On Tuesday, October 7, 2025, in Targu Mureș, during the meeting of the European University Alliance DIVERSE — which includes G.E. Palade UMPhST of Targu Mures — the Alliance received the official letter from the Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture of the European Commission, sent on Thursday, October 2, 2025. The letter confirms that the DIVERSE University Alliance, holder of the Seal of Excellence, is now officially recognized as a European University Alliance.

The DIVERSE University Alliance brings together 12 universities from 11 European countries, comprising over 150,000 students and more than 15,000 academic and research staff.

Member universities:

– George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mureș – Romania

– Hogeschool PXL – Belgium

– Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm – Germany

– Rosenheim University of Applied Sciences – Germany

– Satakunta University of Applied Sciences – Finland

– Algebra Bernays University – Croatia

– Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa – Portugal

– Windesheim University of Applied Sciences – The Netherlands

– Griffith College – Ireland

– Beykent University – Turkey

– SMK College of Applied Sciences – Lithuania

– Universidad Europea del Atlántico – Spain

DIVERSE aims to become a global leader in Venture Science and Deep Tech, establishing itself as a multidisciplinary European institution focused on technological innovation and entrepreneurship, while actively promoting European values.

Through its initiatives, the alliance develops:

– A transnational and multilingual campus

– Joint degree programs

– Academic and professional mobility across Europe

– Support for research, shared infrastructures, and resources

– A strong network of European institutional and strategic partners

E pluribus unum