Erasmus+ initiative "European Universities" project Engaged and Entrepreneurial European University as Driver for European Smart and Sustainable Regions (E³UDRES²)

Erasmus+EUDRES

Vision:
E³UDRES², the Engaged and Entrepreneurial European University as Driver for European Smart and Sustainable Regions, promotes the development of small and medium-sized cities and their rural areas into smart and sustainable regions and shapes a prosperous future with the best possible quality of life for a self-determined people in a progressive European society.
E³UDRES² promotes outstanding ideas and concepts for future universities, integrates challenge-based learning, mission-oriented research, human-centered innovation as well as open and engaged knowledge exchange as interrelated core areas with and establishes an exemplary multi-university campus across Europe.

Parnership:
St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences (Austria)
Polytecnic Institute of Setubal (Portugal)
Polytechnical University Timisoara (Romania)
Szent Istvan University (Hungary)
UC Leuven-Limburg (Belgium)
Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences (Latvia)

Project duration (exptected) 1.10.2020 – 30.9. 2023
Total funding: 6 241 667 EUR (4 993 333 EUR EC funding)
Project participants:  6 Universities, 9 Associated Partners, 55.700 students, 7.600 university staff (teaching, research and administration), 43 faculties or departments

Project coordinator: St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences
Project coordinator at ViA: Iveta Putniņa
Project team: Gatis Krūmiņš, Maira Leščevica, Alvis Sokolovs, Vera Grāvīte, Iveta Putniņa, Oskars Java, Agita Līviņa, Linda Lancere, Aigars Andersons