Universeh, an alliance of five universities including the University of Luxembourg aimed to develop innovative collaboration in the space sector, officially launched on Monday.
Expected to receive €5m in funding across three years, Universeh--or The European Space University for Earth and Humanity--foresees cooperation amongst the partner universities, with a potential to reach up to 140,000 students and staff.
In addition to the University of Luxembourg, Universeh includes the Université de Toulouse (France), Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf (Germany), Luleå tekniska universitet (Sweden) and Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza im. Stanisława Staszica w Krakowie (Poland).
Dr Eric Tschirhart, leading the participation for the University of Luxembourg, likened the initiative which is linked to the Erasmus+ programme through the EU Commission to “a testbed for European universities”.