What is the objective of the institutions' partnership?
- To establish a comprehensive curricular overview of higher education in Alsace with a clear offer for students and their families
- To help students from diverse backgrounds to succeed
- To create closer ties among faculty, students, administrative staff, companies and local authorities
- To reinforce the scientific excellence and attractiveness of the member institutions in Alsace
- To enhance the region's influence within the Rhine area and Europe, and strengthen the international standing of Alsatian academic institutions
- To bring together respective strengths and assets, and position Alsace as a driver of cross-disciplinary projects
How does it work?
To enhance the recognition and visibility of the partnership and for the members to be represented by a single voice on their joint projects, the member institutions created a shared identity with a unified logo. A steering committee was also put in place to bring together the members.
The terms and conditions of the member institutions' shared strategy have been set out in a number of agreements.
What is the role of the University of Strasbourg?
The University of Strasbourg's predominant position gives it a strong responsibility in structuring the tertiary education and research system in Alsace.
Its role is as follows:
- To play a leading role in the establishment of a coordinated curricular overview
- To use the French Excellence Initiative (Initiative d'excellence – IdEx) and the French Investments for the Future Programme (Programmes d’investissements d'avenir – PIA) to structure the member institutions' shared policies in Alsace and lead them into their area of excellence
- To lead an integrated consortium bringing together all local stakeholders in innovation and knowledge transfer
- To create a European research and training hub on cross-disciplinary and multidisciplinary research themes with the universities of the Upper Rhine
Who are the member institutions?
Currently, there are seven members:
- Bibliothèque nationale universitaire (BNU)
- École nationale du génie de l'eau et de l'environnement de Strasbourg (Engees)
- École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Strasbourg (Ensas)
- Haute école des arts du Rhin (Hear)
- Institut national des sciences appliquées de Strasbourg (Insa)
- Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA)
Useful resources
Legal texts and references
- Contrat de site (2018-2022)
- Rapport annuel de performance (RAPé) de l’Université de Strasbourg (2018-2022)