EUniWell – The European University for Well-Being

EUniWell (The European University for Well-Being) consists of a number of European universities that have entered into a strategic university-wide collaboration. Through collaboration within high-quality education and research, we want to contribute to an environment for the people of Europe and their global neighbours that creates opportunities for good education, social responsibility, health, inclusion, and diversity – all important factors to create well-being.

The universities that are part of EUniWell are:

Inalco (Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales) in Paris, France
Linnaeus University in Kalmar and Växjö, Sweden
Nantes University, France
Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine
University of Birmingham, Great Britain
University of Cologne, Germany
University of Florence, Italy
University of Konstanz, Germany
University of Murcia, Spain
University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

In addition, there is a network consisting of associated partners, including the municipalities of the cities in question, and a number of academic institutions and organisations within education, culture and health, as well as companies, that support EUniWell’s vision.

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Ongoing work

Here we present the different areas we work with in EUniWell, including working grous and contact persons within Linnaeus University.

Ongoing work packages

The following work packages include:

WP 1 Management and coordination
Management and coordination including governance, quality, legal frameworks, and financial management.

Lead/co-lead: University of Cologne/University of Nantes
Contact at Linnaeus University: Camilla Lundqvist

WP 2 Education and training
The overarching aim is to rethink and design curricula that enhances the links between education, research and innovation, and to generate an impact not only on higher education but also on society as a whole. It’s about designing and implementing an innovative educational experience which is co-creational and foster an entrepreneurial and civic mindset.

Lead/co-lead: University of Florence/University of Cologne)
Contact at Linnaeus University: Niklas Ammert

Working groups:

Open Eduation: Alastair Creelman
Mapping of courses and languages & identification of criteria and administrative requirements: Kristiina Heikkilä and Cecilia Hartwich
Syllabus of pilot course on well-being skills & Pilot training modules & well-being tools: Lena Swalander och Amanda Rikner Martinsson
Guidelines for course/curricula design: Lena Swalander and Amanda Rikner Martinsson
Development of a new approach to learning languages/intercomprehension: Päivi Juvonen

WP 3 Research and education
The research-education-transfer nexus on well-being-related themes will be addressed by inter-transdisciplinary research collaboration that is inclusive, diverse and based on co-creation. The work will be led by four arenas. Promoting early career researchers is also a focus area.

Lead/co-lead: Leiden University/Semmelweis University)
Contact at Linnaeus University: Cornelia Witthöft

Working groups:

Arena Well-being and Health: Kristiina Heikkilä
Arena Individual and Social Well-being: Jonas Ewald
Arena Environment, Urbanity and Well-being: Krushna Mahapatra and Åsa Ståhl
Arena Teacher education: Hanna Palmér and Eva Eriksson

WP 4 Society and education
The aim is to enable measures for EUniWell to act as a modern, civic and entrepreneurial university in support of social and individual well-being in global setting. Attention is on both the inside-out and outside-in perspective, as well on training and measuring impact.

Lead/co-lead: University of Birmingham/Linnaeus University
Contact at Linnaeus University: Per Servais

Working groups:

Working group Service Learning Programme: Åsa Trulsson
Alumni Mentoring Scheme: Elin Lindkvist
Student Internships: Helena Belfrage
Student Entrepreneurship: Martina Lago
Staff Volunteering: Helena Birath
Policy Commission: Per Servais
Open Science: Per Bäckström
People Assemblies: Elin Lindkvist
Festival: Linus Karlsson
Citizen Science: Linda Leonhardt
Well-being Impact Framework Study: Valdete Hashani

WP 5 Institutional transformation
The focus is on improvement of synergies and enhancing organisational structures between all seven universities. Focus is on five aspects.

Lead/co-lead: University of Nantes/Leiden University)
Contact at Linnaeus University: Joacim Martinsson

Working groups:
Working group HR: Helena Birath
Working group Sustainability: Johan Älvgren
Working group Entrepreneurship: Per Servais
Working group Open Science: Per Bäckström
Working group Infrastructure Development: Daniel Solborg

WP 6 Creating an Identity
The main task is to foster the identity of EUniWell at different levels and creating a feeling of belonging for students and staff between the universities. Seamless mobility including virtual mobility and international experiences “at home” will be promoted as a tool to foster a EUniWell identity. Another tool is joint EUniWell events.

