European Reform University Alliance (ERUA)

From 2020 to 2023, the University of Konstanz was part of the European Reform University Alliance (ERUA) with four other young reform universities from Bulgaria, Denmark, France and Greece. The transnational higher education alliance is funded by the European Universities Initiative of the European Commission.

The interdisciplinary research group of the network Re-imagining Higher Education and Research was located at the Chair of the History of Knowledge in Konstanz.  The research group dealt with epistemological questions about the role of reform universities, their approaches to interdisciplinary research and student-oriented teaching and worked out concepts for the further development of the university alliance in direct cooperation with the partner institutions. The group was supported by an international student research group.

The goal of the ERUA team was to establish a conception for a European reform university, that brings together students and teachers from different backgrounds and create a space for common learning and research. Based on the idea of the reform university, the focus was on new experimental formats to foster critical thinking and innovative ideas.

More detailed information on the cooperation within ERUA, on events, as well as on the members of the ERUA WP2 research group at the Chair of History of Knowledge and the associated ERUA Student Research Group can be found in the closing report.

More information about ERUA can be found on the homepage of the International Office and on the ERUA homepage.