Newcastle University in the UK sees itself as a "civic university with a global reputation for academic excellence" that aims to be "regionally rooted" and "globally ambitious." It strives to combine "academic excellence on the supply side with a range of regional and global challenges on the demand side" by putting "academic knowledge creativity and expertise to work to come forward with innovations and solutions that will make a difference." The university is organized into three faculties and addresses societal challenges through three institution-wide themes: aging, sustainability, and social renewal. However, civic engagement faces internal barriers like competing priorities of global rankings and financial pressures, and external barriers to collaboration. EU policies can help overcome these challenges and