Manresa campus of University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC). Since its creation 29 years ago, FUB has developed a high research activity around all its fields of knowledge, specifically in the Health Sciences and in the Early Childhood Education Studies. FUB has participated and collaborated in various European Projects, and also has a specialized unit dedicated to research management (DRI) that provides a variety of support functions to the researchers of the institution, assisting the drafting, submission, management and implementation of the projects.

The RCE Vienna – as part of the Vienna University of Economics and Business – is a UN certified science-society interface that aims at trans-disciplinary research and new methods of transformational learning, teaching and knowledge exchange in the area of sustainable development and a “green economy”. For greater Vienna and the CENTROPE region we provide a wide stakeholder platform for an open dialogue and the co-creation of knowledge between researchers and societal actors. Herein, key-issues are topics such as sustainability-driven entrepreneurship, smart cities or the societal impact of higher education. In this context we do transdisciplinary research, teaching, training and focus on the regional implementation of science-business collaboration projects as well regional projects based on social learning and knowledge exchange.

New Bulgarian University is a private university established in 1991 with a resolution by Bulgarian Parliament. It was founded as an alternative to the traditional conservative educational practice in higher education in the country and has pioneered the introduction in Bulgaria of a credit system, Professional Bachelor’s, Bachelor’s and Master’s programs, distance and continuing education.
The mission of New Bulgarian University is to be an autonomous liberal education institution dedicated to the advancement of university education by offering accessible and affordable opportunities for interdisciplinary and specialised education and high-quality research. Bringing its academic potential to the service of society, the University prepares its graduates for the challenges of modern democratic life cultivating critical and creative thinking, sensitivity to cultural difference, and problem‐solving. New Bulgarian University provides a liberal arts education in which the acquisition of knowledge and professional skills is integrated with spiritual and ethical values. It prepares graduates for opportunities in the business and professional world in the following subject areas: Human Sciences and Humanities, Natural Sciences and Modern Technologies, and Arts.

Lund University is highly ranked in many international comparisons of higher education and has been consistently placed in the world’s top 100 universities in recent years. It is a full-scale university, the largest university in Sweden with 43 000 students. The Faculty of Medicine is one of eight faculties or scientific disciplines at Lund University. Education encompasses undergraduate education, postgraduate and continuing education carried out in nine basic programmes within medicine, biomedicine and the health sciences. All of the Faculty’s researchers and teachers participate in these core activities. Increasingly, the university’s areas of responsibility also encompass application to the society-referring to activities that are not traditionally considered part of the universities’ main tasks, but build on academic proficiency.

We are a young university, officially recognised by the Parliament of Catalonia in May 1997. We want to play a part in Europe and the wider world building on our strong Catalan roots. From its very beginnings UVic has promoted academic quality and a supportive context for student-centred training. Our teaching programmes offer quality and contact with students, as required for the European Higher Education Area. We also feel a strong commitment to Catalonia – its university system and the language and culture – and regional development, where we contribute to services outside the Barcelona area and promote a sustainable future.

Galileo Progetti Nonprofit Kft. is a non-profit organization, funded by Hungarian and Italian partners in 2009 and based in Budapest. The main objectives of Galileo are the development of social economy and social sector in general and the inclusion policies. Galileo also aims to develop the feeling of civil participation and European citizenship and works with particular attention for the inclusion of disadvantaged people or at risk of social exclusion, such as Roma minorities and disabled people. Galileo have continuous exchange of good practices and experiences among the European Union countries and works in collaboration with private and public local bodies, involving in European experiences organizations that are normally not very active at international level, guided by the belief that international experiences increase personal and professional skills and have a strongly positive impact on the development of the quality of the social sector at local level. Galileo has developed a wide local and EU network of social enterprises, educational institution, VET providers, public organisations at European level. It’s member of EU Network of Social Integration Enterprises and cooperated with EUROCHILD and ERIO.

University of Milano-Bicocca, founded in 1998, is one of the most dynamic, research- and innovation-oriented Italian universities, inserted in relevant networks with top universities, research centres and corporations. It is a well-organised complex, having invested in teaching support services, state-of-the-art laboratories and modern infrastructures. UNIMIB includes 14 Departments with 33.400 students enrolled in the 2018/19 year. UNIMIB has 117 patents and 13 spin-offs, exploiting opportunities from a broad range of technological commercial sectors, namely in nanomedicine and biotechnology, therapeutic and diagnostic, energy and environment, smart materials and ICT.