The European University of the Seas incorporates the University of Naples-Parthenope (Italy), the University of Algarve (Portugal) and Nord University (Norway) into the Alliance, growing from 6 to 9 partners in a much more ambitious second phase.
The , SEA-EU, began its journey in 2019 thanks to the Erasmus+ European Universities initiative. Until now it has been made up of 6 universities: the , coordinator of the Alliance, the , the , the , the and the University of Malta.
After a first phase of 3 years, the European Commission wants to boost this initiative by expanding horizons, objectives and number of partners. At the end of March proposals for a second phase will be presented in which SEA-EU will have three new partners who bring enthusiasm, experience and excellence to our team.
The , in Naples (Italy), the (Portugal) and (Norway), complete a map of coastal universities which share with all the members of the Alliance a vocation for sustainability, inclusion and innovation.
During the meeting of the Executive Committee held on 9 February 2022, the new members were officially invited to join the current SEA-EU working groups. Representatives of the three new universities have already attended several sessions of the Task Force working on the proposal for the second phase of SEA-EU, and were welcomed by the Rector of the University of C谩diz, Francisco Piniella, who declared his enthusiasm at seeing the SEA-EU family grow.
The new members of SEA-EU represent a notable improvement in the geographical balance of the Alliance, as well as an increase in the communities that will be impacted by this initiative.
More than 27,000 students join a community of 150,000 students who will be able to benefit from the transformation that SEA-EU entails for Higher Education.
