Maria-Valerie Schegk serves as Secretary General of the Young Universities for the Future of Europe (YUFE) Alliance. In this role, she leads collaboration among the Alliance's partners to strengthen cooperation and deepen YUFE's impact on its communities and the wider higher education sector. She is passionate about developing innovative strategies that benefit diverse learner groups, support skills development, and enable academics to secure European funding opportunities.
Previously, she worked at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), where she contributed to the launch of the EuroTeQ Engineering University Alliance. With more than 12 years of experience in Brussels, she has helped shape the European Higher Education and Research Areas and related policies. Her expertise spans European university alliances, higher education policy, institutional transformation, stakeholder engagement, and international collaboration.
As committed European, Maria-Valerie is dedicated to advancing the role of universities in addressing societal challenges, fostering lifelong learning, and strengthening the European knowledge ecosystem. She currently serves on the Forum Board of FOREU4ALL, the Community of Practice for the European Universities Initiative.
