The NEOLAiA alliance of nine European universities in off-metropolitan regions aims a deep institutional integration

Abstract

The presentation gives an overview of the EU co-funded project „NEOLAiA – Transforming Regions for an Inclusive Europe“. The main objectives are (see https://neolaiacampus.eu/vision-and-mission/): Enhance regional connectivity to prevent populism through innovation in academic mobility. Strengthen inclusion and interculturalism, through common standards against barriers to participation by underrepresented groups. Increasing research impact at a regional scale through higher scientific output by building on existing regional specialization strengths and on knowledge transfer (open science). Increasing regional output in terms of entrepreneurial training, product ideation, start-up support and incubation. Increasing the number and scope of joint teaching and learning programmes to address identified Shared Challenges (SC) through regional collaboration. After presenting the main objectives, the speakers will enter into a dialog with the attendees and answer questions