International Scientific Conference “Higher Education for Sustainable Development of a Smart Region”

Organised by NEOLAiA Alliance of European Universities Partner, Šiauliai State University of Applied Sciences

The International Scientific Conference “Higher Education for Sustainable Development of a Smart Region”, organised by the Science Communication Department of Šiauliai State University of Applied Sciences, in Lithuania, is scheduled for 10 May, 2024.

This event is organised by one of the universities participating in the NEOLAiA Alliance, member of which is the University of Nicosia.

Among others, the main strategic objectives of the NEOLAiA Alliance are to empower and acquire a common digital identity for its members, to digitise the educational environment, to foster tolerance, diversity and inclusion, to invest in research and contribution to society and culture, to support democracy, to offer innovative solutions for global health and to provide high quality education.

The Alliance is funded with €14.4 million from the European Commission for 4 years, under the European University Alliances programme.

Together with the University of Nicosia, the network includes top, young, outward-looking and innovative universities, ranked among the best universities in the world according to the main university rankings: University of Jaén, Spain; University of Tours, France; Bielefeld University, Germany; Örebro University, Sweden; University of Salerno, Italy; Šiauliai State University of Applied Sciences, Lithuania; “Ştefan Cel Mare” University of Suceava, Romania; and University of Ostrava, Czech Republic.

For more information about the University of Nicosia and its participation in the European University Alliance NEOLAiA, please visit https://neolaiacampus.eu/.