European Network of Innovative Higher Education Institutions (ENIHEI)

This network of higher education institutions develops collective innovative thinking on how higher education can drive innovation. It was first announced at the first European Education and Innovation Summit in June 2022.

What the ENIHEI does

Members of the European Network of Higher Education Institutions (ENIHEI) make up a forum to exchange knowledge, ideas and experiences on how higher education can promote an innovation culture, and enable creativity, entrepreneurship and talent.

Its role is to

support the European higher education system to be up to the challenge of establishing Europe as a global leader in the next wave of innovation
develop ideas and offer recommendations on how to advance the innovation relevant actions
- in the European strategy for universities (living labs, student incubators, sustainable and attractive careers, Erasmus+ traineeships, green villages, Women in STEAM Manifesto and more)
- under the "talent" pillar of the New European Innovation Agenda (especially the initiative to foster, attract and retain deep tech talents)
produce a recommendations report to be presented at the Education Summit in December 2022, which will serve as a foundation for further work by the European Commission, EU Member States and other parties

Members

The network has currently 38 members:

28 members appointed by Member States
10 higher education institutions nominated by the European Commission

Table listing the 38 members
Country	Institution
Austria	The University of Applied Arts Vienna
Belgium	University of Mons UCLL University of Applied Sciences
Bulgaria	Trakia University of Stara Zagora Technical University of Gabrovo Technical University of Sofia
Croatia	Zagreb University of Applied Sciences
Cyprus	University of Cyprus
Czechia	University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
Denmark	University College South Denmark Technical University of Denmark
Estonia	Tallinn University
Finland	Kajaani University of Applied Sciences Aalto University
France	University of Caen
Germany	RWTH Aachen University Technical University of Munich
Greece	Democritus University of Thrace
Hungary	Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design
Ireland	Dublin City University Trinity College Dublin
Italy	University of Brescia Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Latvia	Riga Technical University
Lithuania	Vilnius TECH University
Luxembourg	University of Luxembourg
Malta	Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology
Netherlands	Erasmus University Rotterdam Delft University of Technology
Poland	Warsaw University
Portugal	University of Aveiro
Romania	Transilvania University of Brasov Technical University Cluj Napoca
Slovakia	Technical University of Kosice
Slovenia	University of Primorska
Spain	University of Granada University of Salamanca (network secretariat)
Sweden	Malmö University