The first episode of the new STARS EU Highlights podcast focuses on the new European student

Our alliance launches STARS EU Highlights, a new series of video podcasts about the teaching-learning process from a current, comprehensive perspective shared by those who make it possible: teachers, students, expert staff and other key players in the field of higher education. The first episode is entitled ‘’” and is now available on Spotify and YouTube.

This first episode of STARS EU Highlights explores what it means today to be a European student within a university alliance such as STARS EU, in a context shaped by new policies moving towards a joint European degree and towards more flexible, inclusive and integrated academic mobility.

Presenter Emily Jane Lee Glober speaks with Elana Veldkamp, STARS EU Community Manager at Hanze University of Applied Sciences (the Netherlands), and Davut Turk, a second-year International Business student at the same institution. Together, they offer complementary perspectives on the opportunities provided by flexible mobility through Blended Intensive Programmes (BIPs), student support services and intercultural learning.

The message is as clear as it is compelling: STARS EU enables students to pursue more accessible, inclusive and personalised transnational learning pathways. The opportunity to take courses during short stays in nine different countries, as well as to undertake placements and even short-term joint master’s programmes, not only prepares students to compete in a global labour market, but also helps to foster active European citizenship.

STARS EU Highlights has been promoted by the University of La Laguna and was was created as a space for conversation and shared learning, exploring innovative techniques and methodologies, as well as the challenges and improvements that are transforming higher education in Europe. Through interviews and informal dialogues, the series will focus on real experiences, recounted by those involved, as well as best practices and innovative approaches developed inside and outside the classrooms of the STARS EU alliance.

The first season will consist of seven episodes that will appear on the second Wednesday of each month until July 2026. Each episode will address a specific topic related to the educational system, international collaboration in this field, and the role of individuals as protagonists in the teaching-learning process.