Olomouc is the first Czech representative to join EUniverCities, a network of European university cities that is currently comprised of 14 university towns from 12 European countries. Starting next year, Olomouc will join cities such as Innsbruck (Austria), Ghent (Belgium), Parma (Italy), Magdeburg (Germany), and Lublin (Poland).
This was confirmed by representatives of the City of Olomouc and Palacký University Olomouc at the annual meeting of participating cities’ representatives, which took place last week in Lausanne, Switzerland.
“EUniverCities is a network of medium-sized cities that are very similar to Olomouc. We believe that this membership will be mutually beneficial. We also perceive this involvement as a platform for closer cooperation between Palacký University and the City of Olomouc,” said UP Vice-Rector Matěj Dostálek, who attended the meeting together with UP Rector Michael Kohajda. The main goal of the network is to exchange experiences and cooperate in education, research, and urban development.
Olomouc is a university town. It will be the first Czech representative to become part of EUniverCities, a network of European university towns.
Olomouc university representatives also had the opportunity to visit the University of Lausanne, whose history dates back to the first half of the 16th century. “Apart from the official programme, the tour of the host university’s campus itself was very inspiring for us. In addition, Lausanne presented its involvement in the UNESCO Learning Cities project, which could be another exemplary path for Olomouc and its university,” added UP Rector Kohajda.