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European Consortium of Innovative Universities

Think tank / academic · Think tanks & research · HQ: Netherlands · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, European Consortium of Innovative Universities appears in 9 declared MEP meetings (2 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

9
declared meetings
with current MEPs
2
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
13.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“ECIU is the leading international consortium of research-intensive universities with a collective emphasis on innovation, creativity and societal impact, driving the development of a knowledge-based economy. tment to in Its ECIU University is a European University Alliance where learners, teachers, and researchers collaborate with cities and businesses to solve real-world challenges.”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 9 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group. Every meeting was with a single group.

European People's Party9100%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2024–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2025).

2024
3
2025
4
2026
2

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Christian Ehler
8 meetings · EPP

The 9 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
30 Mar 2026Christian EhlerEuropean R&I policy
28 Jan 2026Bogdan Andrzej ZdrojewskiStakeholder dialogue on establishing the Erasmus+ programme for the period 2028-2034
23 Oct 2025Christian EhlerInformal exchange
18 Sep 2025Christian EhlerInformal exchange
15 May 2025Christian EhlerR&I policy
27 Jan 2025Christian EhlerFP10
5 Nov 2024Christian EhlerFP10
24 Oct 2024Christian EhlerEuropean Framework Programmes
7 Mar 2024Christian EhlerScience and research policy

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