A new milestone of RUN-EU has been reached with the establishment of the RUN-EU Impact Observatory (RIO).

The RIO has been set up to achieve the objectives of the Communication, Dissemination and Impact Work Package (WP7) and is responsible for developing and implementing the framework, methodology and tools to measure and monitor the impact of the Alliance across Europe.

It is headquartered at the Howest University of Applied Sciences, in Belgium, and consists of at least one local liaison person in each RUN-EU member university.

RIO’s outputs will include quantitative reports and graphs, as well as qualitative assessments using storytelling strategies to showcase RUN-EU’s impact on students (supported by RUN-EU SKATE), regional stakeholders, and socio-economic activities.