Events

Materials for energy storage
The ATHENA Talks of the Athena European University welcome Professor Dimitra Vernardou (HMU, Greece) to present her research on Materials for energy storage this Friday, February 16th, 2024. Professor Vernardou’s work has received over 4000 citations; her h-index is 38. To follow this talk, please register here:

ATHENA Virtual Courses in Economics
The University of Orléans invites ATHENA students to join two virtual courses in Economics for the Spring 2024 semester! Courses details: – Economic Aspects of Globalisation, starting on February 19 (10hrs). The aim of the lecture is to introduce the various dimension of international economics:

The illusion of university equality
Gender balance in academia, especially in leadership positions is a challenge, that should be addressed. Athena European University has initiated a lot actions (round table discussions) on the issues and under its immediate plans is the building of its gender balance unit. ATHENA Talks, is happy

Transport Industry
This week in the Athena European University Alumni Talks, we host a VGTU Alumni, Mr. Darius Snieska. Darius is a passionate transport sector professional with 20+ years of experience in transport business and sales. He has a vast experience working in various countries, Lithuania, Sweden

Call for participants: ATHENA Science Slam
ATHENA Science Slam at Carinthia University of Applied Sciences (Austria) on 13-14 May Are you a researcher with German language skills working on an exciting research project and would like to share the importance of and excitement about this project with a bigger audience? Carinthia

New ATHENA Virtual Mobility Programme in Maribor
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the ATHENA Virtual Mobility Programme, starting in the 2023/2024 study year! This innovative program allows students from ATHENA to experience the rich academic culture of the University of Maribor virtually. What is Virtual Mobility? Virtual mobility

Federated Learning: trade-off between utility and privacy
Athena European University has prioritized quality educational services as a part of its mission. The number of triggering events shows this as a part of our plans. On the 2nd of February 2024, at 12:00 CET (13:00 Athens time), we will have a colleague from the University

Smart Cities Applications
The 1st Athena European University Alumni Talk will take place on the 30th of January 2024 at 15:30 CET. We will host the Ελληνικό Μεσογειακό Πανεπιστήμιο – Hellenic Mediterranean University graduate student Mr. Nikolaos Felessakis, who will talk about Smart Cities Applications. Nikolaos is a

A successfull BIP in Digital Environmental Geosciences in Orléans, France
Last week, a Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) in Digital Environmental Geosciences took place in Orléans, bringing together students and professionals from all over Europe. The programme was designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the latest developments and trends in digital environmental geosciences, with a

Week full of seminars: AI and the digitalization of Higher Education!
ATHENA invites those interested in the impact of AI and the digitalization of Higher Education to attend the week full of seminars. Please check below: 24th of January at 10:00 CET: ‘Immersive VR Technologies supporting Design for all processes’ by Professor Damianos Gavalas (University of Aegean,

Electrically driven organic laser using integrated OLED pumping
Athena European University Talks, we are very happy to welcome Professor Graham Turnbull from the University of St. Andrews in the UK. Professor Turnbull participated as principal investigator in a breakthrough in physics: electrically driven organic lasers. This research has been published in Nature, “Electrically driven

How AI can assist not replace humans
This week in the Athena European University talks we have the pleasure of hosting the head of the multidisciplinary Department at Holon Institute of Technology, Nava Shaked. Nava will discuss ‘How AI can assist, not replace humans’. The talk will take place on the 19th of

Insights into CuSCN-a transparent p-type inorganic semiconductor with extensive device applications
The 1st Athena European University Talk comes from Thailand. We are very happy to welcome Professor Pitchaya Pattanasattayavong from the VISTEC reasearch institute in Thailand. Pitch will discuss with us his research in transparent electrodes based on the CuSCN, and their various device appications as p-type

The Foresight Way of Thinking
The ATHENA Talks of the Athena European University continue this Thursday (21st of December) at 12:00 CET. The topic will be the FORESIGHT way of thinking. The Talk will be delivered by Ms. Denise Wornig from CUAS, an Associate partner of our Alliance. “Foresight” generally refers to

Nonlinear light modulation and valleytronics in 2D materials
Another ATHENA Talk 2024 of the Athena European University will take place on this Friday at 12:00 CET in Zoom. The topic will be Nonlinear light modulation and valleytronics in 2D materials and the talk will be delivered by Professor Giancarlo Soavifrom the University of Jena,

Cybersecurity in critical Infrastructures
Join us for a captivating session in the ATHENA Talks of the Athena European University this week, featuring the esteemed Dr. Evangelos Markakis, a distinguished assistant professor from the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the Hellenic Mediterranean University, Greece. Dive into the world of

ATHENA Alumni Talks – Daniel Valtimer, Data Analytics and Digitalization
This week, we are honored to welcome a special guest, Mr. Daniel Valtimer, a proud alumnus of our Associated Partner, the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences in Austria. Meet Daniel Valtimer: A Beacon of Professional Excellence Daniel stands at the forefront of innovation as a Senior

Truth or Dare? Attacking the AI
Exciting News from ATHENA European University! Mark Your Calendars for an Unmissable Event! Join us for the next exhilarating episode of the ATHENA Talks on Friday, 8th December. We’re thrilled to host Associate Professor Nick Pitropakis, who will be steering a captivating lecture titled ‘Truth or

ATHENA Alumni Talks – Dalius Grakavinas, Industry 4.0
The ATHENA Alumni Talks of the Athena European University coninue and this week. We are very happy, to host this week on Tuesday the 5th of December at 15:30 CET, Mr. Dalius Grakavinas an Alumni student from VGTU, in Lithuania. Dalius works right now in Industry

Carbon Materials for Energy Storage
We are very happy to invite you to the next ATHENA European University Alliance talk. Our guest speaker is Dr. Ricardo Santamaria, and his talk will be about ‘Carbon Materials for Energy Storage.’ His talk will take place on the 29th of November at 12:00 CET