The Strategic Alliance for Regional Transition (STARS EU)
Is an alliance between nine complementary European universities to establish channels of collaboration in initiatives of different types, seeking to promote the exchange of ideas, people and innovation in both research and teaching innovation in the classic functions of the university is necessary in the face of a future of unprecedented social change.



Future generations
Preparing future generations for increasingly automated, digitalised and fluid labour markets implies reforming both educational models (through international exchange, challenge-based education, micro-credentials and other strategies) and research models, with collaboration as the driving force.
Objectives
The STARS EU Alliance of truly engaged Universities is building a future-oriented European University that will:
- Create a new generation of future-oriented students;
- Deliver innovative, flexible, diverse and challenge-based educational and research systems;
- Exploit the synergies of inter-regional collaboration; and
- Impact positively and substantially on sustainable regional and European development.

Thematic Interest Groups (TIGs)
These priority areas are:
- Circular economy
- Digital transition
- Energy transition
- Healthy ageing
- Entrepreneurship and innovation
- Arts and creative industries
- Living Spaces

Each of these TIGs has a lead and a co-lead institution. The University of La Laguna leads the Energy Transition group and co-leads the Healthy Ageing group.
AI for medical purposes, one of the topics addressed in the Digital Transformation TIG Seminar
18 de septiembre de 2023
With this September seminar, all seven STARS EU TIG has presented themselves and their work.
STARS EU participates in the 2nd European Universities Alliances forum held in Barcelona
15 de septiembre de 2023
Morte than 400 people from all European Universities alliances met at Barcelona on 15 and 15 September.
STARS EU rectors and presidents gather in Groningen to celebrate the 225th anniversary of Hanze University
6 de septiembre de 2023
The STARS EU partners will discuss further development of the alliance after g of the programme financed by European Commission under EUI call 2023.
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- List of our members
Name | Institution | Faculty/ Programme |
Prof. Paulo Piloto | IPB | Civil Engineering |
ass. Professor Dr. Linn Gustavsson | UW | Division of Urban Planning and Development |
Lisa Bomble | UW | Senior Lecturer; Staff member at Division of Urban Planning and Development |
Dr Ernestyna Szpakowska – Loranc, | CUT | Faculty of Architecture |
Norena Martín Dorta | ULL | Dept. Techniques and Projects in Engineering and Architecture |
Dr. Mira Bloemen-Bekx | HUAS | Dean Institute of Future Environments |
Dr. Bart de Zwart | HUAS | Research Center for Built Environment; School of Business Management |
Prof. Dr. Thomas Rauscher | HSB | Dean of Studies; Civil Engineering |
Prof. Dr. Maria Clarke | HSB | Architecture and Civil Engineering |
Prof. Dr. Sven Uhrhan | HSB | Civil Engineering |
Prof. Dr. Felipe Riola Parada | HSB | Civil Engineering |
UFC | Still searching | |
SUO | Not applicable, yet |