In May 2026, the European Universities Alliance IN.TUNE – Innovative Universities in Music and Arts in Europe celebrated one of its milestones at the mdw: the first IN.TUNE Summit, attended by around 250 participants from the eight IN.TUNE partner universities in Vienna, Oslo, Bucharest, Paris, Helsinki, Barcelona, The Hague, and Belgrade. Developing joint courses and programmes of study as well as innovative teaching and learning formats, creating seamless mobility opportunities for students and teaching staff between the partner universities, setting up research collaborations, and developing collective strategies are the central themes of IN.TUNE’s work.

Diplomatic relations between Austria and Tunisia have already existed for 300 years, and the signing of the cooperation agreement between the mdw and Fondation Hasdrubal in 2023 made a strong contribution to these relations’ reinforcement and to the continuation of an important (inter)cultural dialogue.