🚀 Start with I&E 101: Sustainable Innovation and Ecopreneurship 2026 – Capturing the Founder’s Story and discover how innovative ideas become real-world solutions. Go behind the scenes of sustainable ventures and discover the people, ideas and turning points that shape an entrepreneurial journey.

You will explore:

• 💡 How founders turn challenges into opportunities

• 📹 How to capture a founder’s story and transform it into an engaging reel

• 🌱 How sustainable ideas become innovative solutions

• 🔄 How entrepreneurs experiment, adapt and learn

• 🚀 What it really takes to move an idea forward

Learn from entrepreneurs, innovators and startup founders as they share their stories, challenges and lessons learned.

• 📅 12 Oct – 13 Nov 2026
• 💻 Online | English
• 🎓 2 ECTS for EURECA-PRO students
• ⏰ Register by 11 October 2026

No business idea or entrepreneurial experience required - just curiosity.

Ready to explore your entrepreneurial potential?

👉 Explore the course and register here to join I&E 101!

Your journey starts with a story. What will yours be? 🌱

The EURECA-PRO project is co-funded by the European Union under the Grant Agreement No 101124439 "EURECA-PRO 2.0". Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

Turn ideas into sustainable impact!

Curious about innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainability? The EURECA-PRO I&E Programme invites you to explore how ideas become real-world solutions and discover your own potential as an innovator and ecopreneur. After the success of the program in the past few years, the European University for Responsible Consumption and Production (EURECA-PRO) offers a new edition of the I&E programme for academic year 2026-2027. Take a look at the series of three I&E courses in the EURECA-PRO I&E Programme 2026-2027, shown on the poster to the right.

Through the EURECA-PRO I&E Programme you will:

💡 Build practical innovation & entrepreneurial skills
🤝 Connect with students and experts across the EURECA-PRO alliance
🌍 Explore solutions to today’s major societal challenges

🏆 Complete all three courses and earn the EURECA-PRO Certificate of Specialisation in Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

👉 Ready to start your innovation journey?

👉 Start with I&E 101!

The EURECA-PRO project is co-funded by the European Union under the Grant Agreement No 101124439 "EURECA-PRO 2.0". Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

All lectures can be attended online via zoom teleconference and all courses will be supported offline by the EURECA-PRO Moodle Learning Management System (LMS). In some cases, the courses will be co-taught to TUC postgraduate students. EURECA-PRO students will earn a number of ECTS (vary by course) upon successful completion for each course. The lectures for all courses last a total of 13 weeks of teaching during the Winter semester, excluding the Christmas break period (24.12.2026-06.01.2027). Exams will follow after the end of the lectures.

Academic Calendar for Winter Semester 2026 at Technical University of Crete (TUC)

• Postgraduate classes begin: Week of 12 October 2026
• No classes during Christmas break: 24 December 2026 – 6 January 2027
• Postgraduate classes end: Friday, 22 January 2027
• Postgraduate classes exam period: 25 January 2027 – 19 February 2027
• (there is one exception marked in yellow below)

The 7 courses, along with their instructor(s) and weekly schedule, grouped by School, are listed below.

School of Mineral Resources Engineering (MRE)

• Raw Materials Exploitation Methods with Low Environmental Footprint​
  Wednesday, 17:00-20:00 CET (Michael Galetakis, Georgios Xiroudakis​)
  Registration: https://moodle.eurecapro.tuc.gr/local/preregistration/customform.php?courseid=209
   

School of Architecture (ARC)

• Planning of Smart and Digital Cities​​​
  Tuesday, 14:00-18:00 CET (Vasiliki Geropanta)
  Registration: https://moodle.eurecapro.tuc.gr/local/preregistration/customform.php?courseid=87
  Registration period: 07.09.2026 - 25.09.2026
  Course start: Week of 28.09.2026
• Regional Planning​​
  Wednesday, 17:00-19:00 CET (Despoina Dimelli)
  Registration: https://moodle.eurecapro.tuc.gr/local/preregistration/customform.php?courseid=210
   

School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering (CEE)

• Applied Mathematics for Environmental Engineers
  Thursday 17:00-20:00 CET (Nikolaos Diangelakis)
  Registration: https://moodle.eurecapro.tuc.gr/local/preregistration/customform.php?courseid=211
   
• Design of Sustainable Energy and Mobility Systems​
  Monday 17:00-20:00 CET (Theocharis Tsoutsos​)
  Registration: https://moodle.eurecapro.tuc.gr/local/preregistration/customform.php?courseid=212
   
• Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions​
  Thursday 14:00-17:00 CET (Michail Lazaridis, Apostolos Voulgarakis)
  Registration: https://moodle.eurecapro.tuc.gr/local/preregistration/customform.php?courseid=214
   
• Solid and Toxic Waste Management
  ​Friday 17:00-20:00 CET (Apostolos Giannis​)
  Registration: https://moodle.eurecapro.tuc.gr/local/preregistration/customform.php?courseid=213
   

The first attached file provides additional details with the course outlines. Interested students can apply for registration using the links provided above for each course. All submitted applications will be reviewed by the instructor(s) of the course and the corresponding academic coordinator of the home partner university. Accepted students will be automatically enrolled in the corresponding course(s) in the LMS. More information about the registration procedure is included in the second attached file. Please, note that the registration deadline is 08.10.2026 and lectures begin on the week of 12.10.2026 (with one exception marked in yellow above). All information about the courses and the registration links can also be found in the course catalogue available on the main EURECA-PRO site.

