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1. [Discover CIVIS Alliance ](https://civis.eu/en/discover-civis-alliance)
2. CIVIS Association

 CIVIS Association 
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 CIVIS Association is an international non-profit under Belgian law. Its creation was approved by Royal Decree in September 2024.

Its purpose as described in its statutes (art. 4) is: “To support and encourage the collaboration among the members of the European University Alliance CIVIS in the areas of higher education, scientific research and innovation, and service to the community3.

This support can take different forms: “Provide assistance and, where applicable, represent CIVIS Alliance in raising funds, applying or joining applicants to calls for proposals, administrative or logistical support, management of resources, advocacy, and facilitate communication and collaboration among the various projects undertaken jointly within the Alliance”.

![CIVIS rectors during Alliance Agreement signing in 2024](https://civis.eu/storage/files/20240925-rectors-alliance-agreement-civis.jpg)CIVIS Rectors and Vice-rectors during Alliance Agreement signing in 2024, in Salzburg. © Foto ScheinastRectors and representatives of CIVIS Alliance formalised the creation of a new legal entity, CIVIS Association [during the 2024 CIVIS Days at Lodron University of Salzburg](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom/civis-member-universities-sign-alliance-agreement-salzburg). The appointment of Stefan Lang, PLUS Vice-Rector for International Affairs and Digitalisation, as the first Secretary General of CIVIS, was also announced during the ceremony.

All 11 universities member of CIVIS Alliance are full members of CIVIS Association:

- Aix-Marseille Université (AMU)
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA)
- Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
- University of Bucharest (UB)
- University of Glasgow (UofG)
- Université de Lausanne (UNIL)
- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM)
- Sapienza Università di Roma (SUR)
- Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg (PLUS)
- Stockholm University (SU)
- Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen (UT)

**Official address:** 50 avenue F. Roosevelt (CP 272), 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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**Company number and VAT number:** BE 1013 701 369

 Official statutes 
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**See the official statutes of CIVIS Association (in French)**

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- [ ![](https://civis.eu/storage/files/uam-campus-800x600.jpg?token=eb757b65c52055647b30e6add58fd344)The UAM will build a pioneering residence for students and young researchers

     CIVIS Highlights

    5 November 2026

     ](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom/the-uam-will-build-a-pioneering-residence-for-students-and-young-researchers)
- [ ![](https://civis.eu/storage/files/staff-website-horizontal-photos-3-800x600.jpg?token=40fe6265666a2e028e636042c1f026f1)Democracy in Action: CIVIS opens new opportunities for university–society collaborations

     Connect

    2 November 2026

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- [ ![](https://civis.eu/storage/files/eusea-800x600.jpg?token=78417aaf5bce5b95ab5bf5a2ed4cd588)University of Glasgow invites us to join the conversation at European Science Engagement Conference

     CIVIS Highlights

    30 October 2026

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