The University Network of the European Capitals of Culture (UNeECC) is an international non-profit association founded upon the initiative of the University of Pécs in Pécs, Hungary in December 2006 by 15 founding members. The Secretariat of UNEECC is at the University of Pécs in Hungary.
General assemblies and annual conferences In 2007, the UNeECC GA and Conference was hosted by Lucian Blaga University in Sibiu. The Keynote Speaker of the Conference was Mr. Roger O’Keeffe Principal Administrator, from European Commission Directorate for Education and Culture. In 2008, the GA and Annual Conference was organized by Liverpool Hope University and the University of Liverpool. The Keynote Speaker of the Conference was Prince Charles-Louis d’Arenberg. In 2010, when the European Capital of Culture Programme celebrated its 25th anniversary. The University of Pécs hosted the General Assembly and Annual Conference of UNeECC. We were organizing a joint conference of UNeECC and the Compostela Group of Universities providing a unique platform for scientific collaboration and networking. In 2011, UNeECC celebrated its 5th year of founding. The Annual Conference was held in Antwerp, Belgium, European Capital of Culture 1993. In 2012, UNeECC organized its Annual Conference jointly with EMUNI and the University of Maribor in Maribor, Slovenia, European Capital of Culture 2012. In 2013, UNeECC organized its Annual Conference jointly with Aix-Marseille University and EHESS School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences in Marseille, France, European Capital of Culture 2012.
2007: Sibiu – 'Town and Gown' 2008: Liverpool – 'Whose Culture(?)' 2009: Vilnius – 'Innovation, Creativity and Culture' 2010: Pécs 2011: Antwerp 2012: Maribor 2013: Marseille 2014: Umeå 2015: Plzeň 2016: Wrocław 2017: Aarhus 2018: Valletta 2019: Matera 2020: Galway 2021: Not held 2022: Kaunas 2023: Veszprém 2024: Timișoara 2025: Avignon 2026: Novi Sad
Membership UNeECC invites memberships in three different categories: Full Membership: Universities from cities of the European Capitals of Culture Associate Membership: Universities from applicant cities Supportive Membership: All others, including cities and cultural organizations with parallel interests
Members As of 2020, UNeECC has 61 members:Members + University City Country FH JoanneumFachhochschule Joanneum Graz University of Applied Sciences KufsteinFachhochschule Kufstein Tirol Kufstein University of AntwerpUniversiteit Antwerpen Antwerp College of EuropeCollège d'Europe Bruges Vesalius College Brussels Free University of BrusselsVrije Universiteit Brussel Brussels Brussels Management SchoolInstitut catholique des Hautes Études commerciales Brussels Catholic University of LeuvenKatholieke Universiteit Leuven Leuven Catholic University of LouvainUniversité catholique de Louvain Louvain-la-Neuve University of Economics VarnaИкономически университет – Варна Varna University of DubrovnikSveučilište u Dubrovniku Dubrovnik Academy of Arts and Culture in OsijekAkademija za umjetnost i kulturu u Osijeku Osijek Juraj Dobrila University of PulaSveučilište Jurja Dobrile u Puli Pula Neapolis University PaphosΠανεπιστήμιο Νεάπολις Πάφου Paphos Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art, University of West BohemiaFakulta designu a umění Ladislava Sutnara Západočeské univerzity Plzeň Aarhus UniversityAarhus Universitet Aarhus Avignon UniversityAvignon Université Avignon Catholic University of LilleUniversité catholique de Lille Lille University of LilleUniversité de Lille Lille National and Kapodistrian University of AthensΕθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών Athens School of Architecture, Aristotle University of ThessalonikiΤμήμα Αρχιτεκτόνων Μηχανικών, Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης Thessaloniki University of PatrasΠανεπιστήμιο Πατρών Patras University of PiraeusΠανεπιστήμιο Πειραιώς Piraeus University Center of International Programmes of Studies, International Hellenic UniversityΔιεθνές Πανεπιστήμιο της Ελλάδος Thermi Széchenyi István UniversitySzéchenyi István Egyetem Győr Archiepiscopal College of VeszprémVeszprémi Érseki Főiskola Veszprém University of PécsPécsi Tudományegyetem Pécs University of PannoniaPannon Egyetem Veszprém Cork Institute of TechnologyInstitiúid Teicneolaíochta Chorcaí Cork University College CorkColáiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh Cork University of BasilicataUniversità degli Studi della Basilicata PotenzaMatera University of GenoaUniversità di Genova Genoa University of PerugiaUniversità degli Studi di Perugia Perugia University of DaugavpilsDaugavpils Universitāte Daugavpils Turība UniversityBiznesa augstskola "Turība" Riga Latvian Academy of CultureLatvijas Kultūras akadēmija Riga Mykolas Romeris UniversityMykolo Romerio universitetas VilniusKaunas Vilnius Gediminas Technical UniversityVilniaus Gedimino technikos universitetas Vilnius Vytautas Magnus UniversityVytauto Didžiojo universitetas Kaunas University of LuxembourgUniversité du Luxembourg / Universität Luxemburg / Universitéit Lëtzebuerg LuxembourgEsch-sur-Alzette University of MaltaL-Università ta' Malta Msida Nord UniversityNord universitet / Nuortta universitiehtta Bodø University of StavangerUniversitetet i Stavanger Stavanger Kraków University of EconomicsUniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Krakowie Kraków AGH University of KrakówAkademia Górniczo-Hutnicza w Krakowie Kraków University of WrocławUniwersytet Wrocławski Wrocław Pontifical University of John Paul IIUniwersytet Papieski Jana Pawła II w Krakowie Kraków Fernando Pessoa UniversityUniversidade Fernando Pessoa Porto Politehnica University of TimișoaraUniversitatea Politehnica Timișoara Timișoara Sapientia Hungarian University of TransylvaniaUniversitatea Sapientia / Sapientia Erdélyi Magyar Tudományegyetem Cluj-Napoca West University of TimișoaraUniversitatea de Vest din Timișoara Timișoara University Business Academy in Novi SadUniverzitet Privredna akademija u Novom Sadu Novi Sad University of Novi SadУниверзитет у Новом Саду / Univerzitet u Novom Sadu Novi Sad University of MariborUniverza v Mariboru Maribor Alfonso X El Sabio UniversityUniversidad Alfonso X El Sabio Villanueva de la CañadaMadrid Umeå UniversityUmeå universitet Umeå Bahçeşehir UniversityBahçeşehir Üniversitesi Istanbul Istanbul Universityİstanbul Üniversitesi Istanbul Istanbul Technical Universityİstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Istanbul Istanbul Gedik Universityİstanbul Gedik Üniversites Istanbul Liverpool Hope University Liverpool
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European Commission-Culture UNeECC is 'unique' Liverpool Hope University hosts UNeECC Conference 2008 Annual Conference of UNeECC in Vilnius