The first RUN-EU General Assembly (GA) will be held in Ireland, at the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS), between 1 and 5 November. This high-level event will mark the first in-person RUN-EU meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic started in 2020.

The first Regional University Network – European University’s (RUN-EU) General Assembly (GA) will be held in Ireland, at the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS), between 1 and 5 November. This high-level event will mark the first in-person RUN-EU meeting since the pandemic started in 2020. The GA is a strategic governing body that acts […]

RUN-EU is now made of seven reputable higher education institutions. On 1 October, the Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) and the Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) ceased to exist and became Ireland’s new Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest (TUS). For RUN-EU, the first Irish interregional university represents a huge step forward in the […]

The RUN-EU Super Week is an event organised by the Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK) that will gather students and staff members from our seven higher education institutions from 25 until 29 October 2021 in Finland. While staff members will be able to participate in the activities of the FASA Pedagogical Development Programme (PDP) and […]

There are a number of communities implementing positive change when it comes to building local resilience. Sometimes this change is being implemented in the face of or as a result of unsuitable policies stemming from a top-down central approach rather than policies that consider local particulars or the needs from a bottom-up approach in certain […]

Bioplastics are key drivers for innovation within the plastics industry and will play a leading role in the future. To reach circularity and fossil-decarbonisation formulated in the concept, it is essential to create a strong link between Bioeconomy and circular economy. The challenge proposed is to consider bioplastics that can be used as an alternative […]

The RUN-EU Food Challenge will bring together RUN-EU students from all levels to join interdisciplinary multicultural teams proposing novel, potentially disruptive, sustainable solutions to reduce food loss and waste across the full breadth of the food supply chain from ‘farm to fork’. Solutions proposed by students should be visionary and disruptive, drawing on insights relating […]

Ecologically sustainable, organically based, alternative solutions to peat-based horticultural growth media are required to address the impacts of peat harvesting on climate change. Innovative use of organic waste media from food service or food manufacturing industries may provide the solution. This challenge addresses Global Climate Change, Social Innovation and Sustainable Industry Goals and seeks applications […]