The beginnings of the ENHANCE Alliance

The ENHANCE Alliance was established in 2019 on the initiative of 7 European technical universities: TU Berlin (Germany), Warsaw University of Technology, RWTH Aachen University (Germany), Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain), Politecnico di Milano (Italy), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norway), and Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden).

The establishment of the Alliance was made possible through funding from the flagship initiative of the European Union, the European Universities, financed by the Erasmus+ and Horizon 2020 programs. Its ambitious goal is to create so-called universities of the future and strengthen the competitiveness of European universities on the international stage.

Thanks to funding from the EU, consortia of higher education institutions have the opportunity to implement multi-year projects in various areas, including the creation of joint study programs and the conduct of scientific research in international teams. More information about what European Universities are and which Polish universities are members of the initiative can be found on the website of the European Commission.

As part of the project carried out between 2019-2023 by the seven founding universities of the ENHANCE Alliance, efforts were made to create a common educational offer (European educational pathways, micro-credentials, educational platform), training was provided for staff (staff weeks, language tandems), support was provided for student startups (mentoring program), numerous activities were carried out in the area of diversity, gender, and inclusivity (training, guides, reports), and much more.

In the course of the ENHANCE Alliance project, cooperation was established with several associated partners, including higher education institutions in Ukraine, companies, municipal authorities, non-governmental organizations, research networks, and many others.

New members and a new project

In November 2022, three more universities joined the ENHANCE Alliance - alongside the Gdańsk Tech, also TU Delft (Netherlands) and ETH Zurich (Switzerland). A little over six months later, the Alliance, in its expanded composition, received EUR 14.4 million from the European Commission for the implementation of another project called ENHANCE+ in the years 2024-2027.

The project is partially a continuation of previous activities and partially the realization of new ones (with a significant contribution from the Gdańsk Tech, which initiated a task related to the development of career paths for employees and building their emotional well-being in the workplace in the ENHANCE+ project).

The International Relations Office is responsible for the implementation of the ENHANCE+ project. More information about the tasks planned in the project and the Gdańsk Tech team involved in its implementation can be found on this website.



Mission



Member universities

Gdańsk University of Technology - since 2022 
Warsaw University of Technology (Poland)
Technische Universität Berlin (Germany)
RWTH Aachen University (Germany)
Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain)
Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norway)
Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden)
Delft University of Technology (Netherlands)
ETH Zurich (Switzerland) - associated partner (non Erasmus+)



Governance structure

The governance structure of ENHANCE Alliance consists: Board of Directors, Steering Committee, General Assembly and Student Forum complemented by the Core Officers of each university and the Work Package Leads in the new ENHANCE+ project.

Board of Directors
Chair: Prof. Geraldine Rauch, President of TU Berlin
Co-Chair: Prof. Krzysztof Wilde, Rector of Gdańsk Tech

Steering Commitee
Chair: Prof. Stefano Ronchi, Rector's Delegate for International Affairs, Politecnico di Milano
Co-Chair: Prof. Ute Habel, Vice-Rector for International Affairs, RWTH Aachen University

General Assembly
Chair: Prof. Karl Palmas, Professor of Technology Management and Economics, Chalmers University of Technology

Student Forum:
Chair: Mateusz Kaska, Warsaw University of Technology
Co-Chair: Albaraa Khalil, Delft University of Technology



Core Officers 

ENHANCE local coordinators: 

Gdańsk University of Technology
Anna Modrzejewska

Warsaw University of Technology
Grzegorz Robak

Technische Universität Berlin
Paul Forberger

RWTH Aachen University
Lisa Beitzel

Universitat Politècnica de València
Nuria Llobregat

Politecnico di Milano
Francesca Andrich

Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Oddrun Walstad

Chalmers University of Technology
Susanne Ingmansson

Delft University of Technology
Marieke Wolthuis

ETH Zurich
Philipp Bieri



Work Package Leads

Coordinators of Work Packages carried out as part of the ENHANCE+ project: 

Work Package 1: Project Management and Governance
Grietje Zimmermann, TU Berlin 

Work Package 2: Human Dimension 
Katarzyna Bruder, Gdańsk Tech

Work Package 3: Future Learning
Julien Maheut, Universitat Politècnica de València

Work Package 4: Future Skills for Engineers and Scientists
Grant Penny, Delft University of Technology

Work Package 5: Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Kristina Hejdenberg Sedström, Chalmers University of Technology

Work Package 6: Transdisciplinary Lab for Societal Transformation
Elisa Junqueira de Andrade, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Work Package 7: European Education Pathway
Barbara del Sole, Politecnico di Milano

Work Package 8: New Formats and Frameworks
Andrzej Kraśniewski, Warsaw University of Technology

Work Package 9: IT Infrastructure and Services
Sabine Derichs, RWTH Aachen
Florian Hilfinger, RWTH Aachen​​​​​​​
Philipp Bieri, ETH Zürich

Work Package 10: Diversity, Impact and Dissemination
Melih Oezkardes, RWTH Aachen
Hannah Worringer, RWTH Aachen