On 9 and 10 April, the University of Burgos, as the coordinator, within the RUN-EU alliance, became the meeting point for the partners in the Teacher Academies project, 80% co-financed by the European Commission, and entitled “EUropean Social Innovation & Democratic Education (EU SIDE)”. This project was one of the 14% proposals selected by the European Commission.

The third RUN-EMIC mobility week took place from 10 to 14 March 2025 at the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS), with mobility experts from all alliance partners visiting the Athlone and Limerick campuses. For this edition, several Sustainability experts joined to advise on EMIC’s sustainable mobility and nature-positive measures agendas.

During a two-day meeting at the NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, representatives from all alliance members gathered to discuss Joint Degree development, micro-credentials, pedagogical approaches as well as quality assurance and affiliated accreditation mechanisms.

RUN-EU is committed to promoting a “European Zone for Interregional Development” (EZ-ID). This interregional cooperation promoted by the RUN-EU universities seeks to create networking that allows the economic, social, cultural, and environmental development of our regions, making Europe more competitive, more connected, more social and inclusive, and greener. 

The European Student Assembly (#ESA25) is back, inviting youth voices to discuss Europe’s future.
From 26 to 28 May 2025, Strasbourg will host this dynamic assembly, bringing together students from all the European University alliances.

Representatives from all Spanish universities in European alliances attended the European meeting on the ‘European Degree Package’ organised by the ARQUS European University Alliance and hosted by the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid on 30 September.

On 3 and 4 October the University of Burgos (UBU) brought together the eight RUN-EU European regions to promote entrepreneurship: Centre Region – Portugal (IPLeiria), Midlands & Midwest Regions – Ireland (TUS), Northern Region – Portugal (IPCA), Southern Region – Finland (HAMK), Friesland Province – The Netherlands (NHL Stenden), Vorarlberg Region – Austria (FHV), West-Flanders – Belgium (Howest) at the RUN-EU Knowledge Mission & Innovation Meets Regions event.

A new milestone has been reached as the RUN-EU 2.0 research community launched the RUN Research Expert Network on 15 July 2024.

A new milestone for RUN-EU 2.0 has been achieved with the establishment of the Dissemination and Cooperation Office (DCO).

The RUN-EU Executive Management Board (EMB) met from 3 to 5 June at the Howest University of Applied Sciences, Belgium.