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.

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

• Archives
• EURAXESS/Hosting international researchers and doctorates
• Erasmus Without Paper
• Health and Safety in Laboratory
• Library Directors
• Research Support Service

EUNIConnect is the digital platform for Communities of Practice within the EUNICE Alliance. It enables staff from partner universities to identify colleagues working in similar areas, discover their expertise, and explore practices developed across the network through a thematic mapping of skills and activities.

The platform also supports exchange and collaboration by enabling the organisation of events, meetings, and discussion spaces within Communities of Practice. Available across the ten EUNICE universities, EUNIConnect provides a European collaborative space that fosters knowledge sharing, mutual support, and the development of professional networks.