Governance
Following one year of intensive collaboration between eight university partners, Una Europa was formally established as a non-profit association under Belgian law (vzw) in Krakow on 1 February 2019.
Una Europa is governed by its General Assembly, Executive Committee and Board of Directors, with support from the Una Europa Association.
Una Europa’s flagship project, Una.Futura, is managed by a dedicated Project Steering Committee.
Una Europa Association
The Association is based in Brussels and was created to ensure the success and sustainability of the alliance. It is responsible for:
- pursuing integrated cooperation between its university partners in high-quality education research, and services to society
- creating a culture of excellence in education and research and fostering best practices
- contributing to the development of the European Higher Education Area and the European Research Area.
General Assembly
The General Assembly consists of the 11 partner universities, each represented by their Rectors or Presidents, and eight university-related members. The General Assembly is the highest decision-making body in Una Europa.
The eight university-related members are:
- Ernst-Reuter-Gesellschaft der Freunde, Förderer und Ehemaligen der Freien Universität Berlin e.V.
- Fondazione Alma Mater
- Jagiellońskie Centrum Innowacji Sp. z o.o.
- Edinburgh Innovations Limited
- Associatie KU Leuven vzw
- Fundación Complutense
- L’Association des Amis de l’Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
- Helsinki Think Company
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors consists of the 11 partners’ Vice-Rectors International and is responsible for the management oversight of Una Europa vzw. The Board appoints its own President, Treasurer and Secretary-General.
Una.Futura Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is responsible for the management of the Una.Futura project. The members of the Executive Committee are, in principle, the same as the Board of Directors, in order to ensure synergies between management of the four-year project and the longer-term goals of Una Europa.
External Advisory Board
The Una Europa External Advisory Board is appointed to advise the Association via the Board of Directors on the future-oriented strategic direction of Una Europa, transcending the scope of individual projects delivered by the alliance.
- Elżbieta Bieńkowska - Former European Commissioner for Single Market, Industry & Entrepreneurship
- Prof. Jes Broeng - Director, DTU Entrepreneurship
- Michael Gaebel - Director of Higher Education Policy, European University Association
- Dr. Alicia Greated – CEO, UK Knowledge Transfer Network
- Prof. Antonio Loprieno – President, Jacobs University Bremen
- Prof. Carel Stolker - Former Rector Magnificus & Chairman of the Executive Board/Professor Emeritus Private Law, Universiteit Leiden
- Prof. Milena Žic Fuchs - University of Zagreb, Member of the ERC Scientific Council