Vision and Objectives

Through ARTEMIS, we envision a future where higher education serves as a powerful catalyst for sustainable regional development and fosters international collaboration. Our mission is to create a dynamic and inclusive European University that leverages the power of mobility to foster innovation, research, cultural exchange, and economic growth across regions.

^{Marie-Elisabeth BAUDOIN, ARTEMIS Project coordinator, Vice-Rector of Clermont Auvergne University in charge of International and European Strategy}

1. In the short-term perspective, ARTEMIS supports an integrated interdisciplinary strategy covering education, transnational academic exchange, research, innovation, co-creation, and societal engagement. To meet our objectives, we will tackle regional mobility challenges across key areas: technology and traffic, environment and energy, medicine, and health, agri-food, circular economy, law, business, humanities, and creative arts, with a focused approach on:

1. Technology and Transport: Prioritizing green and soft mobility, addressing both industrial and technological challenges (Expertise provided by all full partners and the two Ukrainian HEI Associated partners)
2. Health and Environment: Ensuring mobility access for all, with special attention to the needs of an aging society (Expertise from UCA, OTH, UoI, Unipg, HVL, UOC)
3. Migration: Understanding and mitigating the impacts of forced migrations on community social fabrics and addressing humanitarian aspects (Expertise from UCA, OTH, UoI, Unipg, UOC).

During the first four years of the project, ARTEMIS will experiment with new forms of academic cooperation through the implementation of innovative pedagogical approaches (such as a challenge-based approach), new flexible and personalised European curriculum, the establishment of a pool of resources, and the creation of joint research structures (including ARTEMIS Research Centres, Research Beacon Groups, and Research Leagues).

ARTEMIS will significantly contribute to the sustainable social and economic development of regions including transformation of mobility and transporting of people and goods that Europe must achieve within the next 30 years.

a) The partners will update the existing and create new educational curricula in the three cycles (Bachelor, Master and Doctoral) as well as lifelong learning based on multi-disciplinary and cross-sectoral approaches, integrating student-centred learning approaches and challenge-based education with a focus on mobility in the broad sense and regional development.

b) The Alliance will foster interdisciplinary research and co-creation frameworks closely linked to socio-economic issues by developing several joint interdisciplinary research and innovation labs involving all relevant stakeholders: transport and mobility users, public authorities, policy makers, industry and business, transport and mobility infrastructure, service providers, and non-governmental organisations. ARTEMIS will generate data and publications that will be open science to maximise impact and reuse.

c) ARTEMIS is set to enhance innovation capacity and regional development across its network of higher education institutions by establishing and upgrading dedicated support structures. It will achieve this through key tools: EURECA, ADA, and KIC-ART. EURECA will integrate diverse local innovation systems into a powerful meta-cluster, ADA will provide a full spectrum of Deeptech entrepreneurship from inception to acceleration, and KIC-ART will unify R&D resources to elevate high-TRL projects. These initiatives collectively will advance mobility innovations and regional growth, aligning with EU objectives for comprehensive, cross-sectoral innovation.

d) Societal engagement stands as a key issue in ARTEMIS's approach to fostering a truly European solution-sharing model. By 2026, the initiative will establish eight living labs across the consortium, expanding to a Europe-wide network by 2029. These hubs will be arenas for co-creation among citizens, industry and business, NGOs, academics, and other stakeholders. This collaborative framework across the eight partners ensures that the solutions derived are not only locally beneficial but also resonate throughout Europe, embodying a collective approach to shared challenges with the following results:

• Conducting research to tackle environmental and climate challenges, with goals of achieving climate neutrality, reversing biodiversity loss, and stopping pollution;
• Developing climate and environmental literacy across all education levels and disciplines, while also reaching out to the public through community engagement.