[ENLIGHT] Impact Awards 2025

Ghent University is a member of ENLIGHT - a European University Alliance which aims to promote equitable quality of life, sustainability and global engagement through Higher Education transformation.

Impact is at the core of the ENLIGHT mission and, as such, one of its main objectives is to promote a culture of impact within and beyond ENLIGHT Universities, including the promotion of good practices of impact-driven management and the integration of impact across higher education, research, Innovation and engagement activities.

Building on the successful experience of its first two editions, the ENLIGHT Impact Awards 2025 seek to yet again recognise and give visibility to ENLIGHT partner universities’ initiatives that are exemplary in planning for and achieving impact. The representatives of the awarded teams will not only be acknowledged for the (planned) impact of their initiative but also be identified as ENLIGHT Impact Ambassadors.

About the call and selection procedure

Before you consider applying:

The Awards will be presented during the ENLIGHT Impact Conference at the University of Groningen on the 27-28 March 2025. In a three minute pitch, all nominees will need to introduce the impact story of their initiative/ project to all attendees (after having received additional training). That means you or another member of the team needs to attend the conference in person!
You need to able to show your interest and motivation in becoming an Impact Ambassador.
Time span of the initiative: launched and/or implemented in the last 5 years period (January 2020-December 2024).

We are looking for initiatives, involving at least three academics which were/are aimed at creating socio-economic impact (linked to education & training, research & innovation, and/or service to society). More detailed information about the call and what is in it for you to become an Impact Ambassador on the ENLIGHT website.

Use the application form and send this in before midnight of 9 January 2025 to esther.desmet@ugent.be.

Each ENLIGHT partner university is allowed to submit at least one, and a maximum of three applications (if needed we will install an internal selection process). An evaluation panel, comprised of both external and ENLIGHT impact experts, will receive and assess all nominations. During the ENLIGHT Impact Conference the public will vote for the best pitch, representing 10% of the overall score.

Nov. 14, 2024, 8:28 a.m.