Activities and Ethos
ESST runs a programme of teaching and research devoted to science and technology studies, in both historical and contemporary perspectives. The ESST programme has affiliated faculty with strong interests in the intersections of science and technology with public policy, cultural change, and economic development. The activities of ESST are financed both by the member universities and by external sources,which have included DG XII, DG XXII and the General Secretariat of the European Commission. From 2004 to 2009 ESST was responsible for the co-ordination of Masters-level teaching activities within the EU's PRIME 'network of excellence' in policy studies of research and innovation.
The ESST programme is international in its outlook: it is a multicultural venture rooted in the teaching, research and scientific cultures of many European regions and countries, and in their wider social experience. The universities have developed a networked postgraduate programme focusing on the social, scientific and technological developments in Europe, which they teach in collaboration with each other. This involves substantial exchange of students and staff from the participating universities.
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