The University of Turku and eight other universities form the European Campus of City-Universities (EC2U) Alliance. The objective of the cooperation is to create a pan-European campus with a new model of quality education. The aim is that the cooperation produces synergy benefits for education, research and innovation.
The EC2U Alliance started its activities in November 2020 and it consists of
- Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania
- University of Coimbra, Portugal
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
- Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
- University of Pavia, Italy
- University of Poitiers, France
- University of Salamanca, Spain
- University of Turku, Finland
- Umeå University, Sweden (from 1 May 2025 onwards)
The Alliance is coordinated by the University of Poitiers. The EC2U Alliance is a joint project for all UTU staff members and students and an excellent tool to implement the University’s strategy and internationalisation programme.
The objective of the Alliance is to enhance the quality, capacity, attractiveness and international competitiveness of European higher education and to create innovative forms of collaboration and seamless mobility between the eight universities and cities. Among other things, the EC2U Alliance has created three joint Master’s degree programmes (with a forth one being planned) and three Virtual Institutes that focus on doctoral training and research.
There are 64 Alliances and 560 higher education institutions are participating of which 23 have Finnish higher education institutions involved.
The Alliance involves circa 200,000 students and 25,000 staff members. The operations are partially funded by Erasmus+ and Horizon2020 programmes of the EU.
More information
Interested in EC2U opportunities? Approach the coordination team at ec2u@utu.fi!
At the University of Turku, the EC2U Alliance is led by Tapio Salakoski, Vice Rector for Education. The EC2U coordination team consists of Project Manager Liisa Järvinen and Project Coordinator Lassi Yli-Muilu, who also act as Local Coordinators in Turku.
