15.5.2012

The 5^th member of CARPE: 

Manchester Metropolitan University

“The challenge of social inclusion is an issue that concerns us all. Universities like ours can help solve big European and global challenges.” Professor John Brooks, the vice-chancellor of Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU), is convinced of the added value of a strategic consortium of European universities of applied sciences. On 30 April 2012, he therefore signed the cooperation agreement of the Consortium on Applied Research and Professional Education (CARPE).

The occasion was an exchange on European collaboration in the field of applied sciences between Professor Huib de Jong, vice-president of HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, and the directorate of MMU. According to Huib de Jong, one of the initiators of CARPE, the added value of the participation in MMU is the high reputation and large regional impact.

The other CARPE-partners warmly welcome the new member in their strategic network and look forward to further collaboration. The collaboration with MMU was initiated when its academics took part in the first CARPE-conference in November 2011.

Above: Huib de Jong and John Brooks at the signing of the co-operation agreement.

About Carpe

The Consortium on Applied Research and Professional Education (CARPE) is the first strategic alliance of a number of European universities of applied sciences. The partners aim to encourage cooperation in research programmes and jointly develop educational programmes. They will also mutually exchange students and staff. The partners are: Turku University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Polytechnic University Valencia, HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, and now also Manchester Metropolitan University. 
For more information: www.carpenetwork.org