Excited for the STARS EU Annual Conference this week in Albania! Join us for research, innovation & regional impact! #STARSEU uamd.primesolutions.it/stakeholders...

STARS EU launches STARS-Health to help older patients with low health & digital literacy use digital tools for better care. €912K EU-funded. #Health #DigitalLiteracy #STARSEU starseu.org/stars-eu-foc...

🌟 STARS EU Day at #In2CoP2025! 🌍 A day of co-creation & impact, building on the momentum of yesterday’s recognition. "Real change, in Europe, in the world, starts with the change in our own regions." - Dick Pouwels 📺 Watch live: www.youtube.com/live/qv8Ycgw... #STARS_EU #HigherEd #Innovation

🚀 Lift Off! 🚀 The new STARS EU Alliance website is live! Embark on an exciting journey across Europe with our newly launched platform—a universe of opportunities awaits. Visit us at www.starseu.org #EuropeanUniversity

Students from across Europe are in Tenerife for a Blended Intensive Program on social entrepreneurship! 💡 Team challenges 🌱 Social impact visits 🌟 Cultural adventures Learning, collaboration, and fun with #STARSEU & #ErasmusPlus! #StudyAbroad #SocialInnovation

Today is International Students’ Day 📚 We aim to ensure the best education and training for our citizens. We also provide plenty of opportunities for students. Whether that’s through Erasmus+, Erasmus Mundus, or EURAXESS, the possibilities are endless! ➡️ europa.eu/!TMdgUy

Our Stars Talks webinar series is back! Tomorrow at 13:00 CET Laurent Larger, from University of Franche-Comté will present FC'INNOV, a practical experience on building a framework to support the growth of technology maturity level at his university. starseu.org/events/stars...

Remember: our Stars Talks webinar series continues tomorrow at 13:00 CET with José Sigut (from University of La Laguna), on the application of AI in retinal image analysis for medical diagnostics. 👁️ starseu.org/events/stars...

Our Steering Committee held a new face-to-face meeting in Bremen, making progress on some issues concerning the legal status of the alliance and internationalisation. starseu.org/sc-visits-br...

Our last day of the #STARSEU Online Week is an invitation to join us! With a focus on Transforming Regions and Empowering People, we invite students, faculties and researchers to contribute to a brighter, sustainable future. starseu.org

In this third stage of our STARS EU Online Week, we are going to talk about science. Our alliance articulates its research projects through the Thematic Interest Groups (TIG). This is not a closed group, and the list can be modified if necessary. 🌟https://starseu.org/thematic-interest-groups/

In the second day of our #STARSEU Online Week, we want to emphasise the role of students, one of our main target groups. But, how can they get involved? Why should they get actively engaged? Jula, Chair of the STARS EU Student Board, answers some important questions. youtu.be/7cou7cOB7SU

Today we are starting "STARS EU Online Week"! 🚀 During 5 days from May 20 to 25, every day we will present different aspects of STARS EU Alliance activities, so that everyone can learn more about us. #STARSEU 👁️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnRE...

Remember: our Stars Talks webinar series continues today at 13:00 CET with Mikael Ericsson (University West) presenting the guidelines of a new Alliance Thematic Interest Group (TIG) focusing on 🌱Sustainable Industry🏭 🌐https://starseu.org/events/suistainable-industry-new-tig/

🌟Our first Stars Talks is now online!🌟 Maria José Ferreira, Research and Quality Director of the Portuguese Footwear Research Centre presented sustainable materials and processes in the footwear industry🌱👟 👉You can watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HZ5...

Our colleagues at Polytechnic Institute of Bragança have completed a series of information sessions on STARS EU, held over the last few weeks at their campuses and schools, in an effort to raise internal awareness of our alliance. 🧑‍🏫https://starseu.org/braganca-organized-presentations-alliance/

Deans from various faculties of Polytechnic Institute of Bragança visited their counterparts from Cracow University of Technology to discuss mutual possibilities of partnership and cooperation in the framework of STARS EU. 🤝https://starseu.org/braganca-visits-cracow-joint-projects/

Remember: today at 13:00 CET you can enjoy our first Stars Talk, online via Zoom. 🔗Check out the details to connect here: starseu.org/events/star-...

