MONUGEO project Kick-off Meeting took place from March 24 to 25, 2025, marking the official launch of the collaboration between eight beneficiary partners and seven associated partners from around the world. Hosted by IGT BOKU (Austria), the meeting focused on aligning project goals, timelines, and responsibilities. Partners from institutions across Europe, Asia, and beyond gathered to discuss the project’s scientific objectives, methodology, and future steps, setting the foundation for a successful partnership in geoscience research.

MONUGEO consists of eight beneficiary partners, including Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (BOKU, Austria), University of Savoy Mont Blanc (USMB, France), Centro Internacional de Métodos Numéricos en la Ingeniería (CIMNE, Spain), Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (TSNUK, Ukraine), Warsaw University of Technology (WUT, Poland), University of Twente (UT, Netherlands), University of Padua (UNIPD, Italy), Itasca Consultants GmbH (ITASCA, German); and seven associated partners, i.e., Tribhuvan University (Nepal), University of Warwick (United Kingdom), University of Newcastle (Australia), Kyoto University (Japan), Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (South Korea), China University of Geosciences - Wuhan (China), University of Macau (Macau SAR, China). IGT BOKU is the coordinator of MONUGEO