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Grenoble launches call for international guest professorships and visiting scientists

The Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA) has officially opened its internal call IRGA – Initiatives de Recherche Grenoble Alpes, which includes a dedicated scheme for hosting international researchers for short stays.

Following the success of the Unite! Research School in Autrans, several participants expressed interest in returning to Grenoble as visiting professors or visiting scientists. The Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA) has now launched its internal IRGA call – Initiatives de Recherche Grenoble Alpes – offering a dedicated programme for hosting international researchers on short-term visits.

Who can apply?

Although the programme is designed for international academics, applications must be submitted internally by a permanent UGA staff member (a researcher, teacher-researcher, or research engineer with a PhD) affiliated with a UGA research unit.

The “Accueil de scientifiques invités internationaux” scheme specifically targets academics currently employed at an institution outside France. Interested candidates should first contact their potential host in Grenoble — for example, colleagues met during the Research School — as the UGA host must act as the project leader.

What funding is available?

The programme supports 1–2-month stays, in one or two periods of at least one month each. Visits may combine research with teaching or training activities where relevant.

Eligible costs include:

  • Living and local expenses (daily allowance, accommodation, and local transport), according to UGA rules.
  • Travel costs covered by a fixed lump sum of €500 or €1,000, depending on the country of origin.

When to apply?

Proposals can be submitted at any time via the UGA DEPOSIBUS platform. Evaluation and funding decisions are made in several selection rounds, with the next deadlines:

  • 10 December 2025 (12:00)
  • 15 February 2026 
  • 15 May 2026 
  • 15 November 2026 (12:00)

UGA advises aiming for the first deadline for better chances of selection.

PhD Fellowships Unite! ULisboa

ULisboa will award 30 PhD fellowships under a collaboration agreement between  Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia and ULisboa as part of European University Unite!

Universidade de Lisboa (ULisboa) is part of the Unite! – University Network for Innovation, Technology and Engineering, together with Technishe Universität Darmstadt (Germany), Aalto University (Finland), KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden), Grenoble INP – UGA (France), Politecnico di Torino (Italy), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain), Graz University of Technology (Austria) and Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (Poland). ULisboa and Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) signed a collaboration agreement to award PhD fellowships under Unite! priority areas.

ULisboa will award a total of 30 fellowships in the following priority areas (although other areas are not excluded):

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Energy batteries
  • Hydrogen and Smart Cities
  • Industry 4.0

Implementation

  1. Specific official calls for PhD fellowship support
    Students may apply for a scholarship. Each call for PhD scholarships will be opened in accordance with ULisboa and FCT regulations and will specify the respective scientific areas, as well as the evaluation panel.
  2. Selection of PhD candidates
    The PhD candidate will be selected by the evaluation jury in each Call.
  3. Registration and start the academic year
    Selected PhD candidates will register in a PhD program offered within ULisboa Schools and start the academic year in September.

Next applications:

Applications (EURAXES Notice | ULisboa Notice): until December 20th, 2025

Applications must be submitted to the following email address: candidaturas.rh@reitoria.ulisboa.pt

Unite! Networking Hub | Large Online Courses: Practicalities, Student Engagement and Workload

Inviting all academic staff who teach online courses or are interested in developing one in the future to join the Unite! Networking Hub on large-scale online courses. The session focuses on exchanging best practices while sharing insights and discussing how to effectively keep students engaged and motivated in an online environment.

The Unite! Networking Hub session on 16 December invites university educators and course developers from the Unite! alliance who are interested in creating or improving large-scale online courses. The discussion will range from general practicalities and ways to increase student engagement to managing student workload. Together, we will discuss best practices at our own institutions and share experiences to spark new ideas and mutual learning. Participants can have varying levels of experience — from exploring online teaching for the first time to having run MOOCs or hybrid courses for years.

What is Unite! Networking Hub?

The Unite! Networking Hub is a virtual space designed for academic and administrative staff from Unite! universities. It’s more than just a networking event, it’s a collaborative hub where colleagues come together to connect and engage with peers facing similar challenges, share best practices and tools, exchange experiences and ideas, and foster a strong cross-institutional community spirit. Whether you’re looking to solve a problem, showcase an initiative, or simply talk about your day-to-day work with someone who understands, the Networking Hub is for you.

 

How does it work?

