FORTHEM - Fostering Outreach within European Regions, Transnational Higher Education and Mobility

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The University of Agder became an full member of the FORTHEM European University Alliance in September 2022.

FORTHEM is one of 41 European University Alliances funded by the European Commission’s flagship Erasmus+ initiative. The Alliance consists of 9 universities from 9 different countries working on deep transnational collaboration in education, research, innovation and service to society.

The Alliance affords a variety of opportunities to students, staff, businesses, schools and other organizations in the members’ communities. 

The other members are

• Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (JGU), Germany
• Université de Bourgogne (uB), France
• Jyväskylän yliopisto (JYU), Finland
• Uniwersytet Opolski (UO), Poland
• Universita' degli Studi di Palermo (UNIPA), Italy
• Latvijas Universitāte (UL), Latvia
• Universitat de València (UV), Spain
• Universitatea Lucian Blaga din Sibiu

FORTHEM LABS

Opportunities for businesses, schools and other organizations include collaboration on research and innovation (and the possibility of receiving students from abroad) in the following areas through FORTHEM LABS:

• Diversity and Migration
• Multilingualism in School and Higher Education
• Food Science
• Digital Transformation
• Climate and Resources
• Experiencing Europe
• Resilience, Life Quality and Demographic Change
• Art & Aesthetics in Contemporary Society
• Cultural Heritage

Opportunities for students and staff

Opportunities for UiA students include a variety of exchanges, internships and civic engagement projects as well as access to online courses.

Opportunities for UiA staff include exchanges and collaboration on education, research and innovation activities and applications.

FORTHEM also offers a number of online workshops, seminars and events that are open to anyone.

Contact

If you are interested in learning more about how you can benefit from FORTHEM, please contact senior adviser for internationalization Clare Jortveit.