Adapting & Innovating: Reflections from the HeadStart Project Partner Meeting in Lisbon
On April 28th, 2025, Momentum’s Paula Whyte travelled to Lisbon for the latest HeadStart project partner meeting, hosted by the wonderful Portuguese partner, Inspiring Girls Portugal. However, Paula’s arrival coincided with a major and unexpected power outage that swept across Portugal & Spain, plunging all of Lisbon into chaos. Public transport stalled, traffic lights went […]
MY PEACE music sessions at ATU Sligo
MY PEACE is an Erasmusplus project working to empower young people to engage in peacebuilding through music. Momentum is joined by Partners from France, Germany, Denmark, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ukraine in this two-year project. To date, the project team has done extensive research in their individual countries, created a Good Practice guide with examples […]
Introducing the Repower Regions Project
Momentum is delighted to be involved in the Repower Regions Project. Bringing together twelve partners from ten European countries, the Repower Regions project was officially launched in Naas on 20th March 2025 by Ms Sonya Kavanagh, Chief Executive of Kildare County Council, who emphasised its ambitious scope. She highlighted that the initiative would strengthen energy […]
Accelerate Future HEI – Halfway Through the Journey
Accelerate Future HEI, supporting future-focused higher education is a Horizon Europe project that brings together twelve European partners from eleven European countries to develop and pilot test a methodology for acceleration services to support HEI institutional transformation. As an acceleration partner, Momentum leads Communication, Dissemination and Sustainability and is represented by Samantha Carty who recently travelled to the fifth partner meeting to mark the […]
The Start on Sustainability Project Final In-Person Meeting in Leitrim
We were delighted to host the final in-person meeting of our SOS Start On Sustainability project recently. We have loved working alongside Global Impact Grid, European E-Learning Institute, Autónomos-ATA, and Północna Izba Gospodarcza on the project. Start on Sustainability is a programme designed to help Europe’s small businesses adopt environmentally friendly practices. The aim of […]
Kicking Off Food Eco-Culture Edu: A Taste of Interdisciplinary Innovation in Leeuwarden
In late November 2024, in the vibrant city of Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, our lead partner NHL Stenden played host to the kick-off meeting of our exciting new Erasmus+ project: Food Eco-Culture Edu – Connecting Disciplines in European Higher Academia at their renowned Hotel Management School. The meeting marked the beginning of a collaborative and creative […]
Digital Work-Based Learning Treasure Box Launch
December saw the launch of a practical ‘Treasure Box’ of resources created through the electronic Work-Based Learning – eWBL Project. This initiative has been a labour of collaboration, passion, and commitment to reimagining work-based learning in a digital environment. During the COVID-19 pandemic, higher education institutions, employers, and students faced unprecedented challenges in transitioning from […]
A Visit to Pasta Fresca Sligo for the 3 Kitchens Project
Food is an important aspect of culture and identity. It can be a powerful starting point for migrant women to share their cultural heritage and build connections with their local communities. The 3 KITCHENS project is an adult education initiative to empower migrant women in three key areas: volunteering, employment, and entrepreneurship. It offers a […]
The Leadership for Diversity National Conference
The National Conference for Leadership for Diversity project took place recently in Antwerp, Belgium. This was a wonderful event that highlighted the importance of the project. The event began with a dinner with a difference; as each course was served a question was asked relating to diversity and inclusion, this led to stimulating conversations between […]