  • 9 sessions per year, one per month (starting in October 2025)
  • Held on the third Tuesday of each month at 13:00 CET
  • Each session lasts approximately one hour
  • Hosted on a virtual platform

 

Find out more about ways to contribute and all upcoming events on Unite! Networking Hub

 

Submit your proposal for the Virtual Education Summit

Virtual Education Summit, the third in the Unite!-Ed Future Conference series, focuses on the role of higher education in supporting democracy amid global change.

Higher education for democracy has been the hallmark of many educational reforms and interventions over the years. Join the summit to hear from cutting-edge researchers and take the opportunity for matchmaking. The Virtual Education Summit will showcase Seed Fund Projects and offer matchmaking opportunities for those pursuing joint teaching or joint programme collaborations.

Would you like to present at the summit?

All types of presentations are welcome, especially those focusing on internationalisation, democracy in education, and sustainable development for education.

Fast facts:

What: Proposals for presentation at the Virtual Education Summit – The 3rd Unite! – Ed Future Conference

Topic: Higher education for democracy in a shifting global landscape

Submission Deadline: 23 January, 2026

How to submit a proposal:

  • Visit this link for full details https://metacampus.unite- university.eu/course/section.php?id=1431
  • Proposals should be submitted via EasyChair (abstracts not exceeding 500 words): https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=ued2026

Would you like to attend the summit?

This online summit will present Unite! seed funding projects and serve as a matchmaking event for joint teaching and programme collaborations. It offers an excellent opportunity to share experiences and connect with colleagues across the Unite! alliance. Registrations open 23 January 2026.

More information

What: Virtual Education Summit – The 3rd Unite!-Ed Future Conference

When: 12 March 2026

Time: 09:00–16:00 CET

Registrations open: 23 January 2026

Where: Zoom (link to be announced on Metacampus closer to the date)

*To attend the summit please enrol via Metacampus after 23 January 2026

https://metacampus.unite-university.eu/enrol/index.php?id=183

Unite! Metacampus – Innovative learning Experiences across the Alliance

The Unite! Metacampus enables faculty, staff and students to collaborate, share teaching content and design international learning experiences together — with inspiring success stories already showing its impact.

The Metacampus is Unite!’s federated learning management system (LMS) — a shared digital environment where teaching and learning transcend campus and national borders. Designed for members from all nine Unite! universities, it enables the creation and delivery of joint online courses, blended programmes, and shared teaching content across institutions.

Across Unite!, educators are already using Metacampus to run collaborative, innovative, and inclusive digital programmes — their stories illustrate just how powerful this shared platform can be.

Inspiring success stories from the Metacampus

A key example of the Metacampus in action is the Unite! Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) on Competencies for Collaborative Teaching in Joint Programmes. This six-week English-language course, held in summer 2024, helped academic staff, lecturers and researchers develop skills for collaborative teaching across institutions.

The programme combined an online introductory module, a five-day on-site week at KTH Stockholm and a final online presentation. Metacampus served as the central platform, providing secure, institution-based access to materials, assignments, and communication spaces for all participants.

Another success story is the 21 Day Challenge, a self-paced online course designed to raise awareness about inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA). Hosted on Metacampus, it offered daily learning units with videos, texts, reflection prompts, and interactive exercises.

After a successful pilot in 2023, the course was relaunched in 2024 with new topics such as burnout and indigenous rights, and enhanced accessibility through a dedicated toolkit. Participants who completed all required activities earned an IDEA open badge as recognition. The feedback showed high satisfaction with both, the structure and the platform, underlining Metacampus’s role in fostering engaging, inclusive, and impactful learning experiences.

Metacampus connects the Unite! community through digital teaching and learning — making collaboration across campuses not only possible, but accessible, inclusive, and effective.

Get inspired and get started

Curious to discover more examples of how Unite! educators are using the Unite! digital tools to bring international teaching to life?

 

Explore the Unite! Digital Teaching and Learning Success Story Report Series

If you’re new to the platform, the course How to use Metacampus offers a hands-on introduction to getting started.

For further support and exchange, join the monthly Metacampus Meet & Greet – dates and details can be found directly in the course.

