European Consortium of Innovative Universities

In 1997, eleven European universities came together to establish the European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU). The consortium is a group of universities dedicated to the development of an innovative culture in their institutions, and to a catalytic role for innovation in industry and society. All have academic strengths in engineering and social science; all are relatively young, entrepreneurial, and progressive; and all have close ties to industry and to the regions in which they are situated. They are committed to developing and implementing new forms of teaching, training, and research; to developing an innovative culture within their walls; to experimenting with new forms of management and administration; and to sustaining and nurturing internationally minded staff.
Mission.
The ECIU’s mission is:
Member universities.
 The ECIU has 12 members including one oversea associate partner:
Associate partner universities
Organisation and activities.
The ECIU Executive Board, consisting of the rector or vice rector and a local coordinator of each member institution, meets twice a year. The local coordinator is the contact person for information on activities, projects and seminars, and is informs the partner university about ECIU activities.
The activities of the consortium are organised within four core areas:
In addition to the Steering Committees, there are working groups for staff members of the member institutions.