CIVIS - Europe's Civic University

UNIL joined the CIVIS European University Alliance in 2022.

CIVIS is a multicultural and multilingual European university formed by the alliance of eleven leading higher education institutions across Europe. It is committed to building a unique inter-university campus for over 500,000 students, teachers, researchers and administrative staff by offering innovative and responsible teaching, research, cultural exchange and civic action across Europe and Africa.

The Alliance aims to address the major societal challenges of the 21st century by focusing on five areas:

• Health
• Cities, spaces and mobilities
• Digital and Technological transformation
• Climate, Environment, Energy
• Society, Culture and Heritage

• Aix-Marseille Université
• National Kapodistrian University of Athens
• Universitatea din Bucuresti
• Université libre de Bruxelles
• Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
• Sapienza Università di Roma
• Stockholms Universitet
• Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
• University of Glasgow
• Paris Lodron University of Salzburg

The Mediterranean region and Africa are at the heart of CIVIS' global strategy. In 2022, an ambitious partnership agreement was signed with six prestigious African universities:

• Makerere University, Ouganda
• Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique
• Université Hassan II de Casablanca, Maroc
• University of Sfax, Tunisie
• Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Sénégal
• University of the Withwatersrand Johannesburg, Afrique du Sud

This agreement provides a framework for exciting and innovative new collaborations.

To coordinate the academic strategy on major societal challenges, two experts represent UNIL on the scientific committees of the five hubs.