Priority Areas for Regional and Interregional Transformation

STARS EU places at the heart of its strategy three key areas to enhance development and cooperation across Europe, which not only respond to the needs of society and industry, but represent a firm and determined commitment to sustainable, digital and social progress. These areas are:
  1. Green Transition: Sustainability and environmental protection are at the heart of our vision. We drive climate neutrality, preserve biodiversity, and adopt green industrial policies that integrate energy and sustainable urban planning solutions.
  2. Digital Transformation: We look to a technological future by leading advances in artificial intelligence, disruptive technologies and cyber resilience, and preparing Europe for a safer and more efficient digital future.
  3. Social Value and Well-being: We are committed to an inclusive and resilient Europe; We work for social equity, healthy ageing and the preservation of cultural heritage, thus guaranteeing sustainable growth and a better quality of life for all.

STARS EU Strategy 2035: Our Commitment to the Future

The vision of STARS EU  does not stop . We look to the future developing an ambitious STARS EU alliance long-term collaboration strategy for 2035. In our vision, universities will join forces, competencies, utilize synergies and complementarities and will team up with regional actors accelerating knowledge-based regional development, through the higher education missions: learning and teaching; research; innovation and service to society. More specifically, this long-term collaboration will consist of : STARS EU Academic Offer; STARS EU Research Solutions’ Agenda; Inter-regional Collaboration Plan; Internationalization Strategy (STARS EU Goes Global); Sustainable Financing Plan; Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Plan; Green Impact Plan, and a roadmap for its implementation. This strategy will be designed to secure the  sustainable collaboration and guide academic, innovation and research efforts in each of these priority areas, as well as to ensure that concrete results are obtained in line with regional and interregional development. STARS EU joins forces on a transformative mission to enable a stronger, greener and fairer European future.