About Us – The Euclides Network:
Connecting European Universities through Innovation and Collaboration
The Euclides Network is a dynamic alliance of 21 higher education institutions across 8 European countries. It is committed to fostering meaningful academic cooperation in the fields of engineering, technology, digitalization, and project management.
Founded in 2000 in Darmstadt, Germany, the network builds on more than three decades of collaboration that began in 1989, when a group of forward-thinking engineering colleges met in Ghent, Belgium, to explore international cooperation through the Erasmus programme. Since then, Euclides has evolved into a resilient and future-oriented academic community, shaped by shared values and a dedication to academic excellence, innovation, and mobility.
Network Information
What you should know about the network?
What You Should Know About the Network
The Euclides Network brings together universities of applied sciences and engineering faculties with the common goal of enhancing the quality, relevance, and accessibility of international academic experiences.
Through long-standing trust and regular exchange, the network creates a framework for cooperation across borders. A yearly network meeting, hosted in rotation by one of the partner universities, offers a platform to align strategies, initiate projects, and strengthen partnerships. But collaboration is continuous: throughout the year, member institutions work together on curriculum development, teaching innovation, and the organization of joint activities.
Blended Intensive Programmes (BIPs) have become a hallmark of Euclides’ international engagement, combining academic rigor with intercultural exchange. Introduced under the Erasmus+ 2021–2027 programme generation, these initiatives integrate online preparation with short-term physical mobility, offering participants valuable learning experiences along with Erasmus+ funding opportunities.
What is our scope, goals, and outcomes?
The network’s core areas include:
- Engineering and Applied Sciences
- Digital Technologies and Innovation
- Project Management in Technical Contexts
The key objectives are to:
- Foster international mobility for students and academic staff
- Co-create transnational teaching formats and learning modules
- Strengthen intercultural competencies through collaborative learning
- Support the institutional internationalization of member universities
- Promote shared innovation in curriculum design and teaching practice
Our Impact
The Euclides Network delivers measurable outcomes that directly benefit students, faculty, and institutions alike:
- Academic Reach: 8–10 Blended Intensive Programmes (BIPs) delivered annually, involving over 500 students and 100 staff members from across Europe
- Teaching Innovation: Co-designed courses and BIPs that blend online learning with face-to-face exchange
- Professional Development: Enhanced teaching and mobility opportunities for staff, contributing to career progression and institutional capacity
- Curriculum Enrichment: Integration of international content, methods, and perspectives into degree programmes
- Collaborative Culture: Long-term relationships fostered through consistent engagement, trust, and shared responsibility
Who is collaborating within the network?
Universities:
- FH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences (FH JOANNEUM)
- Haute École Bruxelles-Brabant (HE2B)
- Haute École Louvain en Hainaut (HELHa)
- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven)
- UC Leuven-Limburg University of Applied Sciences (UCLL)
- University of Antwerp (UAntwerp)
- École d’Ingénieurs en Génie des Systèmes Industriels (EIGSI)
- Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts (FH Dortmund)
- Hochschule Merseburg – University of Applied Sciences (HS Merseburg)
- Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (unibz)
- University of Udine (Università degli Studi di Udine (UniUD)
- Wrocław University of Science and Technology (WUST)
- Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra (ISEC Coimbra)
- Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (ISEL Lisbon)
- Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP Porto)
- Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre (Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre, IPP)
- University of Minho (Universidade do Minho, UMinho)
- Polytechnic University of Cartagena (Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, UPCT)
- University of Girona (Universitat de Girona, UdG)
- University of the Basque Country (Universidad del País Vasco / Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, UPV/EHU)
Where can you download our published results?
coming soon..
The Euclides Network is an active and forward-looking community that empowers its members to learn, teach, and innovate together across borders. It is a framework for real academic collaboration—designed not only to support exchange, but to shape the future of higher education through joint effort and shared vision.
For students, lecturers, and university staff alike, Euclides offers space to grow, contribute, and connect within a vibrant and trusted network of European peers.
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News & Events
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- BIP
In the frames of the Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Program (BIP), 60 students from partner universities
Next Events
🗓️ Dec 1–6, 2025
Erasmus+ BIP IPDA
FH Dortmund (DE)
🗓️ Mar 23–27, 2026
Euclides BIPs
Entire Network
🗓️ May 28–29, 2026
Annual Euclides Meeting
UPV/EHU, Vitoria-Gasteiz (ES)
Contact
Vesna Jerkovic
jerkovicv@helha.be