Twice a year, the alliance of European universities, The European University of Brain and Technology, aka NeurotechEU, holds general assemblies to monitor work strategies and consolidate links between the member universities of the alliance. Last week, from November 4 – 6, 2025, the managing team at NeurotechEU, held its second general assembly for the current year in addition to the its Board of Rectors meeting at the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH). The general assembly attracts faculty and research personnel, as well as administrative staff and students from the member institutions.

This meeting was chaired by UMH Rector, Juan José Ruiz, along with Vice Rector for Internationalization and Cooperation, Vicente Micol. Additional UMH representatives were also present at the General Assembly, and they included members of the NeurotechEU Board of Governors, Juana Gallar, who is also the Director of the Institute of Neurosciences (UMH-CSIC); plus Inmaculada Blaya, also the Director of the Service of International Relations and Cooperation. Other attendees included the Rector Delegate for Digital Transformation and active member of the work group for the educational platform, Campus+, of NeurotechEU, Federico Botella; Vice Rector for Academic Affairs, Susana Fernandez de Ávila; various professors at the UMH involved in the creation of teaching content for NeurotechEU, such as the Director of the Center for Translational Research in Physiotherapy, María del Carmen Lillo; physiology professor, Víctor Meseguer; and Ramón y Cajal investigator at the Institute of Neurosciences, Encarnación Marcos. Also participating was the UMH Director of Mobility, África Martínez; expert in international mobility, Mónica Candela; UMH academic managers, Antonio Guerrero and Remedio Naharro; managers of the NeurotechEU project, María José Such; expert in quality management, Sonia Martín; manager of training activities, Sandra Manzanero; and the head of communication, Júlia Santacreu. UMH representatives on the NeurotechEU Student Council, Jorge Maldonado and Bárbara Corral, also attended this meeting, in addition to doctoral student, Jesica Martínez Godfrey.

During the General Assembly UMH Rector, Juan José Ruíz, along with NeurotechEU Coordinator, Richard van Wezel, gave a warm welcome the newest member of the alliance, the Medical University of Innsbruck. About this latest addition, Micol, spokesman of the Neurotech Board of Rectors, said this: “This new addition represents a powerful strategic boost; it means that the alliance is not only growing in numbers, but also strengthening as an ecosystem for innovation that is indispensable for defining the future of neurotechnology and higher education in Europe.”

Attendees from the allied universities of Neurotech met over three days to ensure the continuation of effective work efforts and to strengthen relationships between alliance work teams. The program was divided into various plenary sessions of the General Assembly and multiple parallel meetings in which the different managing groups and work packages of the alliance addressed crucial topics such as innovation in mobility and the expected impact of NeurotechEU. Work also progressed on the interim monitoring report, scheduled for December 2025, as well as the next steps to be taken by the alliance.

NeurotechEU is a project co-funded by the European Commission that strives to strengthen the education and training of future professionals and investigators in the field of neurotechnology, the goal of which is to find solutions to health issues related to neuroscience and mental health through affordable technologies. In addition to the UMH, the NeurotechEU European alliance consists of an additional eight European universities. They include Radboud University (the Netherlands), Karolinska Institutet (Sweden), University of Bonn (Germany), Boğaziçi University (Türkiye) Universitatea de Medicină și Farmacie din Cluj-Napoca (Romania) University of Lille (France), the University of Reykjavik (Iceland), along with new alliance incorporation, The Medical University of Innsbruck (Austria).