Context: Rapid developments and adoption of machine learning-based software solutions have enabled novel ways to tackle our societal problems. The ongoing digital transformation has led to the incorporation of these software solutions in just about every application domain. Software architecture for …

Dear Reader, Welcome to Sustainable EU Economy. This book is more than a textbook—it is an invitation to explore how the European Union shapes business, society, and sustainability in today’s interconnected world. My hope is that it will inspire you to think critically, engage actively, and see how Europe’s …

Dit document presenteert een nieuw, op gedrag gebaseerd kader voor het verbeteren van de implementatie van regionale innovatiestrategieën voor slimme specialisatie (RIS3) door kunstmatige intelligentie (AI) te integreren met duurzaam alliantiebeheer. Op basis van vergelijkende casestudy's uit Noord-Nederland, …

This whitepaper explores what the impact is of the operating system (OS) of a smartphone on its lifespan, costs and environmental impact.

This curriculum on social mentoring is the result of a collaboration of a diverse group of academics, practitioners and students from around the world and was developed and facilitated as part of the Erasmus Plus Project “Mentoring for Social Inclusion in Europe: Sharing Knowledge and Building Capacity” …

The Ment4EU Erasmus Plus project (2023-2026) project aims to establish and share a European knowledge base on social mentoring, increase higher education institutions mentoring training capacity and promote community engagement in higher education institutions through social mentoring. As part of this …

The implementation of the Ment4EU curriculum on social mentoring (Ciff & Brady, 2025) marked a historic milestone in the advancement of mentorship practices within Europe. Held in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, from 3 to 7 February 2025 as a blended intensive program, this initiative stands as the first known …

Conventional, technological innovation in a growth-oriented economy is not the solution to the existential problems we face today but rather the cause of them. It accelerates excessive consumption, depletes the natural environment, and leads to a socioecological crisis of which we are yet to understand …