Communities of Practice

From insight to impact:

Growing knowledge networks for

university professionals

In today’s fast-evolving academic landscape, technical and administrative staff are at the heart of internam and external collaboration, institutional efficiency, and innovation. Yet, many professionals working find themselves navigating challenges in isolation. While sometimes expertise exists within our institutions, finding the right peers to exchange knowledge and best practices can be difficult.

EUNICE Communities of Practice (CoP) offer a dynamic solution: structured yet flexible networks where professionals connect, share insights, and collaboratively address emerging challenges. By fostering engagement beyond institutional silos, EUNICE CoP empower staff to enhance their professional growth, strengthen institutional strategies, and contribute to the broader academic ecosystem. Our alliance of ten universities is committed to supporting these spaces, ensuring that learning and problem-solving happen collectively rather than in isolation.

What´s the objective of a community of practice?

A community of practice is “a group of people who share an interes or passion for a common practice an dwho learn to do it better by interacting (community) on a regular basis”. Anne Lessard (2013), Communauté de pratique, Dictionnaire des concepts de la professionnalisation, pp. 57-6.

EUNICE aims to bring together administrative and technical staff from the ten Alliance universities who carry out similar professional activities to interact and learn from each other.

The community of practice groups will give you the opportunity to talk to your peers in other universities, to share good practices, to learn from each other, to speak a foreing language and to meet virtually and even physically.

Discover the EUNICE Communities of Practice

Currently, the following communities of practice are active in EUNICE European University:

  • Archives
  • Documentary Training
  • EURAXESS/Hosting international researchers and doctorates
  • Erasmus Without Paper
  • Health and Safety in Laboratory
  • Library Directors
  • Pedagogical Innovation
  • Research Support Service
  • Research-related Legal Issues

Can I create a new group?

Yes!

If there isn´t a community related to work, contact us at the following email address to help you create and launch it: cop@eunice-university.eu

EUNICE European University proposes a wide rage of initiatives to offer chances to its members to enhance their key skills and share good practices. The administrative and support-services staff is invited to be part of this initiatives to expand the collaboration culture across the EUNICE alliance.

Find here if your institution is part of the ten partner universities.

For any question, please send an email to cop@eunice-university.eu

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