Restoring the rhythm: The role of social sciences in European university alliances (103)

09:00 – 10:30 BST, 9 September 2026 ‐ 1 hour 30 mins

Room: Poster Area 01, Concourse, SEC Centre, Ground floor

Poster

This poster explores how the European university alliances are defined by different connecting themes. Many are built around subject fields or common themes such as geography and shared missions. In this landscape, STEM subjects, for example, are very well represented. Only one alliance is built around social sciences and humanities. What does this say about how Europe values these disciplines? What might be lost when they are underrepresented? How can the alliances restore balance and rhythm?

Please note, posters are divided between the SEC Centre and the Crown Plaza Hotel this year. The approximate walking time between the two locations is 4 minutes. Posters ending between 01 and 16 will be found in the SEC Centre Concourse, posters ending between 17 and 30 will be found in the Crown Plaza Hotel, Argyll Foyer.

Speakers

Andrew Bennett

CIVICA - the European University of Social Sciences, Germany

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Agnes Leyrer

Central European University, Austria

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Andrew Bennett

CIVICA - the European University of Social Sciences, Germany

Andrew is Communications Manager for the CIVICA University Alliance. He has more than ten years’ experience in communications, with a strong focus on EU-funded projects.

He holds a master’s degree in European Studies from King’s College London and a BA in Modern Languages from Newcastle University.

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Agnes Leyrer

Central European University, Austria

Agnes Leyrer works at Central European University in Austria, and is the new manager for the university's European University Alliance: CIVICA. She has been at CEU for over 10 years, and has worked in the field of international higher education in 5 European countries since the start of her career. Her educational background is in International Relations, Political Science, and European Education Management and Counselling. Agnes is a young mother, who spent some free-time during her maternity leave on reading the Strategic Development Plans and Internationalisation Strategies of prominent European universities - which resulted in becoming a Speaker in this year's EAIE Session 7.13 Internationalisation strategies: An institutional lighthouse or a paper tiger?