The European University of Technology (EUt+) alliance is steadily progressing towards becoming a multi-campus European University, with the ultimate goal of merging its member institutions.

Collaborative activities in research and innovation have encouraged researchers to pool their expertise and resources, leading to the formation of EUt+ Research Groups (ERG) and Institutes (ERI). An ERI represents a strategic concentration of EUt+ research strengths at the European level, operating under a unified name. These ERIs bring together researchers and academics from EUt+ member universities, facilitating collaboration and infrastructure sharing across interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary fields, as well as within focused research domains.

To express this common belonging to EUt+ strategy, joint publications of ERI and ERG are now signed with the double affiliation 1Member University and 2EUt+. This decision reflects the understanding that EUt+ represents more than just a network; it signifies a shared strategic vision and a sense of belonging (affectio societatis). Therefore, all publications are encouraged to adopt this double affiliation. The use of the EUt+ affiliation is also encouraged in line with EUt+'s commitment to Open Access. To acknowledge the alliance's support, authors are advised to use the following statement: "... is a member of EUt+, which supported the execution of the work presented here." Depending on journals requirements, the presentation of the EUt+ common affiliation can vary.
 

Application of the EUt+ common affiliation

Generic form of the affiliation for an ERI member

Surname_A, Name_A1,3
Surname_B, Name_B2,3 

1 [Name of the Institute/Department], [Name of the member university], [Address], [Country]
2 [Name of the Institute/Department], [Name of the member university], [Address], [Country]
3 [Name of the EUt+ Research Institute], European Research Institute, European University of Technology, European Union

Generic form of the affiliation for an ERG member

Surname_A, Name_A1,3
Surname_B, Name_B2,3 

1 [Name of the Institute/Department], [Name of the member university], [Address], [Country]
2 [Name of the Institute/Department], [Name of the member university], [Address], [Country]
3 [Name of the EUt+ Research Group], European University of Technology, European Union

Generic form of the affiliation for an author is not a member of an ERI or ERG

Surname_A, Name_A1,3
Surname_B, Name_B2,3 

1 [Name of the Institute/Department], [Name of the member university], [Address], [Country]
2 [Name of the Institute/Department], [Name of the member university], [Address], [Country]
3 European University of Technology, European Union

Examples

Example 1 
Couteau, Christophe (2025): Quantum computing using photons. In: Eur. Phys. J. A 61 (4), Artikel 75. DOI: 10.1140/epja/s10050-025-01517-5.
First article using the EUt+ affiliation
First article using the EUt+ affiliation
Example 2
Fennessy, Adam; Onea, Vasile; Walshe, James; Doran, John; Purcar, Marius; Amarandei, George (2025): Suitability of Existing Photovoltaic Degradation Models for Agrivoltaic Systems. In: Energies 18 (8), Artikel 1937. DOI: 10.3390/en18081937.

Second article using the common affiliation
Second article using the common affiliation

Example 3

Fitzpatrick, Noel; Hayes, Paul; Schmidt, Jan Cornelius; Toribio-Roura, Ester; Almrott, Ceri; D’Bastiani, Camila et al. (2025): Policy Recommendations for Higher Education Institutions to Begin Advancing from Digital Transformation to Bifurcation. In: Nanoethics 19 (2). DOI: 10.1007/s11569-025-00476-x. 

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Example 4

The Biomedical Limitations of Magnetic Nanoparticles and a Biocompatible Alternative in the Form of Magnetotactic Bacteria
Natalia Paul, Rahela Carpa, Rodica Elena Ionescu and Catalin Ovidiu Popa J. Funct. Biomater. 16, 231 (2025). https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb16070231

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Example 5

Raffaele Giammetti, Ariel L. Wirkierman, Global production scenarios: Actual unbundling, potential rebundling and geoeconomic rewiring across value chains,
International Economics, 2025, 100616, ISSN 2110-7017, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inteco.2025.100616.

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Specific Application of members


The Council of Administration (CA) of UTCN validated and established the conditions and recommendations the common affiliation will be implemented in UTCN. The CA is formed of all rectors, vice rectors, deans of faculties and directors of support departments. This agreement is structured on two articles. Article 1 establishes compulsory common affiliation for papers where at least one author is associated with an ERI or ERG. Article 2 proposes recommended common affiliation for papers whose authors have no affiliation with any ERI or ERG.
Date of update 11 juillet 2025