ACEU: Alliance of Central-Eastern European Universities

Vision

ACEU as an effective and superior alliance of universities, service providers and other key stakeholders in CE region, with the basic aim to create new values through partnership in higher education and research in order to contribute to the development of innovative, knowledge-based economy.

Objectives

The general objective of the ACEU is to foster collaboration, provide opportunity for global experience and to facilitate the advancement of knowledge on the basis of reciprocity, best efforts and practice, mutual benefit and frequent interactions.

Therefore, participating universities agree to:

01.
Exchange information on research and educational programmes
02.
Exchange information on teaching, learning materials, publications and other literature relevant to their educational and research programmes
03.
Jointly organize short-term continuing educational programmes on topics of mutual interest and to invite each other's universities to participate therein
04.
Jointly organize seminars, conferences and/or workshops on topics of mutual interest and to invite each other's universities to participate therein
05.
Jointly propose and engage in research or training programmes sponsored by funding organization
06.
Exchange, on reciprocal basis, students at Undergraduate, Graduate and Doctoral levels for limited periods of time for purpose of education and/or research
07.
Exchange, on reciprocal basis, academic staff and research assistants for the main purpose of teaching
08.
Engage in joint publishing activities
09.
Jointly apply for the EU, national, sub-regional and regional projects

The participating universities agree that the detailed terms and conditions that guide each activity identified above (technical description of the proposed activities, financial arrangements, bodies responsible for their implementation, etc.) will be separately determined and agreed upon by the Statute of the Alliance.

Fundamental Principles

The participating universities have determined that the following fundamental principles will act as guidelines for all members of the alliance community:

Education

ACEU will strive to cultivate the creativity, character and social nature of its students and to provide them with the practical knowledge, international communicative abilities, advanced skills in specialized fields and analytical skills needed by individuals to live as independent members of society

Research

ACEU will (i) actively utilize its intellectual and human resources to promote academic research that focuses on community, environment and life, (ii) promote the advancement of basic sciences and the development of applied sciences, and will conduct the academic research aimed at the formation and consolidation of knowledge and (iii) systematically support research groups that have insight and originality

Contribution to Society

By returning the fruits of its academic research to society and producing outstanding graduates, ACEU will (i) contribute to the sustainable development of society, harmony between humans and the natural environment and (ii) provide the community with knowledge and technology of the highest standards in relevant areas and think and work with members of the community towards the solution of local problems and towards self-determined developmen

Quality assurance

ACEU will promote a sustainable quality assurance policy at all levels of education and research among the Alliance members, supported by a common strategy, developed annually. The quality assurance procedures are subject to be discussed and developed inside the Alliance and best practices will be shared equally with all the Alliance members. The Alliance will act in order to develop the Alliance Quality Assurance (AQA) body, responsible for the implementation of the quality assurance strategy and the elaboration of quality assurance procedure

Multiculturalism

The Alliance acts in the spirit of recognition and respect of the cultural diversity of its members. The Alliance encourages the multiculturalism approach in every common activity