Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS) in Lublin joined the consortium of European Universities – ATHENA (Advanced Technology Higher Education Network Alliance). Together with other universities from all over the continent, it will carry out activities in the field of advanced technologies in higher education.

The Consortium of European Universities operates on the basis of partnerships of higher education institutions of the regions of the European Union, which cooperate with each other, carrying out tasks for the benefit of students, scientists and the society.

Within the ATHENA network, apart from UMCS, there are currently seven universities: Politécnico do Porto, Portugal; Hellenic Mediterranean University, Greece; Universität Siegen, Germany; Univerza v Mariboru, Slovenia; Universita Degli Studi Niccolo Cusano Telematica Roma, Italy; Université d’Orleans, France and Vilniaus Gedimino Technikos Universitetas, Lithuania.

The activities carried out by the ATHENA consortium aim to shape the digital transformation of societies as well as to support the development of a sustainable and secure digital economy.