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NTUA in a strong European University Alliance

06/07/2023

As of 3 July 2023, the National Technical University of Athens is officially a member of a European University Alliance: The Alliance EULiST “European Universities linking Society and Technology” has succeeded in the recent European Commission’s call to develop new European Universities. EC has awarded the Alliance funds amounting to 14,3 million euros for four years. This great success strengthens the outreach and internationalization strategy of NTUA within a strong transnational Alliance in the European Higher Education Area.

Coordinator of EULiST is Leibniz University Hannover (DE), and members along with NTUA are the Universities: Technical University of Vienna (AT), Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT (FI), Jönköping University (SE), Institut Mines-Télécom (FR), Brno University of Technology (CZ), Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (SK), University Rey Juan Carlos (ES), University L’Aquila (IT).

EULiST activities reflect the complementarity and the multiculturalism of its members, activating long-standing cooperations and developing new and deep ones, covering the wider regions of Northern, Western, Central and Southern Europe, towards a European University Community without borders, combined with outreach and the active engagement of social partners and stakeholders.

The committed and enthusiastic cooperation among the EULiST Members was once again highlighted during the annual EULiST General Assembly, which was successfully hosted by NTUA, 25-27 June 2023, and held at the Zografou Campus. Sixty-five representatives from all ten universities participated in the EULiST General Assembly, including the Rectors and Vice Rectors, Professors, administrative staff, and students. Within the framework of the General Assembly, NTUA organized the first EULiST Blended Intensive Program, with the title “Monitoring Clean Energy in the EULiST campuses”, in which twenty students from the EULiST Universities participated.

In the concluding remarks of the General Assembly, emphasis was given on the need for integration of EULiST in the daily activities of each Member University, on the students’ engagement within all EULiST activities, on the inclusion of sustainable development in everyday life, and on the communication, as well as innovation and technology transfer to social partners through education and research. Among the first planned activities are the development of challenge-based learning, new internship opportunities, joint research proposals in the focus areas of the Alliance, and the mapping of the social partners, with priority in the Municipalities and Regions of the EULiST Universities.

The success of the EULiST Alliance proposal, being awarded EC funds, justifies NTUA’s top-level leadership vision. It also justifies the strong effort of a large NTUA team – of more than 50 members from all NTUA Schools, the relevant administrative authorities, and students – under the coordination of Prof. Katerina Adam (School of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering). In the central core of the team participated Prof. Sotiris Karellas (School of Mechanical Engineering), Prof. Efi Dimopoulou (School of Rural, Surveying and Geoinformatics Engineering), Assoc. Prof. Ioanna Roussaki (School of Electrical and Computer Engineering), Antonia Lampropoulou (International Relations Department), Katerina Makrinou (Rector’s Office) and Yiannis Tzigounakis (School of Chemical Engineering).

The path now opening represents a great challenge and opportunity for NTUA, as well as for its partners within the EULiST Alliance. I would like to thank everyone who has participated in the EULiST effort so far, which I hope will be embraced by the whole university community, and more especially by our current and future students.

Professor Andreas G. Boudouvis
NTUA Rector

More info and photos at the NTUA website

EULiST General Assembly in Athens

01/07/2023

The annual 2023 EULiST General Assembly was successfully hosted by the National Technical University of Athens between 25^th-27^th June 2023 in Athens. The committed and enthusiastic cooperation among the EULiST Members was evidenced by the sixty-five representatives from all ten universities who participated in the EULiST General Assembly, including the Rectors and Vice Rectors, Professors, Administrative Staff, and Students.

During the first working day, the General Assembly included meetings of the Coordination Office, the Student Board, the Management Board and the Governing Board. In particular, in the Governing Board participated Prof. Volker Epping (LUH President), Prof. Andreas Boudouvis (NTUA Rector), Prof. Juha-Matti Saksa (LUT Rector), Prof. Agneta Marell (JU President), Frédérique Vincent (IMT Vice-President), Prof. Ladislav Janíček (BUT Rector), Prof. Oliver Moravčík (STU Rector), Prof. Jens Schneider (TUW designated Rector), Prof. Javier Ramos López (URJC Rector), Prof. Maria Benedetta Mattei (UNIVAQ Vice-Rector).

An Open session with the title “EULiST towards linking Society and Technology” was held on Monday June 26^th afternoon, also livestreaming, where the EULiST strategy was presented, combined with focus presentations on the sustainable campus and the transfer of innovation in education and research. Τhe key-note speech on the European Universities Initiative was presented by Mr Jacques Comby, advisor at the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation. The EULiST Blended Intensive Program “Monitoring clean energy in the EULiST Universities”, organised by NTUA in the framework of the General Assembly in cooperation with six EULiST Universities, was enthusiastically presented by its students.

