Uni-Tübingen

CIVIS - Europe's Civic University Alliance

CIVIS logo: Outline of Europe with dots marking participating universities, text "CIVIS, Europe's Civic University Alliance"

The University of Tübingen has joined with ten other European institutions of higher education in the CIVIS – A European Civic University alliance. Together, the partners want to promote student exchange, develop joint teaching offers, open up opportunities for research and advance cooperation formats with actors in European civil society. In addition, they work closely with strategic partners in Africa. The alliance's aim is to address the major social challenges of the 21st century, to conduct the relevant research and to act responsibly and sustainably with an eye to the future.

CIVIS Days 2026: Online sessions open to all at the Alliance's annual meeting

The annual Alliance meeting, the CIVIS Days 2026, will take place between 10 and 12 June, hosted by the University of Bucharest. In keeping with this year's theme “CIVIS is News – seven years of shared impact”, the event will highlight stories, results, and lessons learned, turning experiences from the past seven years into ideas and actions for the future. Many sessions will be streamed online - find out more on the CIVIS Days webpage.

European member universities

African partner universities

CIVIS not only aims to promote European cooperation, but also focuses on collaboration with partners in Africa and the Mediterranean. CIVIS has therefore entered into strategic partnerships with six universities in that region:

More on the cooperation with Africa

Subscribe to the CIVIS@UT channel

Subscribe to the MS Teams channel “CIVIS@UT” (https://t1p.de/imbcj) to get notified about new offers.

Booklet: CIVIS in Tübingen

A brochure about CIVIS in Tübingen, covering background information, projects, structures, and contact persons, can be downloaded by members of the University of Tübingen after logging in here.

Projects and funding

In order to achieve the objectives of the alliance, the CIVIS universities apply for joint projects. In particular, CIVIS universities receive additional funding under the European Commission's European Universities Initiative in the Erasmus+ program. These university-wide projects focus on the development of CIVIS as an alliance and the establishment of joint as well as local structures and processes. Among other things, these structures should facilitate the acquisition and realisation of specfic collaborative research and teaching projects. Contact: Anna Thorwart

Further information about the existing support for teaching staff and researchers