TUS president becomes head of European University
PRESIDENT of Technological University of the Shannon, Professor Vincent Cunnane, is to become the first ever Irish leader of a European University.
TUS has been announced as the new co-ordinator for RUN-EU (Regional University Network-European University), making it the first Irish educational institute to be appointed as lead of a European University.
Established in 2020 under the European Universities Alliance and funded by erasmus, RUN-EU is a transnational alliance of higher education institutions working together to create a regional development-oriented European University that embodies the values of sustainability, multiculturalism, and inclusiveness in all its work.
RUN-EU comprises of a 100,000-strong student population, 11,000 staff and over 100 research institutes, centres and groups.
As TUS takes over as lead co-ordinator, President of TUS Professor Vincent Cunnane, said this was a “singular moment” for TUS.
“This is a hugely significant achievement for the regions of Europe and a vote of confidence in the potential of our regions to lead and prosper.
"I look forward to working with all the RUN-EU partners to realise the new possibilities that this next phase presents to us. Of course for TUS, a regionally-focused university located at Europe's western edge, this is a singular moment,” he said.