University Network of the European Capitals of Culture

The University Network of the European Capitals of Culture(UNeECC), an international non-profit association, was founded upon the initiative of th
University of Pécs
in Pécs, Hungary in December 2006 by 15 founding members.

UNeECC invites memberships in three different categories:
* Full Membership: universities from cities of the European Capitals of Culture
* Associate Membership: universities from applicant cities
* Supportive Membership: all others, including cities and cultural organizations with parallel interests

Th
Secretariat of UNEECC
is at the University of Pécs in Hungary.

General Assemblies and Annual Conferences

# 2007: Sibiu �
’Town and Gown’
# 2008: Liverpool �
’ Whose Culture(?)’
# 2009: Vilnius �
’Innovation, Creativity and Culture’
# 2010: Pécs
# 2011: Antwerpbr>
# 2012: Mariborbr>
# 2013: Marseillebr>Seventh Interdisciplinary Conference of the University Network of the European Capitals of Culture
# 2014: Umeå
# 2015: Plzeň
# 2016: Wrocław

In 2007 the UNeECC GA and Conference was hosted by Lucian Blaga University in Sibiu. The Keynote Speaker of the Conference was Mr. Roger O’Keeffe Principal Administrator, from European Commission Directorate for Education and Culture.

In 2008 the GA and Annual Conference was organized by Liverpool Hope University and the University of Liverpool. The Keynote Speaker of the Conference was Prince Charles-Louis d’Arenberg.

In 2010, when the European Capital of Culture programme celebrated its 25th anniversary.
The University of Pécs hosted the General Assembly and Annual Conference of UNeECC. We were organizing a joint conference of UNeECC and the Compostela Group of Universities providing a unique platform for scientific collaboration and networking.

In 2011, UNeECC celebrated its 5th year of founding. The Annual Conference was held in Antwerp, Belgium, European Capital of Culture 1993.

In 2012 UNeECC organized its Annual Conference jointly wit
EMUNI
an
the University of Maribor
in Maribor, Slovenia, European Capital of Culture 2012.

In 2013 UNeECC organized its Annual Conference jointly with Aix-Marseille University and EHESS - School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences in Marseille, France, European Capital of Culture 2012..

Members

UNeECC currently has 47 members:UNeECC:Universities/Institutions
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*KU Leuven (through its Antwerp campus), Antwerp, Belgium
*University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
* Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
*University of Athens, Athen, Greece
* Avignon University, Avignon, France
*College of Europe, Bruges and Warsaw, Belgium and Poland
*ICHEC Brussels Management School, Brussels, Belgium
*Vesalius College, Brussels, Belgium
*Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland
*University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
*University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
*FH Joanneum – University of Applied Sciences, Graz, Austria
*Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey
*Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
*Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
*Cracow University of Economics, Krakow, Poland
*The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow, Poland
*AGH – University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland
*University of Applied Sciences Kufstein Tirol, Kufstein, Austria
*Université Catholique de Lille, Lille, France
*University of Lille 1, Science and Technology, Lille, France
*Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool, England
*University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
*Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio, Madrid, Spain
*University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
*University of Malta, Msida, Malta
*University of Patras, Patras, Greece
*University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
*Universita degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
*Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art, University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, Czech Republic
*University Fernando Pessoa, Porto, Portugal
*“Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, Sibiu, Romania
*University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway
*School of Architecture – Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
*Umea University, Umea, Sweden
*University of Economics, Varna, Bulgary
*Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, Lithuania
*Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, Lithuania
*University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
* Turiba University, Riga, Latvia
*UCLouvain (through its FUCaM Mons campus), Mons, Belgium
*University of Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik, Croatia
*Széchenyi István University, Győr, Hungary
*Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Pula, Croatia
*Neapolis University of Pafos, Pafos, Cyprus
*University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia
* Università degli Studi della Basilicata, Potenza, Italy

See also

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References

External links

UNeECC official website



UNeECC is 'unique'



Annual Conference of UNeECC in Vilnius

Higher education organisations based in Europe
Educational organizations established in 2006
{{Networks of European universities