CY Cergy Paris Université is since the 28th of October 2019 the union of three entities: the University of Cergy-Pontoise, the EISTI engineering school, the Université Paris Seine. It is a multidisciplinary higher education institution with 6 campuses, an engineering school and an institute for teacher training gathering 24.000 students and over 1700 members of staff. CY is a public institution with a scientific, cultural and professional vocation, student oriented, anchored on its territory. Its areas of activity are teaching and research, covering all areas less medicine. Its 24 000 students are learning on its international campus and in four graduate schools: -CY tech – science, engineering, economics and management – CY Arts and Humanities – human and social sciences – CY Education – National Higher Institute of Teaching and Education the Applied Schools of Social Service and School for Sport Careers – CY Law & Political Sciences – law and Science politics.

The University of the Aegean (UAegean) was founded in 1984. It is a Network University of “academic ports of studies and research”, successfully established in six campuses spread across the Aegean Archipelago and offers a unique academic, natural, cultural and human environment to experience. UAegean has established strong partnerships and effective communication with several National, European and International Universities, Institutions, Organizations, Authorities and the Public. It is a strong social and economic factor and acts as Regional Innovator in the two Greek Regions of the Aegean Archipelago: The North Aegean and the South Aegean Region. The plethora of UAegean’s research projects are designed to improve the regional Innovation Capabilities for Human Capital Development, Entrepreneurship & Technology Transfer, Career Development, and Mobility of Researchers (brain-gain).

CARDET (Center for the Advancement of Research & Development in Educational Technology) is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental, research and development organization based in Cyprus, with partners around the world. CARDET is one of the leading institutions in the Euro-Mediterranean region for research and development. It collaborates with local and international organizations, public and private bodies, and across diverse disciplines in designing solutions for local and global challenges. It is also independently affiliated with universities and institutions from around the world, such as the Yale University, the University of Nicosia and the International Council of Educational Media. CARDET has completed numerous projects relating to the development of capacity building and planning in education and VET, youth support, adult learning, literacies, digital tools, eLearning, educational technology, and social integration of marginalized groups.

The University of Münster promotes internationally renowned, cutting-edge research in the humanities and social sciences, the natural sciences and life sciences. These areas comprise outstanding basic research and application-oriented projects. In addition to overseeing two Clusters of Excellence, the University of Münster is the designated spokesperson in ten DFG collaborative research centres. Ten Leibniz Prize winners currently work at the University of Münster. Around 20 grants by the European Research Council (ERC – Starting, Consolidator and Advanced) and six Max Planck Research Awards underscore the excellent research performance.