INGENIUM approves the statutes of its legal entity and moves forward with the launch of a joint scholarship scheme
Representatives of the INGENIUM Alliance Council, chaired by its President and Rector of the University of Oviedo, Professor Ignacio Villaverde, gathered in Brussels to define the alliance’s long-term strategy
During their stay in Brussels, members of the Alliance Council held meetings with officials from the European Commission and representatives of the European University Association (EUA)
The ten INGENIUM partner universities have approved in Brussels the founding documents for the establishment of its legal entity, a decisive step that strengthens the alliance’s status as a true European university. The meeting of the INGENIUM Alliance Council, chaired by the Rector of the University of Oviedo, Professor Ignacio Villaverde, marks a turning point in the institutional development of this transnational higher education initiative.
The forthcoming European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) of INGENIUM will be the first of its kind among the 65 European university alliances currently operating, placing INGENIUM at the forefront of the European Higher Education Area. This new structure will provide partner universities with a shared, stable, and operational legal framework, enhancing their ability to deliver joint programmes and share resources beyond the limits of existing European funding schemes.
During the meeting, the rectors also advanced the creation of the INGENIUM Scholarship System, which, according to the initial plans now under development, will allocate more than one million euros to promote student mobility and participation in joint bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral and micro-credential programmes to be launched in the coming years. This joint grant scheme will strengthen inclusion and equal opportunities while increasing the appeal of the alliance’s academic offer.
Discussions also addressed the institutional transformation plans that each university will need to adopt to fully integrate INGENIUM’s structures and objectives, as well as the preparations for the next European funding call (2027–2028), through which the alliance aims to consolidate its position as a model of sustainable university cooperation.
Representatives of the ten INGENIUM universities on the Alliance Council pose at the Radisson Grand Place Brussels, the venue of the meeting.
The second day of the meeting was dedicated to dialogue with key stakeholders in European higher education policy. Members of the Alliance Council met with representatives of the European Commission, the European University Association (EUA) and the ECIU Alliance to exchange experiences and coordinate joint strategies ahead of the forthcoming regulation on European universities.
“The approval of the legal entity marks a historic milestone, enabling us to turn academic cooperation into a lasting and operational structure. Today, INGENIUM takes a qualitative leap towards building a genuine European campus, with its own identity and a firm commitment to serving our regions and communities” said Professor Villaverde, President of the INGENIUM Alliance Council and Rector of the University of Oviedo.
