Riga Technical University (RTU) is Latvia’s only polytechnic university and the country’s largest higher education institution, with almost 15,000 students. RTU offers high-quality programmes in engineering, technology, social sciences, and humanities through nine faculties and 33 institutes. The university combines education with advanced research, innovation, entrepreneurship, and technology transfer, aiming to address current technological and societal challenges. Its programmes are internationally evaluated and officially accredited, and are developed in cooperation with employers to meet labour market needs. With over 150 years of academic tradition, modern infrastructure, strong international cooperation, and a growing international student community, RTU is a leading university in Latvia and the Baltic region.
Innovation and Digital Development Association (IDDA) is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation established in 2022 in Eskişehir, Türkiye, promoting digital and green transformation. Created by 120 education volunteers, IDDA brings together researchers, youth workers, teachers, and volunteers to support the professional development of educators and young people. Its key priorities include ICT, STEM, CLIL, digital literacy, artificial intelligence, immersive technologies, renewable energy, and environmental protection. IDDA collaborates with Tepebaşı Municipality, Eskişehir Technical University, and local public institutions on waste management, renewable energy, and digital innovation. The association promotes climate action, energy efficiency, sustainable agriculture, healthy lifestyles, inclusion, and youth empowerment through innovative education and European cooperation.
“Ștefan cel Mare” National Pedagogical College in Bacău, Romania, is a prestigious educational institution founded in 1919, with over a century of experience in teacher education. Currently, it serves approximately 1,700 students aged 3–19 and employs around 100 teachers and support staff. The school promotes European standards, STEAM, digital competences, sustainability, social inclusion, entrepreneurship, and active citizenship. It provides modern facilities supporting blended and inquiry-based learning, including science and ICT laboratories. As a UNESCO Associated School since 1986, the College has strong international experience and has received the national “European School” award in 2007, 2013, and 2019 for its European cooperation and multicultural educational projects.
CEIP San Isidro Labrador is the only school in Cuevas del Campo, Granada, Spain, serving 149 students from early childhood to compulsory secondary education, supported by 20 teachers. Located within the Granada Geopark, the school uses its unique natural environment as a learning laboratory for understanding climate change, drought, desertification, and global warming. The school prioritizes inclusion, diversity, environmental awareness, and equal opportunities, particularly for students with fewer opportunities and specific educational needs. Through European cooperation, it aims to strengthen students’ and teachers’ foreign language and digital competences, promote collaborative project-based learning, and integrate innovative, game-based methodologies. Sustainability and the fight against climate change are central institutional priorities.
Srednja Škola Metković is a secondary vocational school in southern Croatia with 490 students aged 14–18 and 78 teachers. It offers three- and four-year vocational programmes in tourism, business, gastronomy, electrical engineering, fashion design, and civil engineering. The school has extensive Erasmus+ experience, having participated in more than nine KA229 projects and various national and international initiatives. Digital transformation, STEM, Artificial Intelligence (AI), renewable energy, and sustainability are key priorities. The school promotes inclusive education and actively supports gifted students and students with specific needs. Through Energy Days and an LED lighting pilot project, students develop practical knowledge of energy efficiency, sustainability, and responsible energy use.
I.I.S.S. “Federico II Stupor Mundi” is a secondary art school in Corato, Southern Italy, with a long tradition of arts education dating back to the 1950s. The school has 688 students aged 14–19, 102 teachers, and 28 non-teaching staff. It offers programmes in Visual Arts, Industrial Design, Scenography, Audiovisual and Multimedia, and Architecture and Environment. The school has extensive experience in European projects, including Comenius, PON, and Erasmus+ initiatives. It actively promotes tolerance, social inclusion, creativity, critical thinking, and digital and communication skills. A key institutional goal is to connect STEM education with renewable energy and climate change, preparing students for future challenges and professions.
