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Apply for ATHENA’s European Master EMINENT
The Erasmus Mundus Master’s programme EMINENT (European Master on Embedded Intelligence Nanosystems Engineering) offers attractive scholarships for its best applicants. Four ATHENA universities — the University of Siegen, the Hellenic Mediterranean University, the University of Orléans, and VILNIUS TECH — collaborate in this joint degree programme together with NOVA University Lisbon. Students can spend their studies at up to four of these universities. The programme is now in its third application round.…
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VILNIUS TECH hosts ATHENA BIP on ‘Sustainability of Student Organisations’
From 20 to 24 October 2025, Lithuania’s Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VILNIUS TECH) hosted the ATHENA Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) on “Sustainability of Student Organisations”. Implementing the BIP, representatives of the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute – Iryna Simkova and Yuliana Lavrysh, professors at the Faculty of Linguistics – delivered lectures and conducted workshops on the resilience of student organisations, knowledge management for sustainability goals,…
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The University of Maribor celebrated its 50th anniversary with a truly European spirit!
From 18–19 September, ATHENA Plus partners gathered in Maribor for a Working Group Meeting and the International Conference on European Universities. A highlight was the presentation by Professor Peter Harrig Bolivar on ATHENA’s “Clusters & Sandboxes” model, showing how our Alliance contributes to the priorities of the ERA as well as the Draghi and Letta reports. We are also proud to announce the new governance…
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University of Orléans Assumes the Presidency of the European University ATHENA
During an official ceremony held at the University of Maribor (Slovenia), the University of Orléans formally assumed the presidency of the European University ATHENA for a period of one academic year.
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Welcome to online ATHENA Talks on materials science
We are pleased to invite you to an insightful online presentation: "Direct Write Assembly of Multifunctional Materials for Energy, Sensing and Space Applications" to be held on April 4, 2025 at 15:00 CET
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ATHENA Clusters: Opportunities for Сollaboration in Education and Research
Welcome to an interactive webinar on 12 March 2025, from 14:00 to 16:00 CET, and explore new avenues for collaboration within the ATHENA European University Alliance! This is a unique opportunity to expand your academic network, initiate new research collaborations, and contribute to the strategic development of cross-university educational programs. At ATHENA, we believe that meaningful collaboration is the key to advancing education and research.…
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Call for participants : ATHENA PhD-entrepreneurs training course
We are glad to announce that the PEPITE programme, which is a regional programme that helps students start a business/start-up, is organising a training course in English for PhD students. As part of the integration initiatives for doctoral students and young PhD graduates carried out by HEI in the Centre Val de Loire region (France), this programme raises awareness of business creation and encourages…
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Welcome to online ATHENA Talks on the healthcare application of AI
We are delighted to announce an upcoming ATHENA Talk featuring Professor Alexandros Tzallas from the University of Ioannina, Greece. Date: 14th of February. Time: 10:00 CET. Topic: Advances in AI & Data Integration for Personalized Healthcare: From Research to Clinical Applications. Join us for an insightful session where Professor Tzallas will explore the latest advancements in Artificial Intelligence and data integration, focusing on their transformative…
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Regular lecture within the ATHENA Talks program: “Ubiquitous Computing”
ATHENA European University invites you to join the lecture “Ubiquitous Computing”. The invited speaker is Professor Christoph van Laerhoven from the University of Siegen, Germany. Date: Friday, January 24, 2025 Time: 11:00 CET Venue: Online via Zoom To participate in this event, please register here: https://forms.gle/B72T9hSzXuAK41LWA Participants will be able to get answers to questions related to the speaker’s research interests: (Wearable) sensor systems, ubiquitous…
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Blended intensive Program “Sensor Driven Modelling for Healthy Living”
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VILNIUS TECH), a member of the ATHENA alliance, invites students of biomedical, medical, biomechanical and rehabilitation engineering to participate in a blended intensive program “Sensor Driven Modelling for Healthy Living”, offering lectures, workshops, laboratory and cultural activities. The program is implemented in cooperation with the Laboratory of Biomechanics (East Bavarian University of Technology (OTH) Regensburg, Germany) and the Institute of Biomedical…
