Join the innovation hubs
Beyond cooperation between higher education institutions, European Universities alliances foster collaboration with other partners, including civil society, local and regional authorities and members of the Coalition of the Willing.
This cooperation is already happening in hubs created between the European Universities alliances.
These hubs aim to bring education and innovation closer together through joint activities, and have cross-cutting themes such as- entrepreneurship
– living labs
Read the roadmap of future joint activities and learn how to join the following hubs:
- incubators
- diversity and inclusion
- sustainability
- responsible production and consumption
- digital
Solve your challenges
Your business can also collaborate with the alliances by asking them to help you solve your challenges, and feed into their challenge-based activities. Alliances will take up your challenge through activities like hackathons or living labs. These are made of diverse multidisciplinary teams of students, researchers, professionals, innovation actors, and members of the public who work on real-life issues, so that their efforts are put into finding meaningful solutions. The end results will provide innovative solutions, tailored to your needs. For example, you could benefit from new perspectives on how to make your company more sustainable.
Your business will benefit from being an associated partner by being part of dynamic and transnational innovation ecosystems and contribute to equip learners with future-proof skills.
Find the talents you need
Businesses and start-ups can become associated partners in European Universities alliances and benefit from their unique transdisciplinary and transnational collaboration. Associated partners can access the alliances’ rich and vibrant ecosystems which contribute to driving innovation and entrepreneurship. You can take part in many ways, including living labs student incubators and internship schemes.
The alliances are a perfect opportunity for your business to have direct contact with future graduates and find skilled talents from across Europe that will help achieve your business goals.