ACE²-EU Virtual Coffee: Pitch Sessions for Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration
The European Universities Alliance ACE²-EU is pleased to invite researchers to participate in Virtual Coffee – Pitch Sessions, an initiative aimed at fostering interdisciplinary dialogue and cross-institutional collaboration. Join us for two dedicated online meetings on Wednesday, 2 April and 16 April at 15:00 EET, where researchers from across the alliance will present their work, exchange ideas, and explore potential research synergies.
Join the session: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88226570027?pwd=UBaEI07lrDRPLeBN4kayEPjYQCc4B3.1
What is the Virtual Coffee Pitch Session?
The Pitch Session is a 30-minute moderated meeting where each participating researcher will have the opportunity to:
- Deliver a 2-minute presentation highlighting their research focus, current projects, and collaboration interests
- Connect with peers from other ACE²-EU institutions
- Discover thematic overlaps and identify potential partners for joint research initiatives
This initiative is part of ACE²-EU’s broader mission to support interdisciplinary research, innovation, and academic networking across European universities.
General topics for both sessions:
- Environmental Health: Health risk assessment and toxicology in the context of emerging pollutants.
- Extreme Medicine: Human adaptation to hypoxia, hypothermia, and extreme weather conditions.
- Biomimetic Chromatography: Machine learning applications in pharmacokinetics prediction.
- Innovative Biology Education: Teaching innovations in botany and the use of didactic software.
- Construction and Climate Action: A paradigm shift—renovation over demolition.
- Institutional Trust and Governance: Administrative change and crisis management in European integration.
- Industrial Digitalization: Virtual agile production systems and additive manufacturing.
- Aging Workforce and Healthcare: Optimizing nursing home care and AI in qualitative research.
- Plant Genetic Diversity: Conservation strategies and forest tree breeding.
- Sustainable Tourism: Hotel management and service quality in modern tourism.
- Mental Health Policy: Public health strategies in psychiatry and preventive medicine.
- Aging Research and Social Inclusion: Community care and civil engagement for older populations.
- Medical Imaging: Combining MRI and histology for advanced diagnostics.
- Future Mobility: Driver-vehicle interaction and adaptive UI/UX in autonomous systems.
- Energy Efficiency in Buildings: Certification and advanced thermal insulation systems.
- Green Energy Technologies: Power conversion, DC microgrids, and renewable energy storage.
- Sustainable Building Materials: Modern timber construction and eco-friendly renovation.
- Pediatric Health: Inflammatory bowel disease and microplastics impact on child health.
- Interculturality and Arts Activism: Social circus as a tool for education and engagement.
- International Relations and Hegemony: The role of small powers in global politics.
- Youth Participation and Engagement: Cultural practices and meaningful community involvement.
- Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases: Global approaches to cardiology and parasitology.
- Computational Analysis: Isogeometric analysis and multi-patch domain modeling.
- Innovation in Nursing Care: Healthcare quality improvement and organizational change.
- Digital Museum Experience: Eye-tracking and digital heritage platforms for immersive learning.
These themes reflect the diverse expertise within the ACE²-EU community and open doors to high-impact interdisciplinary cooperation.
Why join?
- Promote your work to an international academic audience
- Gain insights from peers working in related or complementary fields
- Build new partnerships and initiate collaborative project ideas
- Become part of a growing European research community under ACE²-EU
The project is co-financed by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia.
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them. Project 101177596.
For more information about the ACE2-EU alliance and planned activities, visit: https://ace2eu.eu/
