ESSSR supports the research strategies of member universities in four central areas:
- internationalisation by being part of a strong European consortium, collaborating with many member universities;
- increasing in the income from research projects by having qualitatively and quantitatively more projects on sustainability issues;
- training of more PhD students, by means of joint supervisions of more PhD theses and post-doctoral fellows, engaging interested professors from different Faculties;
- fostering technology transfer by bringing the results of scientific projects to use, supporting societal changes
In addition to the points above, becoming a member of ESSSR is advantageous for several reasons:
- Members can join efforts to perform works on sustainability in an integrated way and do not work alone;
- ESSSR equally fosters teaching (by digital means) and research, with contents which may be beneficial to many university studentsg);
- The network enhances the image of the member universities as internationally-oriented research organisations, and markets them internationally as key players on the subject;
- The new projects generated, automatically lead to additional income and overheads;
- Finally, being part of ESSSR will assist members´efforts to access mainstream funding from research, being part of many other projects, hence increasing their presence in the international research arena.
Whereas Regular Membership of ESSSR is free of charges, and will continue to be so in the future, we are now offering an additional engagement option as the Premium Membership