University Network of the European Capitals of Culture

25 June 2007

The University Network of the European Capitals of Culture (UNEECC) is a new international non-profit association, founded in Pécs Hungary in December 2006, by 40 founding members including universities from Glasgow and Liverpool, Sibiu, Lille and Weimar.

UNECC originates from the idea that it would be useful for Universities and establishments of Higher Education based in European Capitals of Culture to make use of this well known and prestigious European institution to stimulate new forms of academic and educational institutional collaboration.

General aims are:

1. to ensure the recognition of the role and contribution of universities to the success of those cities which have been designated "European Capital of Culture"

2. to provide member universities with a possibility of a continuous and full participation in the European Capitals of Culture movement enhanced by "Universities of the Year"

3. to foster inter-university cooperation to develop and reshape the universities regional position to create new activities for city and university collaboration

For more details: http://www.unecc.mcp.hu/htmls/welcome_page.html