The Arqus Living Labs are an innovative initiative by the Arqus European University Alliance, designed to foster collaboration and co-creation among students, academics, professionals, and external stakeholders. It serves as an open, interdisciplinary space where challenges of the 21st century are addressed through education, knowledge-sharing, and innovation.
Key Features of the Arqus Living Labs:
Umbrella Concept:
The Arqus Living Labs function as an overarching framework that integrates multiple disciplines and stakeholders to tackle major societal challenges in a collaborative, bottom-up manner.
Thematic Priorities:
It focuses on three interconnected and pressing priorities:
- Artificial Intelligence & Digital Transformation: Navigating the challenges and opportunities of the digital age.
- Climate Change & Sustainability: Addressing environmental sustainability and green transitions.
- European Identity & Heritage: Promoting and preserving Europe’s cultural identity and values.
Interdisciplinary and Inclusive:
By involving students, academics, businesses, NGOs, local authorities, and others, the Living Labs ensure that diverse perspectives contribute to innovative and practical solutions.
Real-World Applications:
Solutions and initiatives are tested and implemented in real-life contexts, ranging from joint degree programs and innovative teaching methods to research and innovation proposals.
Objectives of the Arqus Living Labs:
Generate Innovative Responses:
Develop creative, interdisciplinary solutions to societal challenges while fostering green and digital transitions.
Stimulate Collaboration:
Create spaces for collaboration among universities, local ecosystems, and global stakeholders.
Strengthen Synergies:
Link education, research, innovation, and dissemination in a single open space, ensuring that these areas enhance and inform one another.
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