Nathasha Litherland - the new representative of the Student Council

I first joined EUTOPIA in mid-2023 through the EUTOPIA Student Think Tank, which allowed me to meet and exchange ideas with students from across the alliance. My real connection to the network began when I attended the BeEUTOPIAn Conference / Ideas Club in Cergy in October 2023, an event that encouraged us to debate, collaborate, and celebrate the diversity that defines EUTOPIA.

Since then, I’ve participated in several Open Innovation Challenges in Cergy, Cluj (Romania) and Barcelona, each one offering new perspectives on teamwork, creativity, and intercultural collaboration. In June 2025, I took part in the Intrapreneurship Challenge in Sweden, where we explored ways to innovate from within the alliance. More recently, I joined the EUTOPIA Student Council, which will allow me to contribute more actively to shaping the student experience across the network.

For me, EUTOPIA represents openness, dialogue, and a shared belief in the power of collaboration across borders.