One week ago, from 3 to 4 July 2025, the second networking event of the European University Alliance ACE²-EU – “ACEploration” – took place at the Polytechnic Institute of Santarém in Portugal, bringing together representatives from nine alliance universities. The Latvian Academy of Culture (LAC) was represented by Ieva Vītola, leading researcher at the LAC Institute of Arts and Culture, and project manager Rasa Laua.