Who we are

Located in the city of St. Pölten, Austria, St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences is a key player in the domestic higher education landscape. With about 3,400 students and 350 staff members, STPUAS has become part of the structural change the city of St. Pölten has gone through - from traditional industrial region into a knowledge hub, with a rising number of SMEs. St. Pölten UAS is the lead of the E³UDRES² Alliance.

Find out more about St. Pölten UAS on their website.

The Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, Portugal, is the alliance’s representative from the south-western end of Europe. With 7,000 students and 800 staff members, the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal aims to contribute to the Setúbal region’s sustainable development through the education of its population, research and development applied to the regional challenges, knowledge and technology transfer activities, provision of services to the community, and dissemination and promotion of science and culture.

Find out more about the Politechnic Institute of Setúbal on their website.

The headquarters of the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hungary, are located in the town of Gödöllö (35,000 inhabitants) about 35 km north-west of the capital Budapest in a suburban area, creditably teaching agriculture and related life sciences. The institution has gained experience in a number of projects based on its educational, research and advisory potential which can contribute to the success of collaborative work between European universities.

Find out more about the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences on their website.

UC Leuven-Limburg University of Applied Sciences' 5 faculties and 8 campuses are distributed all over Limburg, the smallest province of Belgium. UC Leuven-Limburg focuses strongly on their students' wellbeing and their employability after they graduate.

Find out more about UC Leuven-Limburg UAS on their website.

The Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania has been around for over 100 years - it is an institution that focuses on advanced research and education, having around 15.000 students and 10 faculties. Today, it is one of the traditional Romanian schools and is recognized nationally and internationally both through the work of generations of teachers and the outstanding work of prestigious academics.

According to tradition, the mission of UPT resides in meeting the competence requirements of the societal environment by providing superior training at undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels. Bearing fundamental values, the university mission reflects at the same time concern for the future of society, by tracing its development at local, regional, national, and international levels.

Find out more about the Politehnica University Timisoara on their website.

Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences, Latvia is a state educational institution located in the Vidzeme region. The institution was founded for promoting the economic, political and social development of the Vidzeme Region - which it surely did! Apart from higher and further education possibilities, the university has become an essential partner in solving the development issues of the dynamic Vidzeme Region and the city of Valmiera. The university is well known for its international profile, qualified staff and a balanced link between theory and practice.

Find out more about Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences on their website.

With more than 25.000 students, Saxion University of Applied Sciences is definitely the biggest institution within the E³UDRES² Alliance. The university strongly focuses on equipping their students with the tools to successfully navigate an ever-changing world and get hands-on experience already during their studies.

Find out more about Saxion University of Applied Sciences on their website.

Fulda University of Applied Sciences takes proud in their high-quality teaching in a broad range of subjects, as well as modern, demand-oriented formats and a personal atmosphere. The university is strong in research, with independent doctoral degrees in profile-forming areas. Teaching and research are closely interlinked and benefit from each other both in terms of content and structure.

Find out more about Fulda University of Applied Sciences on their website.

It was late autumn in 2017 when EU leaders met in the swedish city of Gothenburg to outline a vision for education and culture in the European Union. Long discussions held at this summit resulted in the idea of strenghtening and enabling mobility and exchanges for young Europeans and establishing a network of so-called European Universities. The overall aim of these European Universities is to open up the world to young Europeans: Not only by enabling them to cooperate across languages, borders or disciplines, but also because it is necessary to address societal challenges and skills shortages faced in Europe.

Following this initiative, a large number of universities all over Europe started creating ties with other higher education institutions. As a result, to date, this synergy led to the establishment of 44 European universities (as of Aug 2022) – one of them being E³UDRES².

The idea of E³UDRES² as a European University had been initiated by St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences (Austria) in fall 2019, with the aim to create an "engaged, European, entrepreneurial University as driver for smart and sustainable regions.” The future members of the E³UDRES² consortium were then invited specifically based on their motivation to elaborate and contribute to the project and pass on the values and strategic goals of E³UDRES². As a result, on October 1st, 2020, the time had finally come and E³UDRES² celebrated its official launch.

E³UDRES² focuses on rural (non-urban) regions and their potential to transform into smart and sustainable regions. All E³UDRES² institutions come from small to medium-sized cities. E³UDRES² also aims to create a prototype for a "Future University", and might ultimately become one big multi-university campus.

In terms of research, E³UDRES² has three clear fields of interest it is working on: Circular Economy, Human Contribution to Artificial Intelligence, and Wellbeing & Active Ageing.

Find out more about what E³UDRES² does here.