RUN-EU at FHV
Join the university network, unlock your potential
Regional University Network-European University (RUN-EU) is a network that is dedicated to creating almost endless learning, research and life opportunities for students, researchers, staff, and stakeholders.
Built from an alliance of 8 likeminded higher education institutions from across varied regions of Europe, RUN-EU is dedicated to building a true European University which aims to foster connections between people by encouraging the sharing of skills and experiences. We believe that the more we connect, share, interact, and learn from each other the more potential we can collectively create for the future.
Meet the RUN-EU university network
RUN-EU partner universities:
Technological University of the Shannon (Ireland)
NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences (The Netherlands)
Polytechnic University of Leiria (Portugal)
Polytechnic University of Cávado and Ave (Portugal)
Häme University of Applied Sciences (Finland)

Discover your RUN-EU opportunities
RUN-EU offers many opportunities for discovery, expansion and enrichment.
Make new friends, be challenged, and discover more about yourself.
- Attend many different RUN-EU Short Learning Opportunities (SLOs). Find out which courses are available here and sign up.
- Financial support is available for SLOs. For details, please contact Elisabeth Summerauer at FHV's International Office.
- The SLO will show up on your diploma supplement. To earn ECTS credits and have the RUN-EU courses recognized, consult your programme director before enrolling.
- Study abroad for 1 semester or join a RUN-EU Double Degree Programme to receive two degrees - one from FHV and one from a RUN-EU partner.
Open up your career and life experiences, get inspired and learn from colleagues across the education sector.
- As a lecturer, you can join RUN-EU to co create courses, build on existing and learn new teaching methodologies.
- As a researcher, you can access more joint funding, share knowledge, and expand your interest within the RUN-EU network. To find out more, contact our head of research, Markus Preißinger.
- As part of the service team, engage in co-creation and learn innovative approaches to administration, HR and beyond.
Stronger alliances and human connections create greater potential for all.
- Enhanced skill sets needed for the professions of the future.
- Stimulated national and international competitiveness of the regions.
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Strengthened quality, innovation, and attractiveness of European higher education.
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Social transformation of the regions by providing tools to meet society’s challenges.
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Sustainable economic, social, cultural and environmental development.
"The bond formed between RUN-EU and FHV will have a great impact on the region because with RUN-EU at our core, FHV will co-create a generation who are skilled in the most relevant and vital expertise required for a better future for us all”, FHV Managing Director Stefan Fitz-Rankl explains.
"I have always said, and I believe that FHV has to be a truly European University. The creation of a European University together with 8 likeminded institutions across Europea and the integration of RUN-EU into FHV, taking onboard its values and purpose, will support and reinforce our European relevance and status. All of us here that form FHV are part of RUN-EU and together we will create a future with more potential", FHV Managing Director Stefan Fitz-Rankl explains.
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