Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe explained

The Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe (UNICA) UNICA is a network of 46 universities from the capital cities of Europe, with a combined strength of over 150,000 staff and 1,800,000 students.^[1] It also seeks to be a driving force in the development of the Bologna process and to facilitate the integration of universities from Central and Eastern Europe into the European Higher Education Area. The office of the network is located in the University Foundation in Brussels.^{[2] [3]}

History

UNICA was founded in 1990 on the initiative of the Université libre de Bruxelles. The mission of the network is to promote academic excellence, integration and cooperation among its member universities throughout Europe. UNICA provides the members with information on European initiatives and programmes, and supports them in co-operative projects, and a forum in which universities can reflect on the demands of strategic change in university research, education and administration.^{[4] [5]}

UNICA signed a cooperation agrement with the Erasmus Student Network in March 2014 in the framework of their collaboration in the ExchangeAbility and Mapability.^[6]

In 2022, the organization suspended the three Russian universities because of Russia's war in Ukraine and the support of the rectors to Vladimir Putin's policies.^[7]

Members

Country	Capital(s)	Institution(s)
	Tirana	University of Tirana Polytechnic University of Tirana
	Vienna	University of Vienna
	Brussels	Vrije Universiteit Brussel Université libre de Bruxelles
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sarajevo	University of Sarajevo
	Sofia	Sofia University
	Zagreb	University of Zagreb
	Nicosia	University of Cyprus
	Prague	Charles University
	Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen
	Tallinn	Tallinn University Tallinn University of Technology
	Helsinki	University of Helsinki
	Paris	PSL University Sorbonne Nouvelle University
	Tbilisi	Tbilisi State University^[8]
	Berlin	Free University of Berlin Humboldt University of Berlin
	Athens	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
	Budapest	Eötvös Loránd University Semmelweis University
	Reykjavík	University of Iceland
	Dublin	University College Dublin
	Rome	Sapienza University of Rome University of Rome Tor Vergata^[9] University of Rome III Università degli Studi di Roma "Foro Italico"
	Riga	University of Latvia
	Vilnius	University of Vilnius
	Luxembourg	University of Luxembourg
	Amsterdam	University of Amsterdam
	Skopje	Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje
	Oslo	University of Oslo
	Warsaw	University of Warsaw
	Lisbon	University of Lisbon NOVA University Lisbon
	Bucharest	University of Bucharest Bucharest University of Economic Studies
(suspended since 2022)	Moscow	Higher School of Economics Moscow State University Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
	Belgrade	University of Belgrade^[10]
	Bratislava	Comenius University in Bratislava
	Ljubljana	University of Ljubljana
	Madrid	Charles III University of Madrid Complutense University of Madrid Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
	Stockholm	Stockholm University
	Lausanne	University of Lausanne
	Ankara	Ankara University Middle East Technical University
	Kyiv	Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute
	Edinburgh London	University of Edinburgh King's College London^[11]

References

1. Web site: Institutional Network of the UNIversities from the CApitals of Europe (UNICA) . 2024-06-22 . international.univie.ac.at . en.
2. Web site: UNICA at a glance | UNICA.
3. Web site: 2024-06-17 . UNICA Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe - english information . 2024-06-22 . Deutscher Bildungsserver . de.
4. Web site: Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe - UNICA IMOTION . 2024-06-22 . www.staffmobility.eu.
5. Web site: Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe (UNICA) / Institutional Memberships / Memberships / International Relations Office / The University / Home - Софийски университет "Св. Климент Охридски" . 2024-06-22 . www.uni-sofia.bg.
6. Web site: 2014-03-22 . UNICA: Network of Universities from Capitals of Europe . 2024-06-22 . ExchangeAbility . en.
7. Web site: UNICA suspends membership of its three Russian member universities | UNICA .
8. https://www.unica-network.eu/member-university/ List of Members
9. Web site: [e-mail] . Unica (Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe) . 2024-06-22 . web.uniroma2.it . it.
10. Web site: UNICA (Institutional Network of the Universities from the Capitals of Europe) . 2024-06-22 . arhiva.rect.bg.ac.rs.
11. Web site: Networks Global King’s College London . 2024-06-22 . www.kcl.ac.uk.