17.3.8
SDG 8 – Decent Work & Economic Growth
UTH underpins decent work and economic growth through high-quality, labour-market-relevant education across its schools, and via strong links with employers. Departments organise career days, internship schemes and targeted events—for example, the Department of Animal Production’s events on connecting graduates with the labour market—to ensure smooth school-to-work transitions.
One Planet Thessaly, UTH’s innovation, technology transfer and entrepreneurship centre, supports students and researchers in developing entrepreneurial skills, creating spin-offs, and engaging with industry, clusters and public authorities. It co-organises innovation events such as the InnoHealth Forum 2024 and its hackathon, where multidisciplinary teams design digital health solutions with commercial potential, and the ARSINOE final conference high-level panel on climate adaptation and markets.
As part of the INVEST European University Alliance, UTH promotes entrepreneurship and regional innovation through joint courses, mobility opportunities and challenge-based projects, contributing to smart specialisation and sustainable economic growth in partner regions.