Arqus Unipd meets Ulysseus Unige
22.09.2021
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
2.30 – 4.30 pm
The University of Genoa and the University of Padua are partners respectively of Ulysseus and Arqus, two of the 41 European Universities currently funded by the European Union. These Alliances will become the universities of the future, promoting European values and identity and advancing the quality and competitiveness of higher education in Europe.
European Universities aim to promote common European values, as set out in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union, and a strengthened European identity. They have a long-term strategy, co-designed and oriented towards sustainability and excellence.
The goal of the European Universities is to bring together a new generation of creative Europeans, who are able to collaborate in different languages, across borders and across disciplines to address the great societal challenges of our time.
Equal opportunities, inclusion and respect for diversity are the founding values of the EU that European Universities are called upon to implement, both internally and in their role of promotion of excellence and innovation in research.
The University of Genoa and the University of Padua are identifying common areas of interest across the EDI initiatives promoted by Ulysseus and Arqus, in order to share transversal actions aimed at making partner universities more equitable, diverse and inclusive.
The University of Padua in Arqus coordinates Action Line 2 "Widening Access, Inclusion and Diversity" which includes, among its thirteen activities, "Common Charters on Gender Equality, Inclusion and Sustainable Development Goals". The University of Genoa in Ulysseus coordinates the work package dedicated to "Social Responsibility and Citizen Engagement", promoting gender equality, diversity and inclusion through cross-fertilization actions inside and outside the Alliance.
PROGRAMME
2.30pm • Opening remarks and introduction
Fulvio Mastrogiovanni, UNIGE, and Alessandro Paccagnella, UNIPD
2.40pm • Presentation of Arqus and Ulysseus EDI activities (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion)
Rita Bencivenga, UNIGE and Lucia Gennaro, UNIPD
3:20pm • Horizon Europe and Gender Equality Plans: actions and reactions in Ulysseus
Angela Celeste Taramasso, UNIGE
3:30pm • EU and European Universities: towards an inclusive university
Cinzia Leone, UNIGE
3:50pm • Round table
4:20pm • Concluding remarks: meeting of Italian universities participating in European Universities (November, 2021) and international meeting of European Universities (2022) towards a wider involvement of universities in EDI-related issues.
