Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) and Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU) were announced as incoming members of the EuroTech Universities Alliance in Brussels on 28 October. Both universities will join on 1 January 2027, bringing the Alliance’s membership to eight as it celebrates its 15th anniversary this year.
The announcement was made at the EuroTech Summit, which brought together more than 180 representatives from research, industry, government and EU institutions. The accession of TalTech and CTU extends the Alliance’s geographical reach and connects complementary strengths and innovation ecosystems.
“Joining EuroTech is the next step in TalTech’s long-standing collaboration with Europe’s leading technological universities. Together, we want to translate research results more quickly into solutions that businesses and society need. TalTech can contribute its expertise and Estonia’s experience to this collaboration, while playing a greater role in shaping the future of European science and technology,” said Tiit Land, Rector of TalTech.
TalTech has been working with EuroTech member universities through the EuroTeQ educational development project since 2019. Joining EuroTech will deepen these partnerships and broaden opportunities for collaboration in research and innovation.
Founded in 2011, EuroTech is a strategic university alliance that pools expertise and resources in research, innovation, education and research infrastructure development. Its collective efforts aim to address societal challenges and strengthen Europe’s competitiveness, sustainability and resilience.
The Alliance’s current members are the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris), Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM).
Launched earlier this year, EuroTech’s Strategy 2030 sets out ambitions to strengthen joint research and innovation initiatives, develop shared infrastructure and forge closer ties between universities and their surrounding innovation ecosystems. The Alliance also seeks to bring scientific expertise more directly into European policymaking. In education and skills development, EuroTech works with its sister alliance, EuroTeQ.
A central question at EuroTech’s 15th anniversary Summit was how Europe can turn scientific breakthroughs into globally competitive technologies and companies.
Discussions focused on four strategic fields: digital and enabling technologies; clean tech and energy; health and biotechnology; and security and space. Researchers, entrepreneurs and policymakers explored how to support the development, financing and scaling of emerging technologies.