UCLL Contributes to a Sustainable and Just Society

By Lotte Ovaere, Katrien Vandael, and Tine Osaer  UCLL is proud to be one of the nine testing partners in the Accelerate Future HEI project. Our action plan focuses on two overarching goals: Contributing to a Sustainable and Just Society by conducting research and delivering services tailored to and in close collaboration with regional SMEs. […]

What are sister projects and why do they matter?

If you’ve seen the term “sister projects” pop up in our communications lately, there is a reason. aUPaEU, CATALISI, and Accelerate Future HEI have been closely collaborating to boost our impact across the European Union. But what exactly are “sister projects”, and why is this collaboration essential? What is a sister project? In the context […]

Vidzeme hosts Business Laboratory 2024

As part of the Accelerate Future HEI initiative, Vidzeme University, Latvia hosted Business Laboratory 2024 to provide opportunities to develop entrepreneurial skills and create new ideas in business, for students. Young entrepreneurs from the Limbažu and Smiltene regions, as well as Vidzeme University students, developed their business ideas and received valuable advice from experienced entrepreneurs […]

Innovation Management using Project-Based Learning

Accelerate Future HEI partner ESIROI [École Supérieure d’Ingénieurs Réunion Océan Indien], the engineering school of Université de La Réunion recently hosted the final of the 8th edition of the ESIROI Challenges. This innovation competition brings together top student engineers from agri-food, building/energy, and IT specialities. About the “Les Défis ESIROI” – Innovation Management using Project-Based […]

UPT’s vision for digital transformation in education, research, and stakeholder engagement

Established in 1920, Universitatea Politehnica Timisoara (UPT) has over a century of tradition in Romanian engineering education and research and is one of the major technical universities in Romania. It provides Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD study programmes in a large variety of engineering fields (counting 10 faculties and 28 research centres). UPT’s mission is to […]

Reconfiguring Higher Education: The Transformative Role of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Universities

By Dr Eduardo Leite, Vice President, Higher School of Technology and Management, University of Madeira.    The contemporary educational and economic landscape is undergoing a profound metamorphosis in the role of universities, moving towards a more holistic and integrative perspective, where innovation and entrepreneurship emerge as fundamental pillars in preparing students for an uncertain and constantly […]

Catalyse your Sustainability Transformation

Sustainability has become indispensable in universities, particularly in teaching, research, entrepreneurship, and overall administration. A new sustainability-focused professional development training course has been developed by Accelerate Future HEI partners UIIN with expert input from the Sustainability Office of TUM International Gmbh and UNESCO. It will enable you to systematically advance sustainability transformation at your university.  The […]

Munich Meet Up

By Samantha Carty, Momentum  The 3rd Transnational Project Meeting for Accelerate Future HEI held in Spring 2024 was a sharing of ideas, workshops for innovation, and the next step towards redefining higher education. The two-day meeting brought together the nine testing partners and three acceleration partners to reflect on their first year of collaboration and […]