The entire EURECA-PRO team at TUC is looking forward to welcoming EURECA-PRO students to our online RCP classes!

This project was funded by the European Union under the Grant Agreement No 101124439 "EURECA-PRO 2.0". Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

🤝 Which public spaces did you enjoy spending time in, and which ones did you tend to avoid during past hot spell periods in many parts of Europe?

♻️ Are you curious to discover your own innovative abilities and explore how public spaces can be redesigned or reimagined to become more heat-safe, inclusive and climate-resilient?

🌱 Starting from this real-world challenge, the Deep Dive Intensive Course in Innovation & Entrepreneurship (I&E) will guide you step by step in developing a real or fictitious solution that helps make public spaces more liveable under future climate conditions.

💡 Our I&E experts will introduce you to the principles of design thinking for innovative problem solving, familiarize you with approaches and tools used by entrepreneurs in startups, and explain how an idea can be brought to life in the entrepreneurial world.

💡 You will also be introduced to the concept and use of Living Labs in I&E and have the chance to experience a virtual walk through a Living Lab.

🤓 Get to know the principles of design thinking to innovative problem solving and familiarize yourself with approaches and tools that entrepreneurs use in startups.

🤓 Your knowledge will be built and enhanced through lectures, workshops and counselling by I&E experts, as well as practically through your own pitch presentations and mutual learning through constructive peer review.

👉 Our online English-speaking I&E Deep Dive Intensive Course is now open for registrations to any person interested in sustainable entrepreneurship.

More information: https://www.eurecapro.eu/deep-dive-in-innovation-entrepreneurship-2026/

• ⏳ Dates: 14.09.2026 – 09.10.2026
• 📅 Schedule: on the website
• 🌍 Language: English
• 👉 Mode: online (synchronous)
• 🌟 Eligibility: anyone
• 🎓 ECTS: 3 ECTS (for EURECA-PRO students), 4 ECTS (for EURECA-PRO Doctoral School)
• 🏛 Organising Institution: Mittweida University of Applied Sciences, Germany
• 🔗 Registration form: via EURECA-PRO Moodle LMS
• 📅 Registration end date: September 7, 2026

Please, take a look also at the series of three I&E courses in the EURECA-PRO Innovation & Entrepreneurship Programme 2026, shown on the poster to the right. The first two courses, offered by TUC and ULE have already concluded; the third, offered by HSMW, is upcoming.

The EURECA-PRO project is co-funded by the European Union under the Grant Agreement No 101124439 "EURECA-PRO 2.0". Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

September 8 – 10, 2026

Hosted by EURECA-PRO partner: Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg (TUBAF)

A secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials is a key for economic stability, technological sovereignty, and ecological transformation. Without a reliable resource base, essential technologies such as electromobility, renewable energy, and digitalization cannot be realized. In light of geopolitical tensions, disrupted supply chains, and increasing resource scarcity, local responsible raw material production has become more relevant than ever.

At the same time, raw material projects often encounter public opposition - ranging from environmental concerns to local resistance, and questions of social justice and participation. These challenges not only complicate project implementation but also undermine trust between industry, policymakers, and society. Public acceptance has thus become a decisive success factor for sustainable raw material strategies.

This conference brings together researchers, industry and public service representatives, and other stakeholders for an open dialogue. We will explore how responsible resource extraction can align with societal values and community expectations. The goal is to develop shared perspectives and evidence-based strategies for socially responsible and publicly accepted resource extraction.

EURECA-PRO faculty, researchers, and doctoral students, interested in Sustainable Mining and Processing or Circular Economy, are more than welcome to participate. The conference will cover several practical case studies of mining industry, scientific impulses and contributions from Human Rights experts, civil society, including indigenous communities, as well as legal regulatory authorities.

📍 Online or on-site at TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany

👉 Part of the ProSlo project - Social License to Operate (SLO)

👉 Find more info and register at https://tu-freiberg.de/proslo-conference-2026

The EURECA-PRO project is co-funded by the European Union under the Grant Agreement No 101124439 "EURECA-PRO 2.0". Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

👩‍🎓 Upon the completion of this great milestone, Anna Maria shared her personal thoughts with all of us: "This demanding journey provided me with far more than academic knowledge. It taught me what it truly means to be an engineer: to think and act with a strategic, structured, and effective mindset. … This Diploma (Integrated Master) is a personal milestone, dedicated to my mother up above, whose love, belief, and support were the reason I made it this far. I feel deeply grateful for everything that led to this point, and genuinely excited for all that is yet to come!"

