celebrated its 25th anniversary. The University of Pécs hosted the General Assembly and Annual Conference of UNeECC. We were organizing a joint conference of UNeECC and the Compostela Group of Universities providing a unique platform for scientific collaboration and networking.
In 2011, UNeECC celebrated its 5th year of founding. The Annual Conference was held in Antwerp, Belgium, European Capital of Culture 1993.
In 2012 UNeECC organized its Annual Conference jointly with EMUNI and the University of Maribor in Maribor, Slovenia, European Capital of Culture 2012.
In 2013 UNeECC organized its Annual Conference jointly with Aix-Marseille University and EHESS - School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences in Marseille, France, European Capital of Culture 2012..
Members
UNeECC currently has 47 members:[1]
- KU Leuven (through its Antwerp campus), Antwerp, Belgium
- University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
- Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- University of Athens, Athen, Greece
- Avignon University, Avignon, France
- College of Europe, Bruges and Warsaw, Belgium and Poland
- ICHEC Brussels Management School, Brussels, Belgium
- Vesalius College, Brussels, Belgium
- Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland
- University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
- University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
- FH Joanneum – University of Applied Sciences, Graz, Austria
- Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Cracow University of Economics, Krakow, Poland
- The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow, Poland
- AGH – University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland
- University of Applied Sciences Kufstein Tirol, Kufstein, Austria
- Université Catholique de Lille, Lille, France
- University of Lille 1, Science and Technology, Lille, France
- Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool, England
- University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio, Madrid, Spain
- University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
- University of Malta, Msida, Malta
- University of Patras, Patras, Greece
- University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
- Universita degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
- Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art, University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, Czech Republic
- University Fernando Pessoa, Porto, Portugal
- “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, Sibiu, Romania
- University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway
- School of Architecture – Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
- Umea University, Umea, Sweden
- University of Economics, Varna, Bulgary
- Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, Lithuania
- University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
- Turiba University, Riga, Latvia
- UCLouvain (through its FUCaM Mons campus), Mons, Belgium
- University of Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik, Croatia
- Széchenyi István University, Győr, Hungary
- Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Pula, Croatia
- Neapolis University of Pafos, Pafos, Cyprus
- University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia
- Università degli Studi della Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
See also
- European Capital of Culture – Cities recognized by the European Union as culturally significant for Europe
- American Capital of Culture – In the Americas, title awarded annually by American Capital of Culture, an NGO
- Arab Capital of Culture – Arab League effort to promote and celebrate Arab culture
References
- ^ UNeECC:Universities/Institutions
External links
- UNeECC official website
- European Commission-Culture
- UNeECC is 'unique'
- Liverpool Hope University hosts UNeECC Conference 2008
- Annual Conference of UNeECC in Vilnius
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- Agence universitaire de la Francophonie
- Association of Commonwealth Universities
- Aurora
- CESAER
- Coimbra Group
- Compostela Group of Universities
- EUCOR
- EURASHE
- Europaeum
- European Consortium of Innovative Universities
- European Network for Training and Research in Electrical Engineering
- European Network for Training Economic Research
- European Network of Physiotherapy in Higher Education
- European University Association
- European University Information Systems Organization
- EuroTech Universities Alliance
- Global Alliance in Management Education
- Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities
- IDEA League
- International Research Universities Network
- League of European Research Universities
- Mediterranean Universities Union
- Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe
- SGroup European Universities' Network
- Top International Managers in Engineering
- Tripartite Programme
- Una Europa
- Universia
- University Network of the European Capitals of Culture
- Utrecht Network
- Xarxa Vives d'Universitats
- Young European Research Universities Network