The Agricultural University of Athens presents the 5th EU-CONEXUS International School Contest

For the 5th consecutive year, the Agricultural University of Athens is glad to announce the start of submissions to the International School Contest of the European University for Smart Urban Coastal Sustainability EU-CONEXUS "Think Smart, Create Green".

The EU-CONEXUS School Contest has entered its 5th year, continuing to offer students and teachers the chance to bring their vision of a greener future to life. As in previous editions, the EU-CONEXUS International School Contest "Think Smart, Create Green" invites secondary school students from Attica and Central Greece to form teams, combining effort, creativity, and teamwork to help build a smarter, greener world.

For the past two consecutive years, Greece has received international awards in this competition, and the Agricultural University of Athens is proud to showcase the innovation and environmental awareness of the country's students. At this stage, secondary school teachers from Attica and Central Greece are invited to form teams of four and register for the competition by November 29, 2024, via the EU-CONEXUS website: https://www.eu-conexus.eu/en/think-smart-create-green/.

EU-CONEXUS is part of the "European Universities" initiative, one of the European Union's flagship programs, aimed at realizing the ambitious vision of creating a European Education and Research Area. This network focuses on the Intelligent Sustainable Management of Urban Coastal Zones, with the goal of developing innovative educational methods and interdisciplinary approaches in the fields of "blue development," the circular economy, and sustainability.

The network's partner institutions include the University of La Rochelle (France), the Agricultural University of Athens (Greece), the Catholic University of Valencia (Spain), Klaipeda University (Lithuania), the University of Zadar (Croatia), the Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest (Romania), the Waterford Institute of Technology (Ireland), the University of Rostock (Germany), and Frederick University (Cyprus).

For any further clarification or information, please contact Mr. Antonis Vlassopoulos, EU-CONEXUS External Affairs Officer, at avlassopoulos@aua.gr.