Updates from ChallengeEU

Art as dialogue: ChallengeEU at Hochschule Offenburg’s end-of-semester Werkschau
How can students bring academic, artistic and personal perspectives into public dialogue? An exhibition organised by the Faculty of Media at Hochschule Offenburg offered one possible answer through Leonie Faller’s bachelor’s thesis. In her project, ‘A scenographic exploration of the

Behavioral Bridge Connected Research, Practice and International Cooperation
From 13 to 18 July 2026, Universidad Europea de Valencia hosted the first edition of Behavioral Bridge, a summer school dedicated to applied behavioural methods. Organised by the Behavioral Economics Institute with the support of the ChallengeEU Alliance, the event

Representatives of the ChallengeEU Alliance participated in the Summer School at the University of Warmia and Mazury
From 1 to 9 July, the University of Warmia and Mazury (UWM) hosted the Summer School “Traces in the Landscape”, organised by the Department of Landscape Architecture as part of the ChallengeEU Alliance. The programme brought together students from three

ChallengeEU at the 4th European Universities Initiative Forum in Ireland
Shaping the future of higher education requires both bold ambition and a sustainable foundation. This perspective guided the ChallengeEU delegation during the 4th European Universities Initiative Forum, held on 10 July 2026 in County Kildare, Ireland, under the Irish Presidency

Student Journal: Reflections from the EUSAF Conference 2026 in Warsaw
“There is a particular kind of energy that emerges when young people from across a continent come together to imagine what “European” actually means in practice. I was lucky to be part of that energy for three intense days,” writes

Black Forest Sustainability Forum: Turning Climate Action into Measurable Impact
Representatives of organisations and companies came together to explore SDG 13: Climate Action and discuss practical pathways towards a more sustainable future. One of the highlights of the forum was the presentation by Professor Roberto Gómez-Calvet from Universidad Europea de

ChallengeEU in Practice: MIUN and SEEU Develop Academic Cooperation
South East European University (SEEU) hosted a delegation from Mid Sweden University as part of efforts to strengthen academic cooperation and activities within the European university alliance ChallengeEU. During the visit, the Swedish delegation held a series of meetings with

ISCBE 2026 in Valencia Highlights Innovation, Digital Competitiveness and the ChallengeEU Talent Academy
The 9th International Scientific Conference on Business and Economics (ISCBE 2026), held under the theme “Future-Ready Economies: Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Digital Competitiveness”, took place on 11–12 June 2026 at the Universiad Europea de Valencia. The event was organised by the

LBTU and ECAM LaSalle Launch Extended Mobility Programme
Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies (LBTU) and ECAM LaSalle have signed the first agreement on an extended mobility programme in the field of mechanical engineering. The agreement provides for student mobility and the coordinated delivery of study courses