Across alliance: Participation in a meeting in Perpignan

Representatives of the University of Banja Luka (UNIBL) participated in working meetings of Across Alliance, held in the period 22 to 24 January 2025, at the University of Perpignan, France.

Activities relating to the working packages of the Alliance were presented during the meeting, and further steps within the project were defined. The Agenda contained presentations on the project’s mission, vision, and achievements of similar European university alliances.

The delegation of the University of Banja Luka was composed of Vice-Rectors, Prof. Milica Balaban, PhD, and Prof. Dalibor Kesić, PhD, Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy, Prof. Srđan Dušanić, PhD, Secretary General, M.Sc. Đorđe Markez, Prof. Željka Babić, PhD, and Senior Associate for Scientific-Research Activity, M.Sc. Dragana Radulović.

Across alliance gathers ten European universities, including the University of Banja Luka, Bialystok University of Technology, University of Technology from Chemnitz, University of Craiova, University of Girona, University of Nova Gorica, University of Perpignan, University of Udine and “Angel Kanchev” University of Ruse, and one associated partner, The “Ivan Franco” national University of Lviv.

The mission of the Alliance is to provide students with the authentic European experience of learning through cross-border cooperation and conflict resolution in border regions. Another goal is also improvement of the conditions for lifelong learning, satisfying different academic and professional needs, and securing flexibility to adjust to individual circumstances.

The basic goals of the Alliance include strengthening cooperation within higher education, empowerment of internationalization and digitalization, creating joint study programs, and improvement of ties among the academic community, economy sector, and civil society. These activities are harmonized with the Development Strategy of the University of Banja Luka, which stipulates internationalization and modernization of study programs.

The Across Alliance plans to organize summer school courses, develop an e-campus, hold the “Week of European Universities”, as well as other activities directed towards the realization of the idea Higher education without borders.