Navigating the Future of Universities in Europe
Navigating the Future of Universities in Europe
Our Challenge
The world we live in is changing at an accelerating pace. Universities, too, are constantly confronted with diverse transformations in their environment and are compelled to seek appropriate responses in order to successfully address these changes. Strong leadership and effective strategies are essential to maintain or strengthen their position. The changes faced by universities are complex, often unpredictable, and multifaceted, encompassing (geo)political, economic, social, demographic, environmental and technological trends and shifts. Some of these developments may be perceived as threats, while at the same time they can also present opportunities. The ability of universities to provide adequate responses depends on their strategic capacity and organizational resilience in addressing threats and capitalizing on opportunities.
The Team
Teachers
These are the teachers you'll work with on the challenge.
Learners
Challenge providers
- Study period
- 1 October – 7 November 2026
- Study format
- Blended
- Application period
- 8 July – 7 September 2026
- Credits
- 3 ECTS
- Hosting university
- University of Trento
- Learner type
- Students
- EQF Level
Bachelor Level
Information
Value and progress
Demonstrate willingness to learn
Show a positive attitude towards new and challenging demands that can only be met via lifelong learning.
ESCO SKILLS
Meet commitments
Perform one's tasks in a self-disciplined, reliable and goal-oriented manner.
ESCO SKILLS
Show responsibility
Accept responsibility and accountability for one's own professional decisions and actions, or those delegated to others.
ESCO SKILLS
Exercise self-reflection
Effectively, regularly and systematically reflect on own actions, performance, and attitudes, and make necessary adjustments, seeking professional development opportunities to plug knowledge and practice gaps in identified areas.
ESCO SKILLS
Assertiveness
The attitude to stand up for yourself and be treated with respect without upsetting others, being aggressive, rude or submissive.
ESCO SKILLS
Work in teams
Work confidently within a group with each doing their part in the service of the whole.
ESCO SKILLS
Create new concepts
Come up with new concepts.
ESCO SKILLS
Brainstorm ideas
Pitch your ideas and concepts to fellow members of the creative team in order to come up with alternatives, solutions and better versions.
ESCO SKILLS
Solve problems
Find solutions to practical, operational or conceptual problems in a wide range of contexts.
ESCO SKILLS
Think creatively
Generate new ideas or combine existing ones to develop innovative, novel solutions.
ESCO SKILLS
Respect the diversity of cultural values and norms
Demonstrate intercultural competence and respect for one's own cultural values and norms. Show tolerance of and appreciation for the different values and norms held by different people and cultures and developed under different circumstances or in different times and places.
ESCO SKILLS
Demonstrate intercultural competence
Understand and respect people who are perceived to have different cultural affinities, and respond effectively and respectfully to them.
ESCO SKILLS
Listening and asking questions
Listen carefully to what other people say, patiently understanding points being made, formulating and asking appropriate questions, without interrupting at inappropriate times.
ESCO SKILLS
Data analytics
The science of analysing and making decisions based on raw data collected from various sources. Includes knowledge of techniques using algorithms that derive insights or trends from that data to support decision-making processes.
ESCO SKILLS
Dealing with problems
Develop and implement solutions to practical, operational or conceptual problems which arise in the execution of work, in a wide range of contexts.
ESCO SKILLS
Processing information, ideas and concepts
Evaluate, input, record, transcribe and update data using electronic or manual information systems.
ESCO SKILLS
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Hosting university
University of Trento
Challenge provider
Associated Partner
