The 24 new European Universities announced on 9 July 2020 include 4 Greek Higher Education Institutions: the Hellenic Mediterranean University, the University of the Aegean, the University of Thessaly and the Technical University of Crete.

These results come from the second call for expression of interest for participation in the European Universities programme , an action decided by the European Commission during the Gothenburg Commission Summit in 2017.

The 4 Greek institutions join the 3 institutions(National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Agricultural University of Thessaloniki ) already participating in the European Universities action from 2019.

The 41 European Universities were presented by the European Commission, offering a total financial support of €7 million. euros to each alliance through the Erasmus+ and Horizon 2020 programmes over 3 years, with the aim of enhancing the quality, openness, digitisation and attractiveness of European higher education.

What is the European Universities action?

European Universities are alliances between European Higher Education Institutions that aim to become the universities of the future, promoting European values and identity, motivating excellence and competitiveness in European higher education.

To move in this direction, the European Commission is testing cooperation models for European higher education institutions with two (currently) calls for interest through the Erasmus+ programme.