SEEU takes part in ChallengeEU Midterm Working Meeting in Brussels

SEEU was represented by Prof. Veli Kreci, Co-Lead of Work Package 4 (Impact-driven Research & Innovation) and Prof. Mennan Selimi, Lead of Work Package 2 (Joint E-Campus).

Prof. Selimi presented WP2’s progress. WP2 provides the alliance’s shared digital infrastructure, where the other work packages present and connect their results. At the centre is the ChallengeEU Digital Platform with four services: the Course Catalogue, the Impact Lab, the Mobility Platform and the website. It gives partners a common place to share their work and connect with one another.

Prof. Kreci joined the discussions on WP4 and on the design and impact of the Impact Lab. The Impact Lab is a central platform for virtual collaboration and networking among students, universities, associated partners and regional stakeholders. It follows a Quadruple Helix approach, bringing academia together with public administration, the business sector and civil society.

On the first day of the meeting, each Work Package Lead presented key achievements, obstacles and deviations. Partners then worked in groups to discuss how the results so far support the project’s key objectives. On the second day, the ChallengeEU team met the Project Officer for a Q&A session focused on the midterm report. The day ended with practical guidance on reporting and on topics shared across work packages.

Beyond reporting, the meeting helped bring the team closer together. Partners looked back on two years of shared progress as a large alliance of nine universities, with much already built together. They also discussed strategies for the challenges ahead and agreed on how to address them as one team. SEEU was glad to contribute to this spirit of working side by side toward shared goals.