Join us for an online training program focused on promoting Open Science, a key priority within STARS EU's agenda! 🚀 📅 Dates: April 19, 22, 24, and 26 🎙️ Speakers: Eloy Rodrigues (University of Minho) & Ángel Delgado (University Pablo de Olavide) ℹ️https://starseu.org/training-open-science-data/

🌟 STARS EU is offering a seed grant for researchers from partner universities! 🌱Highlights: · Open to STARS EU university researchers · Kick-start collaborative projects · Up to €3000 per partner · Applications open April 2024 to March 2025 👉https://starseu.org/stars-eu-seed-funding-grant/

🌟We are launching Stars Talks, a series of monthly webinars featuring innovative projects with the potential to support regional development. We already have the first ones scheduled for April, May and June 📆 Want to know more about them? 🧑‍🏫 starseu.org/stars-talks-...

Our alliance's annual conference on 21-22 March was hosted by University of Franche-Comté. This is a brief summary of those two days of intense work and productive networking that revolved around the role of higher education in regional development. 🌟 starseu.org/besancon-202...

During the second day of our conference, Pam Fredman from Sweden spoke about the challenge of a sustainable societal change. In the afternoon, site visits will take place within the region to Bio Innovation, FEMTO-ST and MIMENTO platform.

Exciting announcement! Our video showcasing the STARS EU Alliance is live! Join us as we highlight the collaborative efforts between nine universities and various stakeholders towards sustainable regional transitions! youtu.be/lnREe9xo-hs?...

Representatives from the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança visited Hanze University of Applied Scieces this week and had several meetings at the Law, Engineering, Communication, and Business & Marketing schools within the framework of the #STARSEU alliance. 🤝 starseu.org/delegation-i...

Last February 22th, Alexandër Moisiu University of Durrës organized an Open Day which highlighted the opportunities provided by the STARS EU seal. 🤝https://starseu.org/stars-eu-open-day-alexander-moisiu-university/

Countdown to our annual conference! Only one month to go until we meet again in Bresançon for our annual conference. Our partners at University of Franche-Comté will host a new meeting to further implement our common project.

The Second Edition of the International Conference on Co-Creation Process (IN2COP) was recently held at Bragança Polytechnic University, marking a significant collaboration with STARS EU partners. starseu.org/braganca-hos...

Our STARS EU coordinators are today and tomorrow in Brussles to attend this European Universities meeting sponsored by the European Commission and the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). europeanuniversitiesmeeting2024.eu/en. youtu.be/15f2Pp9RW0o

Our partner Universidad Universidad de La Laguna has produced an extensive report for its website in which it explains what our alliance consists of and what the process was like to join it. You can read it here (Spanish text):

Three of our partners (Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Silesian University in Opava and Bremen University of Applied Sciences) have joined forces to launch a new governance and new policies project called INNlocal, the kick-off event of which was held last December. 👩‍🏫 starseu.org/innlocal-pro...

STARS EU promotes innovative educational methodologies. A good example was the Blended Intesive Program organised last week by the Hanze University of Applied Scieces in the framework of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation TIG which used an online simulation game. starseu.org/startup-bip-...

Our kick-off event has just ended. Two days of intense and productive work at University West in Trollhättan (Sweden), which marked the real start of our activity as a European University. 🌟 starseu.org/successful-k...

Countdown to our kick-off conference in Trollhättan 🕐 We will meet between 4 and 6 December for our inaugural event, hosted by University West. Three days of meetings, networking and opportunities to get to know each other better! 🌟 starseu.org/countdown-to...

Welcome to our new Bluesky profile. We are the Start EU alliance, which in July 2023 was named a European University by the European Commission. Nine academic institutions from as many countries are now embarking on an exciting journey to transform regions and empower people. starseu.org