The consortium with the Opole University was included in the group of laureates of the European Commission’s European Universities competition funded by the Erasmus + program.

The University of Opole is part of the FORTHEM consortium whose leader is Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz (Germany) and its partners: Université de Bourgogne (France), Jyväskylän yliopisto (Finland), Università degli Studi di Palermo (Italy), Latvijas Universitāte (Latvia), Universitat de València (Spain).

European Universities are transnational alliances of higher education institutions from across the European Union. The idea of ​​creating them is aimed at significantly increasing the mobility of students and employees and supporting the quality, integration and competitiveness of European higher education. Each consortium can count on a three-year grant of up to 5 million euros. The funds will help joint research groups, technology transfer centers and libraries.