👏 Anna Maria graduated ranking first in her class at the School of Mineral Resources Engineering based on her diploma degree grade.

🎉 Congratulations Anna-Maria! Thank you for your contributions to TUC and EURECA-PRO! Thank you so much for your strong support on top of your studies. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors!

📸 Check out the photo album from the event!

EURECA-PRO is funded by the European Union under the Grant Agreement No 101124439 "EURECA-PRO 2.0". Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

EURECA-PRO is seeking a Secretary General to lead the strategic development and representation of our alliance and oversee the operations of its newly established legal entity.

Working with nine European universities, you will help shape the future of a European University alliance committed to advancing UN Sustainable Development Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production.

📍 Full-time position
📍 Regular presence in Brussels with frequent travel across Europe
📅 Start: November 2026
⏰ Application deadline: 31 July 2026

📧 Interested in joining us? Find out more about the position and application process: 

www.eurecapro.eu/job-advertisement-secretary-general

EURECA-PRO is funded by the European Union under the Grant Agreement No 101124439 "EURECA-PRO 2.0". Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

On Thursday, July 2, 2026, TUC hosted Christian Frigaard Rasmussen, PhD Fellow with the Department of Ecoscience, Aarhus University in Denmark, and member of the Arctic Environment research group.

Christian Frigaard Rasmussen delivered a lecture on "Geochemical Tracers for Identifying Environmental Drivers of Pollution Distribution in East Greenland" (all details about this lecture can be found on the linked announcement).

On the right tab of this post, you can view the photo album of the event, as well as watch the video of the lecture.

EURECA-PRO is funded by the European Union under the Grant Agreement No 101124439 "EURECA-PRO 2.0". Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

The next lecture of the series, hosted by the School of Mineral Resources Engineering (MRE) of the Technical University of Crete, will be delivered by Christian Frigaard Rasmussen, PhD Fellow with the Department of Ecoscience, Aarhus University in Denmark, and member of the Arctic Environment research group. Christian Frigaard Rasmussen’s PhD research focuses on Arctic mine sites in permafrost-dominated areas, with particular emphasis on the spatial distribution of terrestrial pollution and the effects of climate change on mine-waste redistribution.

Rasmussen' lecture is titled:

"Geochemical Tracers for Identifying Environmental Drivers
of Pollution Distribution in East Greenland"

and is scheduled to take place on:

Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 12:00 EET (11:00 CET)

and can be attended either physically or virtually:

Room M3.108 (School of MRE @ TUC Campus)​
https://tuc-gr.zoom.us/j/96511690683?pwd=BF3BVAhr7YpNSuHBrRf5FWGdrw3EwF.1

The lecture is open to all interested members of TUC and EURECA-PRO. An official, electronic certificate of attendance will be issued to all actual attendees who will register their participation during the lecture.

Abstract

This presentation will indicatively address the use of geochemical tracers to understand environmental controls on pollution distribution in East Greenland, contributing to broader research themes related to environmental geochemistry, mining impacts, Arctic ecosystems, and the sustainable management of mine-affected areas.

Short Bio

Christian Frigaard Rasmussen holds a BSc in geosciences, where he worked with the geomorphology Glacial Curvilineations (GCLs). He also holds a MSc in Geology specializing in arctic geomorphology and geochronology of permafrost landscapes, specifically looking at natural dust deposition in high Arctic environments. For his PhD, he works with mines in Arctic areas dominated by permafrost. He primarily looks at the spatial distribution of terrestrial pollution and the consequences of climate change on mine waste (re-)distribution.

The event may be broadcast live through the official TUC Facebook page and will be recorded, while photographic material will be taken. The digital material will be displayed on the websites and on the official channels of the Technical University of Crete, EURECA-PRO TUC and the European University EURECA-PRO and will be published on social media, press releases and newsletters. For any issue, which concerns your personal data, you can be informed through the page with TUC's privacy policy.

EURECA-PRO is funded by the European Union under the Grant Agreement No 101124439 "EURECA-PRO 2.0". Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

Are you a PhD student eager to expand your research network and gain international experience?

Join the EURECA-PRO PhD Journey 2026 and take part in a unique blended programme combining online training with an on-site mobility week at either 🇬🇷 Technical University of Crete or 🇫🇷 Université de Lorraine.

✨ Develop research and presentation skills, connect with fellow PhD students across Europe, and explore topics related to responsible consumption and production.

📅 Applications: 1 June 2026 - 10 July 2026 24 July 2026

💻 Online programme starts: 5 October 2026

✈️ On-site programme: 23-27 November 2026

🎓 5 ECTS | 🗣️ English

Visit our website to explore the different thematic tracks and apply now to enrich your doctoral journey: www.eurecapro.eu/phd-journey-2026

EURECA-PRO is funded by the European Union under the Grant Agreement No 101124439 "EURECA-PRO 2.0". Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.