World Wide EPS Meeting 2024

This is an international university gathering that brings together partner institutions with which the Escola Politècnica Superior maintains collaborative relationships. It pursues the following objectives:

• To deepen mutual understanding in order to strengthen these partnerships.

• To encourage and motivate students to undertake international mobility by providing them with first-hand information about potential destinations and joint double-degree programmes.

• To create and strengthen existing synergies with the participating universities, both in teaching and research, including the development of international double-degree programmes and the submission of joint research project proposals, among other initiatives.

This event is aimed particularly at second- and third-year students who are considering taking part in an international mobility programme during the following two academic years.

The WWEPS began on Thursday, 15 November, with a welcome reception and presentation to the participating institutions by Toni Granollers, Vice-Rector for International Relations at the University of Lleida, together with the EPS management team. This was followed by a guided tour of the school's facilities and campus.

From 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm and from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, the partner universities delivered a series of presentations aimed at students.

On Friday, 16 November, the Partners Fair took place from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm on the basement floor of the EPS, attracting a large number of students.

The eight institutions participating in the World Wide EPS Meeting 2024:

• Silesian University of Technology

• Hochschule Heilbronn University

• DHBW Mosbach

• Esslingen University of Applied Sciences

• Novia University of Applied Sciences

• Hogeschool PXL

• University of Maribor

• University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

The EPS considers the internationalisation of the school to be a key priority, both in terms of strengthening and consolidating its position as a leading institution and in preparing students for their future careers. This process will enable us to face the future with optimism and with a global outlook and an open-minded approach to the world.

Graduates of the Escola Politècnica Superior must be equipped to meet future professional challenges with the highest possible guarantees of success, and to understand and recognise the outstanding career opportunities available across Europe and worldwide.

This commitment to internationalisation focuses on four main areas of action: the internationalisation of the institution across all its areas of activity (teaching, research and knowledge transfer); the internationalisation of all members of the university community; the internationalisation of research and knowledge transfer; and the consolidation of strong, high-quality international destinations for our students.

It is precisely within this fourth area of action that the World Wide EPS Meeting is framed.