UNITA - Universitas Montium12 universities, 7 countries, 1 alliance
UNITA Universitas Montium is an alliance of twelve universities supported by the European Union, which UPPA is one of the founding members. Launched in November 2020, the alliance aims to help build the European Higher Education Area. The partner universities, all of which are in Romance-speaking countries, all share the common feature of being located in border and mountain areas.
UNITA is composed of:
- l’Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI - Portugal)
- l’Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour (UPPA - France)
- l’Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB - France)
- l’Universitatea de Vest din Timişoara (UVT - Roumanie)
- l’Università degli studi di Torino (UNITO - Italie)
- l’Universidad de Zaragoza (UNIZAR - Espagne)
- l'Instituto Politécnico da Guarda (IPG - Portugal)
- l'Università degli Studi di Brescia (UniBS - Italie)
- l'Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA - Espagne)
- l'Universitatea Transilvania din Brașov (UniTBv - Roumanie)
Associated partners:
- Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale (HES-SO - Suisse)
- Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University (Ukraine)
Each member university of UNITA plays a vital role in its local community, actively participating in the development of European regions often perceived as peripheral. This includes rural areas dealing with depopulation challenges, where UNITA tends to make a meaningful impact.