CIVIS is a European Civic University formed by the alliance of 11 leading research higher education institutions across Europe. CIVIS aims to create a truly unique European interuniversity campus where students, academics, researchers and staff will move and collaborate as freely as within their institution of origin. We will develop a deep level of European integration, involving joint learning pathways, development of complementary research facilities and diverse degree pathways.

“My time as an Erasmus+ CIVIS exchange student at the Paris Lodron Universitat of Salzburg has been an enriching academic odyssey. The kindness and support of both my professors and my peers eased my transition and transformed my uncertainties into opportunities for growth. Despite initial doubts about studying and living abroad for the first time, embarking on this journey was a leap of faith…!”

Rectors and representatives of the CIVIS University Alliance convened at the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg (PLUS) to formalise the creation of a new legal entity, the CIVIS Association. The gathering also celebrated the appointment of Stefan Lang, the University of Salzburg’s Vice-Rector for International Affairs and Digitalisation, as the first Secretary General of CIVIS—a great honour for the PLUS.