On October 30, employees of the Marketing Department of the Cracow University of Technology planted tulip bulbs on the main campus of their institution. This gift from Hanze University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands will bloom in Spring with the colours of STARS EU.

Thios act comes few montts after the alliace was awarded with a grant in the Europea Universities call of the European Comission, with 12.4 million eurs of budget.

“We are opening a new chapter in international cooperation. The allocated funds will allow us to face the scientific and social challenges of the 21st century even more effectively. By cooperating with partners and learning from each other’s good practices, we will strengthen the quality of education and research at PK, not only on a regional or national scale, but also on a European scale” said Dariusz Bogdał, the University’s Vice-Rector for Science, and chief coordinator of STARS EU at Cracow University of Technology.

During the celebration of its International Students’ Day on 17 November, the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança organised a simple but moving ceremony in which members of the academic community planted several tulips provided by the Hanze University of Applied Sciences, forming the STARS EU alliance logo.

The tulip logo was planted in a garden in front of the Santa Apolónia Campus services in Bragança. The Institute chose to hold this event during International Students’ Day, which celebrates students and their struggle for democracy, freedom and education.

Present were the President, Orlando Isidoro Afonso Rodrigues, the Vice-Presidents and Pro-Presidents, IPB staff, students and some student representatives such as the Academic Association and others.