Team
To give an answer to the identified needs, higher education professionals, researchers, managers, psychologists jointly developed the idea and co-created SOLSTICE.
UNIVERSIDAD DE VIGO
Spain
UVIGO is a young, innovative public university in Galicia, Spain, established in 1990. It focuses on high-quality education, competitive research, and knowledge transfer to promote sustainable regional growth. The university has three campuses (Vigo, Pontevedra, Ourense), serving around 20,000 students across 56 Bachelor’s and 67 Master’s programs, with over 1,500 teaching staff and 600+ researchers.

• Technology Innovation: UVIGO integrates advanced ICT services, including a virtual campus, to enhance digital education.
• Internationalization Research: The International Projects Office (OPI) supports EU-funded projects, offering guidance on funding, partnerships, and proposal development.
Key Project Areas:
• Digital Green Technologies: Projects on digital transformation, virtual reality, Green Deal, and sustainable resource management.
• Inclusion Equality: Participation in KA2/KA3 projects on gender equality, social inclusion, and policy reform. The Equality Unit ensures gender equality across the university.
• Capacity Building: 18 Erasmus+ CBHE projects improving ICT accessibility and education systems.

UVIGO stands out as a modern, globally engaged institution driving education, research, and societal impact.

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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND GALWAY
Ireland
The University of Galway is the largest and oldest university in Western Ireland, with over 2,000 staff and 18,000 students. It ranks in the top 1% globally (2019) and holds a 201-250 THE World Ranking (2018/19). The university has invested €400M+ in the region over the past decade and hosts renowned programs like Bioinnovate, Techinnovate, IdeasLab, and research centers such as the Ryan Institute (sustainability) and CÚRAM (medical devices).
The Enterprise Research Centre focuses on innovation management, working with industry to develop practical solutions in engineering, technology, and business. Its team of 6 PhD researchers, 1 postdoc, and 1 research associate produces tangible outputs like models and systems, earning awards in research, teaching, and program management.
The university combines world-class research, industry collaboration, and innovation to drive academic and commercial success.
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UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA
Italy
The University of Padova (UNIPD), founded in 1222, is one of Europe’s oldest and most prestigious universities. It offers 32 departments, 37 doctoral programs, 2 international doctoral courses, and 44 research centers across various disciplines. Recognized for its research excellence, UNIPD was awarded the ‘HR Excellence in Research’ logo by the European Commission in 2012 and ranked top among Italian universities for research quality (2011–2014).
The FISPPA Department (Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology) focuses on interdisciplinary research in social, cultural, and psychological studies. With 26 full professors, 52 associate professors, and 42 researchers, it actively participates in numerous European projects.
UNIPD’s International Research Office supports EU-funded research initiatives as a Euraxess Contact Point. The university is also a leader in researcher recruitment ethics, adhering to the European Charter for Researchers.
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Associazione Culturale RHIZOMA
Italy
RHIZOMA is a non-profit organization with legal address in Pontecagnano Faiano (SA), Campania region of Italy, created in 2019.
RHIZOMA intends to spread and disseminate the ideas and principles of postmodernist, post-structuralist and social-constructivist epistemologies in psychology, medicine, pedagogy and social work by promoting development of communities and facilitate change and educational processes throughout Italy and EU territories. Main focuses of RHIZOMA are Solution Focused Therapy & Coaching and Narrative Therapy & Coaching.
EOLAS S.L.
Spain
EOLAS S.L. offers services and support to enterprises, organisations and entities in 3 main areas, for a wide range of demands and needs from support for projects, (educational) innovation and business development.
One of the main activities of EOLAS is in the field of innovation:
Educational, Social, Collaborative, and Training for innovation.
EOLAS S.L. is founded by a team of professionals with more than 20 years of experience in idea generation, identification of financing schemes, proposal preparation, partner search and management of international, European, national and regional projects. It combines the knowledge and experience of in the field of economics, innovation and enterprise organization with engineering, allowing the company to integrate both the technical coordination as well as the economic aspects of project management.
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ENTER EDUCATORS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LDA
Portugal
The ENTER Network is an international network organization dedicated to enhancing the professional competence of tertiary level educators through an international registration procedure. This procedure, based on established international best practices, assesses and certifies educators, leading to the issuance of an International Professional Card. This certification facilitates the worldwide recognition of educators' qualifications.
The ENTER Network effectively coordinates the development and maintenance of an International Professional Educator Register. This register provides transparency and supports higher education institutions in identifying and considering certified educators from various countries for their faculty positions. The registration process also encourages educators to continually enhance their skills and competencies.
Additionally, the ENTER Network is committed to the development and implementation of Professional Development Programmes for pedagogical training.
The organization's expertise encompasses professional development for trainers, networking, pedagogical training for higher education educators, and the recognition of educational performance.
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