Circle U. – European University Alliance
Circle U. is a network of nine European universities (University of Vienna, Aarhus University, Humboldt University zu Berlin, Université Paris Cité, University of Belgrade, UCLouvain, University of Oslo, King’s College London, and University of Pisa) and one of the many university alliances established in recent years.
Since November 2023, Kerstin Krellenberg has been the new Academic Climate Chair at the University of Vienna. The Circle U. Academic Chairs are responsible for developing the thematic focal points of the alliance at their respective universities and expanding them further through joint, innovative teaching and research activities.

“Circle U. provides the unique opportunity to join forces across highly innovative universities to create real impact both at international as well as local level to address the pressing issues of climate change co-creatively. My vision is to contribute to empower the next generation with the necessary knowledge, skills, and methods, to become game-changers in addressing the challenges of the complexity of human-nature-technology-ecosystems.” – Kerstin Krellenberg
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- March 27, 2025
Circle U. Climate Day at the University of Vienna, June 5th 2025
The Circle U. Climate Day is an initiative of the Circle U. Knowledge Hub on Climate and will be held for the first time on June 5, 2025 and will take place simultaneously at all nine partner universities of the Circle U. Alliance at the same time. - November 20, 2024
Circle U. from the perspective of an academic chair
As climate chair of the University of Vienna for the Circle U. alliance, Kerstin Krellenberg will talk about the university network from the perspective of an academic chair on Friday 21st of November. - December 6, 2023
Transdisciplinarity is done (again and again)!
Contextual, collaborative and transformative. Three attributes that were considered from different perspectives during the conference on "Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Ressearch for Sustainable Deevleopment" at UCLouvain in November 2023 in Belgium. ..