4-509: The Young European Research Universities Network ( YERUN ) founded in 2015 and based in Brussels, brings together excellence and value-driven young research universities. The network's objective is to strategically represent its members in the decision-making process at EU level, thus shaping their future and promoting their role in European societies. Further to its policy advocacy activity,
8-617: The University of Klagenfurt (Austria), the University of Potsdam (Germany), the University of South-Eastern Norway (Norway) and the University of Stirling (United Kingdom); in 2023: Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (Poland); and in 2024: Tallinn University. In 2024, the network counts 24 members from 17 European countries. The network is led by the assembly of Rectors, Vice-Chancellors and Presidents of its member universities. The assembly elects an executive board of 5 members that includes
12-874: The network also strengthens cooperation opportunities among its members in areas of mutual interest and raises their visibility via a dedicated communication strategy. YERUN was founded in 2015 by: University of Antwerp (Belgium); University of Southern Denmark (Denmark); University of Eastern Finland (Finland); Université Paris Dauphine (France); University of Bremen, University of Konstanz, Universität Ulm (Germany); Dublin City University (Ireland); Tor Vergata University of Rome (Italy); Maastricht University (Netherlands); Nova University Lisbon (Portugal); Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Spain); Linköping University (Sweden); Brunel University London and University of Essex (UK). The organisation
16-572: Was officially established as an international non-profit organisation in Belgium ; on 16 September 2019. Over the past years there have been changes in the membership of the network with some institutions leaving and new ones joining. YERUN welcomed new members in 2021: the university of Rijeka (Croatia); the University of Cyprus (Cyprus); UiT, the Arctic University of Norway (Norway) and the University of Limerick (Ireland), in 2022:
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