Name:
European University for Smart Urban Coastal Sustainability (EU‐CONEXUS)

Developed by:
Catholic University of Valencia / SPAINCroatia, France, Greece, Spain

Funding sources:
EU

General idea:
EU-CONEXUS was created in the framework of the European universities’ initiative. This programme is led by the European Commission and was created to strengthened strategic partnerships across Europe and develop international competitiveness of European universities. Therefore, European University for Smart Urban Coastal Sustainability (EU‐CONEXUS) is an European transnational higher education and research initiative and institution that is able to cover, in a comprehensive and interdisciplinary manner, societal challenges faced by urbanised coastal areas and sustainable development. EU-CONEXUS – is the only European transnational higher education and research institution that will be able to cover the smart urban sustainable coastal development from a global point of view, by cross disciplinary based approaches, vocational training, innovative and professionalizing educational and research methods and extensive service provision in the field of blue growth.

It will provide the tools and instruments to promote the comprehensiveness and quality of education, research and innovation in this area at a European and international level.

Its competitive advantage will be based on the decade‐long expertise of the partner universities as well as the dominant position of European industries in the area of “Blue Economy”. The UCV (Catholic University of Valencia) contributes its experience in the development of international degrees in the field of Marine Sciences, Marine and Blue Biotechnology

Sources:
Literarute review and interview BP developer: Link: https://www.eu-conexus.eu/en/home/about-us/mission-and-vision/