Catholic Universities Partnership
The Catholic Universities Partnership (CUP) began in 2003 as a project to support the elevation and development of Catholic higher education and civil society in post-Soviet Europe. Now with more than fifteen years of progressive developments in programming, infrastructure, and research, the CUP continues to foster international collaboration among institutions of higher learning across Europe.
The Catholic Universities Partnership includes the following institutions:
 Ružomberok, Slovakia |
 Zagreb, Croatia |
 Lublin, Poland |
 Budapest and Piliscsaba, Hungary |
 Tbilisi, Georgia |
 Ukrainian Catholic University |
The Nanovic Institute's commitment to CUP institutions in Central and Eastern Europe includes the Visiting Scholars and Summer Leadership programs. CUP institutions in Western Europe also contribute to ongoing conversations of import, including the role of Catholic higher education in civil society. Additional collaborations include programming opportunities at Notre Dame's Global Gateways and Centers and the annual hosting of an Italian-Fulbright scholar at Notre Dame.
Other participating institutions in the CUP include:
 Eichstätt and Ingolstadt, Germany |
 Milan, Italy |
 Paris, France |
CUP Programs
Summer Leadership Program
The Nanovic Institute has supported leaders from each of its partner universities by hosting a week-long Summer Leadership Program, an executive program for Catholic leadership focused on management skills, strategic planning, and philanthropy development, in collaboration with the Mendoza College of Business's Nonprofit Professional Development program. Now in its fourth year, the upcoming leadership institute will take place July 11-18, 2020. Click here for a tentative schedule.
Learn more about the Summer Leadership Program
Visiting Scholars Program
Faculty at CUP institutions are encouraged to serve as a Visiting Scholar at the Nanovic Institute through the Patrick and Angela Adams Fellowship for Catholic Higher Education in Post-Communist Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Terms in the Visiting Scholars Program are for one semester in either fall or spring semester with shorter one-month research stays available during the summer.
Learn more about the Visiting Scholars Program
Transnational European Seminar in Berlin (in English)
The Transnational European Seminar in Berlin is a professional development initiative that brings together participants from the University of Notre Dame and the University of Georgia for a fully-paid, one-week residential seminar in Berlin the first week of June each year. Scholars from the CUP are eligible. The program features speakers hailing from countries all across Europe who represent expertise in areas such as international affairs, art, film, literature, environmental history and policy, political science, economics, government, and journalism. Discussions are in English.
Learn more about the TES Seminar
Questions?
For more information about CUP opportunities, please contact Monica Caro, senior associate director, by email at mcaro@nd.edu.