Events

EMINENT Welcome Days 2025
From October 1st to 2nd, the EMINENT Welcome Days took place on the beautiful island of Crete. We welcomed 26 new students from various countries, including Brazil, Mexico, Ecuador, Portugal, Egypt, Nigeria, Pakistan, Iran, Thailand, and India. This new group of students is not only

Quantum Computing and the Second Quantum Revolution: an Introduction
14:00 CET – “Quantum Computing and the Second Quantum Revolution: an Introduction”with Prof. Leonidas Tsetseris, National Technical University of Athens, Greece. These talks are part of the ATHENA European University initiative, co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union, and hosted by the International Relations

2025: the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology
13:00 CET – “2026: the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology”with Prof. George Kavoulakis, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Greece. These talks are part of the ATHENA European University initiative, co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union, and hosted by the International Relations Office of

Call for Participants: Join the Winter School in Vilnius for Creative Students!
The Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Program – “Winter School of Sound and Vision 2.0: Immersive music video creation” offers a unique opportunity for students to develop filming, editing, cinematographic lighting, sound recording, design, and other important skills in video content creation. Winter School is implemented in

Shared Resources Directory
We are happy to announce the launch of our newly updated Shared Resources Directory (SRD). The SRD is a unique platform designed to support researchers and academics across the ATHENA network. It serves as a hub for fostering new ideas, strengthening collaboration, and exploring the

ΑΤΗΕΝΑ Podcast – Eminent Postgraduate Students
Listen to the 2nd ATHENA European Podcast: Athena European University joint MSc degree, the students view.

ΑΤΗΕΝΑ Podcast – Sara Pittarello UNICOLLABORATION
Listen to the 1st Athena European University Podcast: @Sara Pittarello speaks about Virtual Exchanges.

Sustainable Production at the University of Maribor
The University of Maribor cordially invites you to the ATHENA Cluster on Smart Production and Services online webinar titled “Sustainable Production at the University of Maribor” taking place on September 4th, 2025, via MS Teams. Researchers from six departments of the University of Maribor will

EMINENT Summer School 2025
From July 21 to 25, 2025, the EMINENT Summer School took place at the Center for Sensor Systems (ZESS) at the University of Siegen – marking the end of the second semester of the joint degree programme. The event brought together EMINENT students, academic staff from all five partner

ATHENA International Student Meeting
Dear ATHENA Students, Start your academic year with a touch of European integration! Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin warmly invites students from ATHENA partner universities to the ATHENA International Student Meeting, taking place on October 9–10. This is a great opportunity to experience what the

BIP Global Value Chains and Climate Change
This image was generated by AI. Join the 2025 Summer School in Orléans: Global value chains (GVCs) and sustainable development 📅 When: 29th September – 3rd October, 2025 📍 Where: University of Orléans, France What’s in it for you? Economics and Management comparative view of the challenges


Does AI Offer Solutions for Hydroclimatic Extremes?
Join Us for the Next ATHENA Talk! We are excited to invite you to our upcoming ATHENA Talk featuring Dr. John Xiaogang Shi, University of Glasgow, UK Talk Title: Does AI Offer Solutions for Hydroclimatic Extremes? Date: Friday, June 27th 2025, Time: 10:00 CET Registration

Autonomous Robots in Agriculture: How far are we?
Join Us for the Next ATHENA Talk! We are excited to invite you to our upcoming ATHENA Talk featuring Professor Lazaros Nalpantidis, Technical University of Denmark (DTU) Talk Title: Autonomous Robots in Agriculture: How far are we? Date: Friday, 20th of June 2025 Time: 10:00

Applications of Remote Sensing in Geosciences
Join Us for the Next ATHENA Talk! We are excited to invite you to our upcoming ATHENA Talk featuring Associate Professor Anna Brook Talk Title: Applications of Remote Sensing in Geosciences Date: Friday, 13th of June, 2025 Time: 10:00 CET Zoom link here

Sustainable Practices to Mitigate Soil and Water Contamination in Agriculture
Join Us for the Next ATHENA Talk! We are excited to invite you to our upcoming ATHENA Talk featuring Professor Nicola Dal Ferro, University of Padova, Italy! Talk Title: Sustainable Practices to Mitigate Soil and Water Contamination in Agriculture Date: Friday, 23rd of May, 2025 Time:

Optimizing a perovskite-based gas sensor: Sensitivity, stability, and selectivity
Join Us for the Next ATHENA Talk! We are excited to invite you to our upcoming ATHENA Talk featuring Dr. Nancy Kostopoulou, IESL Greece! Talk Title: Optimizing a perovskite-based gas sensor: Sensitivity, stability, and selectivity Date: Friday, 16th of May, 2025 Time: 10:00 CET Zoom

Bright Aspects of Mixed-Metal Halide Perovskites for Photovoltaics and Beyond
Join Us for the Next ATHENA Talk! We are excited to invite you to our upcoming ATHENA Talk featuring Dr. Krishanu Dey, Physics Department, University of Oxford, UK! Talk Title: Bright Aspects of Mixed-Metal Halide Perovskites for Photovoltaics and Beyond Date: Friday, 9th of May, 2025

Neurodegenerative diseases and ageing: The role of cellurar turnover and detoxification mechanisms
Join Us for the Next ATHENA Talk! We are excited to invite you to our upcoming ATHENA Talk featuring Professor Nektarios TavernarakisFORTH, Greece! Talk Title: Neurodegenerative diseases and ageing: The role of cellurar turnover and detoxification mechanisms Date: Friday, 2nd of May, 2025

Join the summer school “MAKERS 5.0.” in Vilnius
If you’ve ever dreamed of mastering rapid prototyping techniques, this is your chance – join the rapid prototyping summer school MAKERS 5.0, organised by VILNIUS TECH Creativity and Innovation Centre “LinkMenų fabrikas”. We invite beginner-level students to dive deeper into the world of 3D modeling,