This intensive programme equips you with practical tools for coordinating international projects, navigating EU policy frameworks, and leading change in complex institutional environments. Designed for university leadership teams — such as deans, department heads, programme coordinators, and directors — who need to align local priorities with alliance goals, manage multicultural teams, and coordinate activities across institutions.
Dates:
Second week of January 2026 (online introductory session for Module 1)
28-29 January 2026 (in-person intensive delivery)
30 January 2026 morning (feedback session with future trainers)
Organiser: Université Le Havre Normandie (ULHN) - France
Supporting Partners: All 12 EUNICoast partner institutions
Target groups:
- Department Directors and their teams
Responsible for academic units, staff oversight, curriculum implementation, cross-department coordination. - Faculty Deans and Vice-Deans Key actors for curriculum design, teaching quality, internationalization, faculty strategy.
Research Institute Directors Leaders of interdisciplinary and international research teams, supporting EU projects and regional challenge-based research. - Administrative Unit Heads
Including heads of international offices, quality assurance, student services, mobility, IT, HR, financial services. - Emerging Leaders
Early - to mid - career professionals taking on new leadership roles who need alliance-aware competencies. - Programme Coordinators
The programme consists of six modules delivered in intensive format:
Module 1 (Core): EUNICoast Identity and Values in Action (delivered online in advance)
Modules 2-6: Delivered in-person during 28-29 January 2026 intensive at ULHN:
- Module 2: Leading and Managing Transnational Academic Partnerships
- Module 3: Building Knowledge-Creating Teams
- Module 4: Institutional Transformation and Change Management
- Module 5: Multilingual and Intercultural Collaboration
- Module 6: Coastal and Maritime Excellence
Train-the-Trainer Session: 30 January 2026 (morning) - feedback and preparation session for the 24 designated future trainers
Content of Each Module
Module 1 – EUNICoast Identity and Values in Action (Core Module)
Purpose: Build a shared understanding of the Alliance’s mission, vision, values, governance, and purpose.
Main Contents
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- What European University Alliances are
- EUNICoast governance structure and architecture
- Origin, mission, strategic purpose of EUNICoast
- Core values: sustainability, inclusivity, solidarity, civic engagement
- How values shape governance, curriculum, QA
- Stories of impact from across the alliance
Module 2 – Leading and Managing Transnational Academic Partnerships
Purpose: Equip participants to navigate multi-institution, multi-country, multilingual governance and programme coordination.
Main Contents
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- Role of leadership in European University Alliances
- Distributed governance & shared leadership
- Tools for coordinating joint programmes & mobility
- Managing QA, calendars, recognition, communication
- Conflict mediation and consensus building
- Case studies
Module 3 – European Policy Frameworks and Strategic Positioning
Purpose: Understand and navigate the European Higher Education policy environment.
Main Contents
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- European Education Area (EEA) and European Universities Initiative
- European Degree Initiative
- Micro-credentials framework
- ESG-EHEA quality assurance
- Recognition and mobility tools
- How alliances position themselves strategically
Module 4 – Institutional Transformation: From Change to Culture Shift
Purpose: Support long-term transformation beyond project cycles.
Main Contents
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- From project governance to institutional integration
- Avoiding “project trap”
- Strategies for change leadership and managing resistance
- Creating incentives for staff participation
- Embedding challenge-based learning, joint research, community engagement
- Practical Change Readiness Assessment
Module 5 – Cross-Cultural Communication and Multilingual Inclusion
Purpose: Build communication skills for multilingual, intercultural alliance work.
Main Contents
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- Linguistic and cultural diversity awareness
- English as lingua franca vs. linguistic equity
- Inter-comprehension approaches (UNITA example)
- Inclusive communication norms
- Multimodal and digital communication
- Culturally sensitive collaboration
- Role-play and interactive activities
Module 6 – Coastal and Maritime Excellence Across Missions
Purpose: Connect EUNICoast missions with excellence in coastal/maritime research, education, and innovation.
Main Contents
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- Understanding the coastal/maritime identity of the Alliance
- Cross-mission excellence (education, research, innovation, community engagement)
- Blue-economy-related skills and stakeholder engagement
- Integrating coastal/maritime challenges into teaching, research, governance
- Examples of best practices across partner institutions
Contact / More Information: headoffice@eunicoast.eu
