GRiiiS – A Ball For All Event 2026
GRiiiS uses sport as a tool to promote inclusion, participation, and equal opportunities across Europe. By engaging young people and organisations in joint activities and events, it creates space for shared experiences, mutual learning, and breaking down social barriers.
European Week 2026
European Week 2026 explored the European Union and dual education through interactive sessions connecting education with real-world experience. Participants gained insights into EU opportunities, mobility, and skills development, emphasizing the importance of combining academic learning with practical training for future careers.
PILC 2025 – Transformational Leadership in the Digital Era
PILC 2025, the 14th PAR International Leadership Conference, gathered scholars, professionals and students in Opatija and Rijeka to explore transformational leadership in the digital era. Focusing on the future of work, the event addressed empathetic leadership, managing digital generations and building resilient, innovative organisations. The conference served as a platform for exchanging research, strategies and skills essential for navigating leadership challenges in a fast-evolving global landscape.
Dual Model in Action: Designing Solutions for Maritime Center of Excellence
PAR students visited the Maritime Center of Excellence as part of their final exam in the Management of SMEs course, where company representatives presented core operations and posed a real business challenge. Applying the dual education model, students combined classroom knowledge with hands-on problem solving, working on innovative proposals in response to the company’s needs. The activity strengthened collaboration between education and industry, encouraging practical learning, critical thinking, and entrepreneurial mindset development.
How to Nurture Dual Careers in Professional Athletes
PAR University of Applied Sciences hosted a session exploring how to support dual careers in professional athletes, as part of the EU4Dual Grand Challenge on Healthy Living. Featuring PAR alumni and sports professionals, the event highlighted the importance of balancing academic development with athletic careers. Through personal stories and open discussion, participants examined educational pathways, flexible learning models, and the role of institutions in helping athletes thrive both in sport and beyond.
UniverCity 2025: Future Studies in the UniverCity
On 11–12 December 2025, Mondragon University’s Global Digital Humanities BA organised UniverCity 2025: Future Studies in the UniverCity in Bilbao. The seminar explored the university not only as a space to analyse futures, but as a living laboratory to collectively prototype them. Across the two days, international scholars, students and local community actors engaged in collective experimentation through utopian pedagogies, Change Laboratory methodologies and experiential futures approaches. A key dimension was the collaboration between the
Iraia Urkia-Basterra’s PhD Mobility in Dual Education
Iraia Urkia-Basterra, PhD student and lecturer at Mondragon Unibertsitatea’s Faculty of Humanities and Education, had a 3-month-long mobility in DHBW. The PhD mobility was carried out within the framework of the EU4Dual Alliance, supporting cross-institutional collaboration and knowledge exchange in the field of Dual Higher Education. The stay was hosted by the team of NextEducation at DHBW Karlsruhe under the guidance of Ulf-Daniel Ehlers, editor-in-chief of the European Scientific Journal of Dual Higher Education (ESJDHE).
Entrepreneurial and Doctoral Mobility
Three entrepreneurs and one PhD candidate spent 3 months at FH JOANNEUM
Co-Creation Session on Circular Business Models for the Textile Industry under Horizon Europe
On 15 May, 2025, a co-creation session brought together representatives from Savonia, MUE, MGEP, ESTIA and Zabala to collaboratively explore a Horizon Europe call focused on circular business models in the textile industry. The session began with a warm-up exchange aimed at presenting the research teams and their respective approaches, followed by a joint working session to integrate knowledge and develop concrete ideas. Although the exercise did not result in a project proposal, it fostered
Leveraging Initial Success into Broader Collaborative Research Programs
MCAST has a strong history of collaborating with diverse partners to enrich education and expand opportunities for students, academics, and researchers. Through the EU4DUAL Alliance, MCAST has deepened these efforts, co-developing dual education models and joining impactful initiatives like Engage All (inclusive digital education) and the APP Mobility Project (enhanced digital mobility tools). Collaborating with institutions such as DHBW, Mondragon, ESTIA, and Savonia, MCAST advances innovation, reinforcing its role in shaping future-ready, practice-based learning environments.