European higher education is no longer debating whether to transform, but how to do so at scale while preserving its core values. That tension lay at the heart of the 14th EADTU-EU Summit, which brought together in Brussels on 29 April some of the continent’s most influential voices in higher education policy, institutional leadership, and digital innovation.
As AI continues to reshape the academic landscape and the long-awaited European Degree draws closer, universities face a defining question — can they initiate systemic change while safeguarding the fundamental values and public trust that make them worth transforming in the first place?
From the mechanics of cross-border joint degrees to the leadership qualities required to steer complex institutions through disruption, this half-day Summit — co-convened with the European Commission and bringing together university alliances, enterprises, and student voices — delivered actionable steps forward.
EUTOPIA and FOREU4ALL had a seat at the table, with Secretary-General Mattia Bellotti joining the closing panel to reflect on what systemic transformation looks like from the vantage point of a pioneering European university alliance.
