Working groups

The three Working Groups form the operational core of the Alliance:

WG Learning & Teaching

The Working Group on Learning and Teaching advances the DIVERSE Alliance’s development toward a fully integrated European University, operating as a sustainable inter‑university campus across 12 institutions in 11 countries. Its mandate is to enhance international learning opportunities, facilitate seamless mobility for students and staff, develop joint degree programmes, expand access to open educational resources, and contribute to the alliance’s long‑term educational strategy.

Core areas of activity:

Promotion of innovative pedagogy: Supporting and advancing problem‑based, project‑based, work‑integrated and research‑based learning, and developing intercultural and collaborative learning formats—alongside co‑designed courses and open educational resources—for students across the alliance.
Expansion of lifelong learning: Opening higher education to diverse and non‑traditional learners through joint micro‑credentials that enable credit accumulation and cross‑border recognition of learning outcomes, and linking these pathways to future joint degree programmes.
Strategic development and quality enhancement:Strengthening institutional capacity to continuously improve learning, teaching and assessment, informing the co‑creation of a joint learning and teaching strategy and supporting coordinated development of joint programmes.
International learning environments: Creating opportunities for physical and virtual mobility as well as internationalisation at home within the DIVERSE campus, and embedding these experiences into joint course and programme structures.
Community building: Establishing and continuously expanding the DIVERSE Learning Community by engaging educators from all partner institutions in shared teaching initiatives, resource development, and programme collaboration.

WG Research, Development and Innovation

The Research & Innovation Working Group (R&I WG) supports the development of the DIVERSE European University Alliance by strengthening cooperation in research, development and innovation across partner institutions.

The WG brings together academic and administrative staff from partner institutions with expertise in research development, innovation and project support. Its mandate focuses on building a shared long-term RD&I strategy aligned with DIVERSE’s grand challenges:

Circular Economy
School for Life
Individual and Communal Well-being

The R&I Working Group promotes collaboration and capacity building across the alliance by:

Supporting joint international research proposals and collaborative projects.
Mapping research expertise across partner institutions to identify opportunities for collaboration.
Encouraging collaboration between researchers, research managers and institutional support staff.
Organising networking and learning opportunities, including Research Active Groups, Capacity Building Events (CBE’s) and professional training events.
Facilitating knowledge exchange and peer learning.
Monitoring progress and reporting activities to the Executive Board.
Defining and maintaining the set KPI’s of the WG RDI
Identifying opportunities to strengthen the research and innovation impact of the DIVERSE alliance.

Through these actions, the WG fosters peer learning, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement, helping to build a stronger and more coordinated research and innovation ecosystem within the DIVERSE alliance.

WG Mobility

The Mobility Working Group (WG) aims to support and facilitate structural mobility for both students and staff across the DIVERSE institutions. This includes different formats of mobility, such as short-term, long-term, and virtual exchanges, depending on the needs and opportunities identified within the alliance. The WG seeks to ensure that all mobility activities are aligned with and contribute to the achievement of DIVERSE’s overarching goals and ambitions.

Working Groups:

meet regularly.
operate with structured agendas and terms of reference.
report systematically on progress, challenges and resource needs.

These groups bring together academic and professional staff from all partner institutions and work within the strategic framework established by the Executive Board.

Participation is open to relevant staff beyond the formal representatives, encouraging bottom-up engagement and reducing dependence on individual actors.

Each Working Group follows a dual co-chair model, which distributes responsibilities, strengthens continuity and mitigates leadership risks during staff transitions.