DRI CIVIS Alliance: EU approves funding for four more years of academic cooperation

The CIVIS Alliance has been selected by the European Commission to be one of the European University Alliances benefiting from an additional 4 years of funding, with a doubled budget amounting to 14.4 million euros. Aix-Marseille Université retains its role as leader and takes the presidency of the Alliance for the first six months. This renewed confidence guarantees that the Alliance and its 10 member universities will continue to promote their ambitious vision and remain at the forefront of higher education reform in Europe. CIVIS is now developing an inter-university campus for over half a million students, academics and staff. Supported by Erasmus+ funding as part of the European Universities Initiative, CIVIS is focused on quality teaching and civic engagement, with significant research and innovation spin-offs. Eric Berton, President of Aix-Marseille Université reacted enthusiastically to this news: - " We can be particularly proud of the recognition by the European Commission of the work accomplished by our community and by the CIVIS coordination team over the past 3 years. We have been able to initiate new practices in the field of education and its connection with civil society, and to offer new perspectives of mobility for students, teachers, researchers and administrative staff.