ENLIGHT Impact Conference & Awards

Impact Conference

[Registration Closed] ENLIGHT is organising its second Impact Conference, gathering international impact experts, practitioners, academics and management staff to share and extend progress on the topic of impact in the university context. The Conference will focus on integrating impact into all facets of university missions, including education, research, innovation and service to society. Through the lens of an impact-driven university model, participants will explore strategies for breaking down silos, promoting collaboration and embedding impact into their daily work. 

Note: Only pre-enrolled participants will be allowed to attend. Conference badges will be checked at all conference locations.

Impact Awards

Each year, the ENLIGHT University alliance launches a call for Impact Awards to recognise and give visibility to academic endeavours at ENLIGHT universities that are exemplars in planning for and achieving impact. Applications are invited from academic teams at ENLIGHT Universities.

ENLIGHT will concede six Impact Awards, including ideally one award in each of the six ENLIGHT flagship domains. Interested applicants should be nominated by their University through a locally defined internal selection process. Each ENLIGHT university is expected to submit at least one, and a maximum of three applications, from its institution to be considered for the ENLIGHT Impact Award.

The representatives of the awarded teams will be identified as ENLIGHT Impact Ambassadors and become members of the ENLIGHT Impact Ambassadors Network.

University of Groningen 2025 Nominees