During the second working day, within the General Assembly, the critical role of students in strengthening the societal engagement across the universities of the Alliance was highlighted. The need for integration of EULiST in the academic activity of each partner University was emphasized. In addition, it was pointed that while EULiST has been designed and organised in a bottom-up approach, the activities planned for the next funded steps, now reflect the overall strategy, and common procedures, platforms and recognition developed among the ten universities.

The General Assembly was held at Zografou Campus, and it included separate hybrid meetings of WPs, a fascinating cultural Sunday walk in the historic center of Athens, two lively social dinners and an engaging visit to selected NTUA laboratories and the central Library.

Attachments

General Assembly Agenda

Open Session Agenda

Open Session Live Stream

EULiST General Assembly to be held in Athens

16/05/2023

Following the invitation by NTUA Rector, Prof. Andreas Boudouvis, and the confirmation by the EULiST Governing Board, the next EULiST General Assembly will be held in Athens, organized by the National Technical University of Athens, on June 26^th-27^th, 2023.

The first day of the General Assembly includes meetings of the Coordination Office, the Student Board, the Management Board and the Governing Board.

Moreover, an Open Session – Panel Discussion on “EULiST towards linking Society and Technology” is foreseen on Monday June 26^th at 16:30-18:30 local time. In this Open Session, addressed to the NTUA community and the wider society, EULiST strategy will be presented by the Work Packages leads and coleads, followed by presentations of case studies at NTUA.

The second day includes the General Assembly meeting, as well as WP meetings among EULiST partners, and a tour to NTUA laboratories and the Library.

Delegations from EULiST partners including Presidents, Rectors and Vice-Rectors, WP Leads and co-Leads, Local Coordinators and members of the Student Board have already confirmed their participation in the EULiST General Assembly in Athens, with the aim to further discuss and develop the join strategy and the next activities of the Alliance in Studying and Learning, Research and Innovation, Campus, Outreach, Engagement and Transfer, Linking Society and Technology.

UNIque Days – Opening up the Universities to High School Students

10/05/2023

On Saturday, 6^th of May, EULiST was featured at the NTUA UNIque Day, which was organized by the NGO Unique Minds to guide high school students through the process of applying to universities and choosing their future career.

At the EULiST booth, NTUA students, as well as high school students who aspire to study at NTUA and their parents had the opportunity to get informed about the EULiST vision, the conceptual idea of a European University, the current achievements and the opportunities arising from EULiST future innovative actions. In further detail, the EULiST team showcased:

The last-year Summer School “You promised me a city” hosted by LUH
The first General Assembly of the EULiST consortium
The upcoming online info event about EU internships, co-organized by URJC and NTUA on 9^th of May-Europe Day
And the first Blended Intensive Program “Monitoring clean energy in the EULiST campuses”, co-organized by NTUA, LUT, JU, LUH, IMT, STU and UnivAQ

The event was a great success and the entire EULiST team is looking forward to continuing to engage with the broader NTUA community, sharing its progress as the EULiST alliance moves forward.

NTUA goes international

04/05/2023

Eleven NTUA Master Programs have successfully been included in the project for internationalization by the Greek Ministry of Education. The Master programs will be conducted in English language, starting from the academic year 2023-2024. Lectures from visiting professors will be included towards enhancing the curriculum. Both domestic and international students are welcome to apply for enrollment.

Environment and Development
Computational Mechanics
Geoinformatics
Ship and Marine Technology
Automation Systems
Analysis and Design of Structures
Applied Mechanics
Mathematical Modelling in Modern Technologies and in Finance
Microsystems and Nanodevices
Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine
Materials Science and Engineering

Online info event – EULiST and the European Union Careers Student Ambassadors on EU Internships – May 9th – Europe Day

04/05/2023

EULiST empowers responsible change agents by laying out career paths for students and recent graduates contributing to societal and technological developments. Inspired by the reciprocities and synergies between all disciplines, EULiST aims to a cultural and professional plurality across Europe, also through the context of internships.

The importance of internships has been greatly acknowledged across Europe as a means to acquire workplace-based experience and develop new competences and skills, highly valuable by employers. Four million individuals take part in at least one internship in Europe each year. Within this framework, EULIST will establish an internship matching platform, with a focus on climate action and social cohesion.

Along these lines, within Europe Day 2023, NTUA coorganizes with the University Rey Juan Carlos (URJC) in Madrid, an online information event on Tuesday, May 9th, 2023 from 11:00 to 13:00 Greek time, with the title “EULiST and the European Union Careers Student Ambassadors on EU Internships”.

The event is addressed to students interested in internship opportunities, providing information on the diverse internship options available and exchanging experience with fellow students. The event will be held online via MS Teams and will also be livestreamed.

In particular, it will be further analyzed that an internship and a career at the EU public administration, recruited through the European Personnel Selection Office EPSO, is a unique opportunity for the EULiST students to work in an international team, offering personal and professional development, while acquiring new skills. URJC and NTUA European Union Careers Student Ambassadors and EPSO recruiters will present during the event the selection procedure, the qualifications required and the skills obtained.

