A lot has happened in the ATHENA alliance during the last month of spring – May. Now that June has finally arrived, let’s take a look back and overview the highlights of May.
ATHENA strategic events
May at ATHENA kicked off with full force as ATHENA partners gathered for the 6th ATHENA European University meeting in Rome, at the campus of Università Niccolò Cusano. The meeting featured various activities, including inspiring talks by renowned speakers, engaging parallel and plenary sessions, and social events.
ATHENA participated in the first strategic dialogue on European Universities in Maastricht, Netherlands, and attended the conference for French and Spanish universities involved in the European University initiative in Madrid, Spain. Representatives from the University of Vigo and the University of Orléans, part of ATHENA, benefited from the political and strategic discussions and exchanged good practices with peers from other alliances.
On May 18-19, the Hellenic Mediterranean University hosted its main international event in Chania, Greece. The 10th international week’s main topic was the development of soft and research skills. The event took place in collaboration with the ATHENA European University Alliance, and one of the highlights was the participation of 30 students and 20 academics from the alliance network.
International event in Chania, Greece
ATHENA for students and staff!
The ESN ATHENA Inauguration and Training Event took place in Lublin, at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University. This first-of-its-kind ESN ATHENA aims to connect students from different countries within the ATHENA alliance. A special guest and speaker at the event was Konstantinos Petridis, an Associate Professor in the Department of Electronic Engineering at the Hellenic Mediterranean University.
The third edition of the ATHENATHON, ATHENA’s green sporting event, was launched on May 9, 2023, in celebration of Europe Day! The event will continue until June 9, 2023. As ATHENA is “an Alliance for a green and digital Europe,” the alliance community encourages all types of green and carbon-free activities such as walking, cycling, swimming, running, hiking, etc. ATHENA invites everyone to join in reaching the combined distance between all ATHENA partners and associated partners, which is set at 13,000 km. Last year, the athenathletes reached an impressive 31,500 km!
Furthermore, during May, ATHENA hosted the ATHENA Soft Skills Academy in Chania for students. Meanwhile, ATHENA staff enjoyed a librarians’ webinar organized by VILNIUS TECH. The ATHENA staff also had the opportunity to participate in the Training Week for Librarians in Maribor, attend the International Week in Chania, and take part in the ATHENA Goes Global event in Maribor, Slovenia.
Many more exciting events await in ATHENA! Take a glance at what will happen next in ATHENA during the summer of 2023 or explore the hottest ATHENA destinations.
