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History & Achievements

What the E³UDRES² Alliance has established so far

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students engaged in E³UDRES² activities

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regional stakeholders engaged in E³UDRES² activities

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challenges solved by student teams

Founding of the E³UDRES² Alliance

The idea of E³UDRES² as a European University had been initiated by USTP – University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten (Austria) in fall 2019, with the aim to create an "engaged, European, entrepreneurial University as driver for smart and sustainable regions.” The future members of the E³UDRES² consortium were then invited specifically based on their motivation to elaborate and contribute to the alliance. As a result, on October 1st, 2020, the time had finally come and E³UDRES² celebrated its official launch.

First Expansion of the Alliance

In April 2022, E³UDRES² announced the admittance of Fulda University of Applied Sciences (Germany) and Saxion University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands) into the consortium, expanding the E³UDRES² network from six to eight partnering institutions.

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Second Expansion of the Alliance

In September 2022, the E³UDRES² Alliance took in another renowned higher education institution: Jamk University of Applied Sciences (Finland), a university with approximately 8.000 students and 800 staff, became the ninth partner in the network.

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European Commission Approves Proposal for E³UDRES² 2.0

The E³UDRES² consortium was successful in convincing the commission with its ambitious application: The work of the alliance will definitely continue until 2027 and get supported with funding of around 14.4 million euros. The main focus of the next phase will lie on intensifying the existing cooperation of the now nine full partner universities.

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E³UDRES² Association Established

With the founding of an E³UDRES² association, the network established its first legal entity. The association serves as an umbrella organization, dedicated to further deepening the strategic collaboration and supporting relevant activities of its full partner higher education institutions united within the E³UDRES² alliance.

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2021

E³UDRES² Online Opening Conference offered new insights under the topic “Towards Future Universities for Smart and Sustainable Regions”

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Start of Student-Centered Formats: E³UDRES² Hackathon took place from 23 - 24 September 2021

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First E³UDRES² Regional Stakeholders Workshop Takes Place

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First I Living Labs kick off with more than 90 students

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First E³UDRES² Science Pub Quiz is hosted online

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2022

E³UDRES² Student Representatives join Inaugural Session of the European Student Assembly in France

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E³UDRES² Representatives Plan Next Steps in the Alliance During On-Site Visit to Vidzeme UAS

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First E³UDRES² Bootcamp takes place in St. Jakob, Austria

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E³UDRES² joins Start-up Villages Initiative

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First E³UDRES² Strategy Forum was hosted at USTP – University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten, Austria

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First edition of E³UDRES² iResidencies takes place

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E³UDRES² Board of Student Representatives Relaunches with New Structures

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E³UDRES² Regional Stakeholders Forum Connected European Regions

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2023

E³UDRES² European University Alliance Enters Next Phase, Successfully Submitting the proposal for extending the funding of the Alliance for 4 more years

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Hannes Raffaseder Elected As President of EURASHE

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Hannes Raffaseder in Triple E Awards' Ranking of "Entrepreneurial Leader of The Year"

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Successful E³UDRES² Citizen Science Conference in Portugal

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E³UDRES² Forum 2023 Celebrated the Network's Achievements

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120 Students Came Together in Austria For Intensive I Living Labs

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International Engagement Circus at Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal Brings Together Students, Staff, and More

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2024

First E³UDRES² General Assembly: A Significant Step Towards the European University of The Future

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Europe Day at St. Pölten UAS Captured the European Spirit Ahead of EU Elections

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Winners of E³UDRES² "EU Matters" Video Competition Selected

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E³UDRES² Partners Open Online Language Courses for Students & Staff 

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Internal Calls for Collaboration Sparked Promising Joint Activities

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E³UDRES² Joins FOR-EU4ALL Project

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2025

E³UDRES² Stakeholders Forum 2025: Shaping Regional Futures at Saxion UAS

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E³UDRES² Science Festival Turned St. Pölten Into Hotspot for Science Enthusiasts

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Outstanding Individuals and Projects Honored at E³UDRES² Awards of Excellence

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E³UDRES² Alliance celebrates fifth birthday at E³UDRES² Autumn Summit 2025 in Setúbal

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E³UDRES² Alliance launches new platform "E³UDRES² Arena"

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Creating a new ecosystem

The E³UDRES² Universe

Ever since its launch in 2020, the higher education institutions in E³UDRES² have teamed up for various further projects, focusing on topics such as innovation and entrepreneurship or capacity building. Through these projects, E³UDRES² can further focus on specific challenges of its regions and support meaningful development.

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Past activities and formats

Take a look back at past activities and formats within the E³UDRES² alliance here.

The E³UDRES² iResidencies were a one-week format bringing students to a E³UDRES² region, where they had the possibility to closely work together with regional stakeholders. Students took a deep-dive into local communities, getting to know the challenges connected to the lifestyle outside of big metropoles. During the iResidency, students met up with stakeholders, such as local politicians, company owners or community associations, and got an insight into real local challenges.

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The E³UDRES² Research Living Labs served as events connecting researches within the E³UDRES² network, giving them the space to develop new joint projects, get in touch with students and stakeholders, and exchange ideas.

Review on the third Research Living Labs

In the run up to the E³UDRES² Online Opening Conference in March 2021, the alliance opened a call to the members of its community to propose ideas fitting the focus areas of "Smart and Sustainable Regions" as well as "Future Universities". More than 20 concepts were submitted, some of them being presented to the E³UDRES² audience at the Online Opening Conference later.

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The E³UDRES² Photo Voice Challenges were a community-based activity organised by the team behind the Change cornEr, an awareness-building project by the research network working on Circular Economy within the alliance.

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The Change cornEr was one of three internal research projects that have been developed within the first funding phase of the E³UDRES² Alliance. It was part of the research network "Circular Economy".

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MultiSens²e was one of three internal research projects that have been developed within the first funding phase of the E³UDRES² Alliance. It was part of the research network "Human Contribution to Artificial Intelligence".

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VirtualGym was one of three internal research projects that have been developed within the first funding phase of the E³UDRES² Alliance. It was part of the research network "Wellbeing & Active Ageing".

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This page was last updated in January 2026.

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