49th EDUC Alliance Steering Committee – Pécs, 13–15 Oct 2025

49th EDUC Alliance Steering Committee – Pécs, 13–15 Oct 2025 picture
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49th EDUC SC Meeting

University of Pécs

AGENDA | 13-15 October 2025

Zoom online room for EDUC SC Sessions

https://uni-potsdam.zoom.us/j/5316422890
Meeting-ID: 531 642 2890

Code: 50498036

Sunday, 12 October

Arrival Day
Dutch dinner tbc (optional & self-cost)

SC Meeting Day 1: Monday, 13 October

University of Pécs, Rector's Cabinet and vicinity
7622 Pécs, 4 Vasvári Pál Street

9:00- 09:15  Welcome Words (Senate Room)

09:20 - 09:30 EDUC Alliance SC (Senate Room)

  • Opening (Britta van Kempen)
  • Quick overview of this SC (working session and parallel meetings)

09:40 - 10:30

  • Vice presidents’ meeting (Room 109)

    • Open discussion
    • Moderation by Katharina
  • PM meeting (Senate room)
    • PM Role
  • Student Board (Knowledge Center)
  • PE meeting (Room 201)
  • IT meeting (Knowledge Center)

10:30 - 10:50 Coffee Break

10:50 - 12:00

  • Vice presidents’ meeting (Room 109)

  • PM meeting (Senate room)

  • Student Board (Knowledge Center)
  • PE meeting (Room 201)
  • IT meeting (Knowledge Center)

12:15 - 13:15 Lunch Break

13:30 - 14:15 Strategic Working Session: Organisational development of EDUC

Day 1: Why? What are our goals with EDUC? (Senate room)

What is possible in terms of alliance development? Where do we and other alliances stand?

13:30 sharp(!) Presentation of CHARM-EU governance and journey towards (?) a legal status

Meritxell Chaves, Alliance Secretary General: CHARM European University

  • Presentation
  • Q&A

Keep in mind: Report on a new vision for the European Universities alliances

14:15 - 15:35 Goals for EDUC (+2 and longer term)

  • VRs/VPs present objectives and priorities for EDUC (+2, and longer term) (15 mins)
    • Pitch & Q&A
    • Template (to be prepared UP)
  • ITWG leads give overview over most important contents (3- max. 5 mins each)
    • Pitch & Q&A
    • Bring decision needs (and recommendations)
    • Template  

(Outcome of this session: Map of focus areas and objective clusters: Aim is overview for all and some clarity on strategy)

15:30 - 15:45 Coffee break

15:50 - 16:30 Summary of last slot: Map of focus areas and objective clusters

Legal Status and Organisational Updates

Focus session (Miro with scenarios)

16:30 - 17:10 From goals and key activities to structures

Needs collection (interactive format): What structures do we need to achieve our goals?

17:10 - 17:30 Policy and Foresight

17:30 -17:45 AOB

19:30 Award Ceremony and joint EDUC Dinner

EDUC Social Dinner: Littke Pezsgőház Restaurant (12 Szent István Square, 7621 Pécs): Award Ceremony for Florian Schweigert, Guests (Associated Partners, Other Hungarian Alliances, COLORS)
invited: all (EDUC SC, PE/IT, Student Board, Tasks 3.3 and 4.4, AB Education and IO heads if already there)

Meeting Day 2: Tuesday, 14 October 2025 

  • Keep in mind: Mobility Fair takes place at the University of Pécs/ Faculty of Business and Economics, 10 am to 4 pm.
  • Student Board (Knowledge centre, room only open until 4 pm)
  • IT (Knowledge centre, room only open until 4 pm)
  • PE (room 201)
  • Task 4.4 (Rector's Council Room)

09:00 - 10:30 Strategic Working Session: Organisational development of EDUC (Senate Room)

Keynote: Experience with the legal statute, Mattia Bellotti

  • Q&A

Day 2: How? What structural and organisation updates do we need now?

  • Reflections from Day 1 and presentation of needs collection
  • Interactive summary with agreement on timeline (Legal Status, organisational development)
  • Decision on new structures and legal status and next steps

10:30 - 10:50 Coffee Break

10:50 -12:00 Structures

  • Structures I: Investment (“equivalent work” or legal statute to be demonstrated)

    • Contradictions to be answered: We are mostly project-financed, but need to deliver on long-term goals: What smart small steps do we take to facilitate this?
  • Structures II: Roles and responsibilities: Staff
    • EDUC key staff overview (necessary roles at all partners)

12:15 - 13:15 Lunch Break

13:30 - 15:15  Strategic Working Session continuation: How? What structural and organisation updates do we need now?

Structures III: Governance structures

  • Brief recap for IO, AB, SB
  • Update from SB meeting
     
  • IO heads (inter-office) to join
  • AB Education to join
  • SB to join

15:30 -15:50 Coffee Break

16:00 - 17:10 EDUC Alliance SC (Senate Room)

Work package speed reports and red alerts

  • WP6: Midterm assessment (continuation from SC Sep. Online)
  • WP1 speed report
  • WP2 speed report
  • WP3 speed report
  • WP4 speed report
  • Policy for Associated Partners (Heidi)
  • WP5 speed report
  • WP6 speed report

Update on amendment RP1

Proposal process overview

  • Proposal drafting team
  • Narrative key points and templates for proposal drafting

17:15 - 17:40 Update from EDUC-WIDE proposal (Ladislav)

17:40 - 18:00 AOB

Self-cost dinner: place

Meeting Day 3: Wednesday, 15 October 2025

09:00 -12:00

Lunch Room Bistro&Club – 16 Zsolnay Vilmos Street, Pécs, 7622
(Joint guided commute from the Rector’s Office, 4 Vasvári Pál Street, Pécs, 7621 at 12:00, lunch vouchers will be distributed at venue).

 

End of Business. : )