Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC) Visits National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)
On May 19th and 20th, 2025, a 12-member delegation from Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC) visited the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) to reinforce the strategic partnership within the EULiST Alliance and explore opportunities for future academic and research collaboration across a broad range of engineering fields.
The delegation, led by URJC Vice-Rector for International Relations Prof. María Luisa Humanes Humanes and the Chair of EULiST Management Board, Pablo Tomas Salvador Alonso, Head of URJC International Office, consisted of representatives from various faculties.
The event was inaugurated with welcome speeches by academic leaders, including the NTUA Rector, Prof. Ioannis K. Chatjigeorgiou, the NTUA Vice Rector, Prof. Athanasios Zisis, and Emer. Prof. Katerina Adam, EULiST NTUA Scientific Responsible.
The meeting proceeded with a session of presentations highlighting key research activities at NTUA. Prof. Sotirios Karellas, EULiST NTUA Scientific Responsible, and WP4 Leader, gave an institutional overview on behalf of Vice Rector for Research, Innovation, and Outreach, Prof. Manos Varvarigos. He also presented the EULiST Research activities, with a particular focus on ERIA (EULiST Research and Innovation Academy), the flagship of Work Package 4: “Research & Innovation”. Ongoing activities within WP4, such as “Fridays for Research”, were also introduced. Subsequently, NTUA Professors with research activities relevant with these of the URJC delegation, i.e. Marinos Manolesos, Maria Taxiarhou, Georgios Stamou, Simos Papavasiliou, Nikos Mitrou, and Athanasios Rentizelas showcased their research areas and the projects conducted in their laboratories.
URJC’s research activities were then introduced by Pablo Tomás Salvadores Alonso, Director of Internationalization, Santiago Gómez Ruiz, Academic Director of International Research Promotion, and other representatives from various URJC schools and faculties including Luis Fernando Bautista from School of Experimental Sciences and Technology (ESCET), Cristina Soguero from School of Engineering of Fuenlabrada, Rafael Capilla from School of Computer Engineering and Ana Medina Lopez from Faculty of Economics and Business Science.
The afternoon session included bilateral meetings and guided
visits to NTUA laboratories. Based on their research interests the URJC delegation was divided into two groups:
- Group 1 visited the Schools of Mining & Metallurgical Engineering, (SMMM) and Chemical Engineering (SCE), led by Emer. Prof. Katerina Adam, Prof. Andreas Boudouvis, and Antonia Lampropoulou, EULiST NTUA local coordinator, Head of International Relations Department. The visit to the SMMM included the Georama Mineralogical Museum and TEM. The visit to the School of Chemical Engineering included visits to Labs and Pilot Plant facilities.
- Group 2 visited the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, (SECE) under the coordination of Prof. Ioanna Roussaki, where discussions were held on the school’s research focus areas but also on research topics from the School of Mechanical Engineering, (SME), coordinated by Prof. Konstantinos Kirytopoulos.
The visit concluded with a joint session where representatives from both institutions convened to discuss potential future synergies in research, education, and innovation, based on areas of mutual interest and a shared commitment to advancing sustainability and driving the green and digital transition.
