On July 22, 2025, the Erasmus+ project, ???????????? ???????????????????????????????? ???????????? ???????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????? ???????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????? ???????????????????? ???????????????? (????????????4????????????????) held its Learning, Teaching and Training Activity (LTTA) in Münster, Germany.
The event was organised and hosted by ACEEU, coordinator of the ESG4SMEs project, and brought together eleven participants from across the ESG4SMEs consortium. Participating organisations included:
• A.B. Institute of Entrepreneurship Development (Cyprus)
• Association of Industries of Thessaly and Central Greece (Greece)
• ETAM Anonymi Symvouleftiki kai Meletitiki Etaireia Ypiresion (Greece)
• Confartigianato Imprese Salerno (Italy)
• Mednarodni Institut za Implementacijo Trajnostnega Razvoja, Maribor (Slovenia)
• WESt mbH (Germany)
As part of the meeting agenda, the SHIFT project was introduced by Adekola Ashonibare, Project Officer of SHIFT, during a session dedicated session for projects with synergies to ESG4SMEs.
In his presentation, Adekola explained the SHIFT project, its objectives, and results. Participants showed keen interest in the SHIFT ESG Impact Index Matrix and the Certification for ESG Impact in Higher Education.
The discussion following the presentation highlighted a strong alignment between the SHIFT and ESG4SMEs project, sparking the interest of the ESG-focused organisations. Participants acknowledged the growing importance of ESG in higher education, emphasising that:
Universities are key pipelines for ESG-savvy talent for companies;
ESG opens up avenues for university-industry collaboration
ESG integration helps to ensure that public investment in higher education translates into sustainable societal and environmental impact.
The SHIFT project established new connections during the event and looks forward to exploring future opportunities for collaboration with memebers of the ESG4SMEs consortium.
