This renewed Mission Statement for the period 2026-35 updates previous versions of the Arqus Mission Statement (2019-25 and 2022-32); it builds on the Alliance’s experience of working together since 2018, in particular during the first and second Erasmus+ funded work plans 2019-22 and 2022-26, and the Horizon 2020 funded SwafS project Arqus R&I 2021-23, on the many lessons learned, not least during the pandemic of Covid-19, and on valuable contributions from our members who have joined since 2021: Durham, Maynooth, Minho, Mohyla Academy and Wrocław, to complement our existing strengths, strategic growth and geographical balance.
Vision
The Arqus European University Alliance aspires to be a forward-looking, open, integrated and research-driven European University, building transformative excellence with and for all.
Mission
To transform European higher education, research and innovation through deep cooperation and progressive integration, in pursuit of an equitable and sustainable future by together:
- Educating critical and socially engaged European citizens, equipped for lifelong learning, leaving no-one behind.
- Generating excellent, open, challenge-driven, innovative, and reflective knowledge.
- Acting as a committed multi-level societal and global player.
- Bringing down barriers to effective cooperation.