Consortium of national authorities to recommend measures for favourable universities alliance environment

Future4Alliances, a consortium of national and regional authorities working on education, is working on recommendations aimed at improving the environment for European universities alliances. The consortium will present its recommendations to the European Commission in 2028.

Future4Alliances, which has nine full partners, was created in March 2025 and aims to improve cooperation between national and regional authorities working on education, particularly on alliances.

It aims to explore ways to ensure a more sustainable basis for universities’ alliances and improve the consistency of their funding, as well as create a more favourable environment for alliances.

The consortium’s recommendations will focus on three main areas:
• Sustainability of alliance funding,
• Joint programmes and activities,
• International dimension, attractiveness and reception facilities.

Future4Alliances is scheduled to make its final recommendations in early 2028 and will be made public and presented at a final conference. The consortium may also publish reports and policy briefs before 2028 to support…