May 20, 2025
The launch of the KTUR² project took place on May 20, 2025 at the 360 Grand-Est trade fair at the Palais de la Musique et des Congrès in Strasbourg. The day kicked off with a consortium meeting bringing together 15 partners for a series of highlights focusing on cross-border innovation. This was followed by the Industrial Advisory Board, which discussed the project’s strategic vision.
The morning ended with the KTUR project launch conference, during which eight speakers took turns to talk about the project. The conference was moderated by Michel DE MATHELIN, Senior Vice-President and Vice-President Strategy and Innovation at the University of Strasbourg. He introduced Alice FRETON, Startup Program Manager at the University of Basel, who came to share a concrete example of a successful collaboration in technology transfer.
KTUR and its workstreams were then presented.
Pauline PUPIER, Project Manager Europe at SATT Conectus, presented Axe 1, dedicated to the R&D needs of companies and access to research infrastructures.
Romina KOLB, Managing Director of the HKA’s Institute for Continuing Education, and Charlotte JOUMIER, Unistra’s Continuing Education Engineering Officer, detailed Axis 2, which focuses on continuing education.
FNHW researcher Dario MEYER took over to introduce Axis 3, dedicated to the development of entrepreneurship.
Dennis STEININGER, Professor and Chair of Entrepreneurship at RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau, concluded with Axis 4 of the project, focusing on innovation financing mechanisms.
The conference closed with a speech by Michiel SCHEFFER, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the European Innovation Council (EIC), who shared the project’s strategic orientations. A total of 120 people attended the KTUR² project launch conference.
The launch day continued with the Associated Partners Forum, a networking cocktail organized around islands corresponding to the four strategic axes of KTUR².
The day ended with the Communication Circle, bringing together members of the communication working group. KIT, RPTU and HKA presented their communication orientations.