Lead/co-lead: Linnaeus University/University of Florence
Contact at Linnaeus University: Linus Karlsson

Working groups:

- Mobility Arena Steering Group: Maria Eriksson
- Event: Karin Wickenberg
- Introduction Scheme: Maria Eriksson
- IT Mobility: Holger Bernt
- Mobility Skills: Yael Tågerud, Corina Löwe, Lena Kulmala
- Service Agenda: Ida Söderlund
- Mobility Service & Social Network: Åsa Dahlberg
- Shared Administrative Infrastructure: Ida Söderlund, Stefan Lindkvist
- Open Resources:
- Virtual Exchange: Alastair Creelman
- Refugee Scholarship scheme: Elin Lindkvist

WP 7 Sustainability and dissemination
Different communication and dissemination activities are gathered in this work package, including lobbying and advocacy.

Lead/co-lead: Semmelweis University/University of Birmingham
Contact at Linnaeus University: Annika Sand

Working groups:
Science communication Fellowship:
Student Ambassador Campaigns run by all seven members universities in schools in their regions:
Dissemination Training setup for EUniWell partners:
EUniWell research communications programme for doctoral candidates:
Open Access:
Lobbying and Advocacy Activity:

Ongoing work packages for Horizon 2020

All work within the European University for Well-Being (EuniWell) is based on the joint vision of the higher education institutions and the focus areas that connect to the UN's Sustainabele Development Goals. The initiatives funded by Horizon 2020 focus on research at the nine universities.

Administrative contact person for EUniWell #Research at Linnaeus University: Karin Lundhgren

WP1 #Research Next Generation Research and Innovation Cycle

The aim of the work package is to:

Develop a shared research and innovation strategy for EUniWell
Develop the EuniWell Well-Being Incubator for innovative, co-created and well-being-led research
Align digital expertise and develop digital forms of collaboration that facilitate collaboration between EUniWell's researchers

Lead/co-lead: University of Birmingham/Leiden University

Working groups:

Digital Innovation Group
Contact persons at Linnaeus University: Welf Löwe, Diana Unander and Ida Ahlström

WP2 #Research Share and Transfer

The work package is focused on sharing and communicating research results through:

A broad Open Science study that will map the university's work with Open Access Publishing, FAIR data (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable), open educational resources, research software
Pilot to implement FAIR data principles Improving communication of research results to the public
Make research available in new types of channels
Train researchers in research communication

Lead/co-lead: Leiden University/Linnaeus University

WP3 #Research Re-Skilling and Up-Skilling

The aim of the work package is to:

Develop a taxonomy for research skills (holistic EUniWell Research Skills Taxonomy)
Establish a strategic EuniWell Research Training Academy
Develop and implement training initiatives

Lead/co-lead: University of Florence/Nantes University

WP4 #ResearchManagement

The Management work package is closely linked to the corresponding work package within Erasmus+. Both work packages are led by the University of Cologne.

Lead/co-lead: University of Cologne/Semmelweis University
Administrative contact person at Linnaeus University: Karin Lundhgren

Common vision

The higher education institutions are linked together through a common vision in which EUniWell will improve, measure, and rebalance the well-being of individuals, our own community, our environment and society as a whole on a regional, European and global level, based on our joint values där vi är democratic, inclusive, diverse, research and challenge-based, inter- and transdisciplinary, entrepreneurial and co-creational.

Focus areas

EUniWell’s focus areas are linked to the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDG):

Well-being and health (SDG3 Good health and well-being)
Individual and social well-being (SDG16 Peaceful and inclusive societies)
Environment, urbanity and well-being (SDG11 Sustainable cities and societies)
Teacher education (SDG4 Good education for all)

As well as two transversal SDGs to reinforce all focus areas:

Gender equality (SDG5 Equality)
Reduced inequalities (SDG10 Reduced inequalities)

More information

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EU funding

EUniWell is one of 41 university alliances that have been granted project support through Erasmus+ European Universities Initiative. The pilot project covers the period 1 November 2020–31 October 2023.

EUniWell has also received funds within Horizon2020. The Horizon project runs from 1 September 2021 to 31 August 2024.

More information about what the European University is can be found here:

Current

The Fourth EUniWell Seed Funding Call.

Open Lecture series.