Additional types of internships supported and promoted within EULiST Universities will also be presented, either on internships forming an optional or compulsory part of academic and vocational qualifications with a dominant focus on learning, or on internships with a main objective to help young people into employment.

Agenda, registration and more information on EULiST website

EULiST organises the first Blended Intensive Program “Monitoring clean energy in the EULiST campuses”

02/05/2023

UPDATE: application deadline extension until Thursday May 18^th

EULiST organises the first Blended Intensive Program “Monitoring clean energy in the EULiST campuses”

31 May – 13 October 2023 – online and on-site in NTUA, Athens

Within the Alliance EULiST “European Universities Linking Society and Technology”, the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), organizes in cooperation with Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology (LUT), Jönköping University (JU), Leibniz University Hannover (LUH), Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT), Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (STU), University L’Aquila (UnivAQ), an Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Program (BIP) with the title “Monitoring clean energy in the EULiST campuses”. The BIP program is organised in the framework of EULiST WP 2 “Campus”, and in particular Task 2.1 “Digital Campus infrastructure” and Task 2.4. “Sustainable Campus Initiative”, in collaboration with WP4 “Research and Innovation”.

The call for applications is addressed to undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD students, coming from the coorganizing EULiST Universities, that are interested in the topics addressed and enrolled in the following fields of study: STEM, Environmental Sciences, Business and Management, Social Sciences. Students from all EULiST universities are welcome to participate as zero-grant participants. Upon successful graduation, students will receive 3 ECTS credit points from the National Technical University of Athens.

The content of the BIP program is described in the call for applications attached, now launched.

Online application form is here.

Deadline for students’ applications: Monday May 15^th, 2023.

EULiST partner Prof. Zbyněk Křivka at NTUA to give lectures and strengthen cooperation between BUT and NTUA

28/04/2023

The National Technical University of Athens had the pleasure of hosting Professor Zbyněk Křivka/ Brno University of Technology (BUT) – Faculty of Information Technology (Czech Republic) at its facilities on 24-28/4/2023, invited by Assoc. Professor Ioanna Roussaki/ School of Electrical and Computer Engineering – NTUA.

Prof. Z. Křivka gave lectures on algorithms and optimisation under the post-graduate course of “Operations Management of the Techno-Economic Systems Masters Program”. Moreover, as BUT is a member of the EULiST University Alliance, he met with faculty members, students and administrative stuff of the School of Electrical & Computer Engineering, School of Rural, Surveying and Geoinformatics Engineering and School of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, aiming at strengthening the cooperation between BUT and NTUA in EULiST. Common actions for students and faculty mobility between the two universities have been planned, while mr. Krivka took advantage of this opportunity to visit the NTUA Central Library.

Prof. Z. Křivka also met with members of the EULiST team of NTUA: Katerina Adam, Efi Dimopoulou, Ioanna Roussaki, Antonia Lambropoulou, Alexandros Iliakis and Vaso Thoma aiming, among others, at investigating new collaboration channels towards the adoption of innovative teaching and learning inter-university schemas, as well as promoting the work of the Digital Campus of EULiST, focusing on technical aspects regarding access, availability, integration and interoperability across the related systems already deployed across the 10 Universities of the EULiST Alliance.

EUI Call 2023 proposal submission

31/01/2023

As decided by the Governing Board during the Madrid meeting, a new proposal for the funding of EULiST Alliance has been prepared and submitted under the Erasmus+ EUI Call 2023 for topic 2 “Development of new deep institutional transnational cooperation”.

The substantial input of the evaluators of the first proposal of EULiST for the Erasmus+ 2022 call has been fully integrated into this new proposal for the 2023 call along with other innovations and improvements.

The preparation of the joint proposal of ten Universities, submitted on January 31^st 2023, was a demanding, yet very creative process, with the catalytic participation of NTUA Team in the writing team of the proposal, the responsibility of WP4 EULiST Research and Innovation, the writing of impact and dissemination section, and the lead /colead of important tasks, and in particular external revenue, Digital Campus, AI tools for Education beyond Europe. NTUA has also prepared and hosts EULiST pilot central website.

New EULiST central coordinator

23/01/2023

At the beginning of 2023, Dr Markus Auditor was appointed as EULiST Central Coordinator. He is based at the International Office of Leibniz University Hannover (LUH). As head of the EULiST Coordination Office, Markus Auditor will work together with the EULiST Local Coordinators at all ten EULiST universities to manage central project administration and internal communication, as well as cooperation with other European University Alliances and higher education organisations. In addition, he will provide support with the development and implementation of strategies and concepts to sustainably transform EULiST into a European University.

Markus Auditor graduated in Educational Studies, Sociology and Cultural Studies, and completed his PhD in International Educational Cooperation for Sustainable Development at the former University of Hannover. Until recently, he was a Work-package Coordinator for the European University Alliance ENLIGHT and its acting Local Coordinator at the University of Göttingen.