NEOLAiA – our European University
Örebro University is collaborating with eight other European higher education institutions in NEOLAiA – an alliance of young universities with strong rankings and distinct regional roots. Through NEOLAiA (from the Greek word for youth), new networks and international opportunities are created for our students, researchers, and staff.
Cooperation within NEOLAiA includes education and research, through:
- Student, faculty and staff exchanges
- Joint courses and programmes
- Short-term hybrid courses and summer schools
- Collaborations between research groups and individual researchers
- Collaboration with regional actors
Collaboration also takes place in various other areas, including pedagogical development, administration, equality and gender equality, and marketing activities.
European Universities Initiative
The European Commission has designated NEOLAiA as a so-called European University, within the framework of the European Universities Initiative (EUI). The EUI aims to strengthen strategic partnerships between higher education institutions in the EU, enhance the international competitiveness of European universities, and provide increased opportunities for the internationalisation of education, research, and collaboration.
NEOLAiA has received EUR 14.4 million in EU funding to develop this collaboration between 2025 and 2027.
European Universities Initiative on the European Commission website
An alliance of nine young European universities
NEOLAiA consists of nine universities with a wide geographical spread in Europe, including Örebro University:
News from NEOLAiA
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The Greenopoli Way – from environmental awareness to sustainable action
How can we turn knowledge of sustainability into meaningful action? Professor Giovanni De Feo of the University of Salerno, Italy, will visit Örebro University to give a lecture on how to translate sustainability into practice.
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Students wanted for a diversity and inclusion project
Are you interested in diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities?
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NEOLAiA aims to make a difference in the lives of students and staff
More international exchanges and stronger research collaborations. Örebro University Vice-Chancellor Åke Ingerman hopes the NEOLAiA alliance will make a difference to the everyday lives of students and staff over time.
Events and activities within the NEOLAiA Alliance
13 Nov
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Säkra din plats i European Citizenship
06 November 2026 00:00 — 17 November 2026 Bielefeld, Tyskland Open for the public
Hur påverkar demokrati, digitalisering och internationell rörlighet vårt samhälle? Fördjupa dig i genom NEOLAiA Focus Academy: European Citizenship. -
NeoWor(l)ds 2026 – internationell studentkonferens inom NEOLAiA
11 November 2026 00:00 — 27 November 2026 00:00 Open for the public
Är du student på kandidat-, master- eller doktorandnivå och vill presentera din forskning i ett internationellt sammanhang?
08 Dec
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Arts for Change – en förmiddag om musik, rörelse, hållbarhet och välbefinnande
08 December 2026 08:30 – 12:00 Visual Lab, ARC, Örebro universitet Open for the public
Hur kan konst, musik, rytm och rörelse bidra till positiv förändring, både för individen och för samhället? -
Arts for Change: Promoting Sustainability and Well-being through Music and Rhythm
08 December 2026 08:30 – 12:00 Visual Lab, ARC, Örebro universitet Open for the public
How can art, music, rhythm and movement contribute to positive change, both for individuals and for society?