Wrocław Tech Launches the UNITE! Widening Digital Campus

Wrocław University of Science and Technology Launches the UNITE! Widening Digital Campus

On 21 November 2025, Wrocław Tech will host the Digital Campus Presentation, an event that will officially inaugurate the UNITE! Widening Digital Campus – a shared European virtual space connecting universities, researchers, students, and external partners across Europe.

The UNITE! Widening Digital Campus initiative aims to build a collaborative network between academia and industry while developing modern tools to support innovation and technology transfer.

During the event, the AGORA portal – a joint achievement of the universities within the alliance – will be presented. The platform collects data that facilitates partnerships between research institutions and companies, showcasing, among other things, selected research offers from laboratories as well as profiles of organizations engaged in technology transfer and innovation development. Participants will also have the opportunity to speak with the creators of the platform, who will join the event virtually.

The program will include presentations from representatives of Wrocław’s business sector, who will share their experiences of collaborating with universities and propose how UNITE! tools can more effectively support entrepreneurs and stimulate science–business cooperation.

Event details:

  • Date: Friday, 21 November 2025, 10:00–12:30

  • Venue: Building D-21 (Bibliotech), Room 201, pl. Grunwaldzki 11, Wrocław

  • Language: English

  • Format: Hybrid

The AGORA portal is available at:

AGORA PLATFORM

The detailed program of the meeting is available on the AGORA platformand and under the  following link.

To participate in the event, please register at:

REGISTRATION

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Apply now for ESA 2026 and speak up for your generation

Do you want to make your voice heard across Europe and help shape its future? Join the European Student Assembly (from April 20 to 22, 2026) in Strasbourg. Applications for the 2026 edition of the European Student Assembly now open until 2 November.

The European Student Assembly is the flagship initiative of the EUC Voices Erasmus+ project. Each year, around 250 students from all across Europe meet at the EU Parliament in Strasbourg to debate the most pressing issues of our time.

The objectives of the European Student Assembly (ESA) are to give a voice to engaged and motivated students, strengthen connections between European University Alliances, promote participatory democratic processes, and encourage youth involvement in European political life.

Participants of ESA 2026 will collaborate on eight key debate topics and produce a collection of policy recommendations. The Assembly will be followed by a series of dissemination events bringing together stakeholders and decision-makers, where students will advocate for and share their proposals with actors from various levels of government, companies, NGOs, and other organisations active in European political life.

Debating topics

  • Panel 1—Strengthening democracy, engaging citizens: How can the EU bridge the gap between its institutions and its citizens to build trust and foster civic participation?
  • Panel 2—Scaling the circular economy: How can the EU overcome uneven progress and encourage change across sectors and societies?
  • Panel 3—Aligning budget with impact: How can the Union’s funding rebalance and adapt to the social changes?
  • Panel 4—Europe moving together: How can the EU develop an inclusive public transport system?
  • Panel 5—Unlocking digital potential: How can the EU empower inclusive digital literacy and cybersecurity and build resilience?
  • Panel 6—Educating without borders: How can the EU support universities in fostering interdisciplinarity?
  • Panel 7—Enabling generational solidarity: How can the EU address demographic change and promote meaningful participation for older generations in society?
  • Panel 8—Europe’s strategic autonomy: How can the EU reconcile strategic autonomy with its core values in the field of trade agreements?

Selection process

  1. After 2 November 2025, the list of eligible applications will be shared with all European University Alliances.
  2. Each alliance will review applications from its member institutions and propose a shortlist of around five students.
  3. The ESA Organising Team will then review these lists to ensure geographical, disciplinary, and gender diversity.
  4. Final selections will be communicated to the alliances and then to the selected students.

How to apply?

  • Deadline: 2 November 2025
  • Event: from April 20 to 22, 2026 in Strasbourg
  • To learn more about the selection process and thematic panels, consult the ESA26 Handbook: click here
  • To submit your application, visit the official ESA portal: click here
  • Discover stories, photos, and videos from past editions on Instagram: click here

Unite! Engineering Biology – Matchmaking Event for young researchers

Engineering Biology is an important topic in the Unite! alliance. To foster collaboration and seed joint proposal initiatives in the area of biotechnology, biomedicine, biosciences and chemistry, we will organize an online matchmaking event on September 25th, 2025, 9 am-4 pm.

Biomedical Engineering and Renewable Biotechnology are key technologies for addressing pressing global challenges for mankind. Regarding Biomedical Engineering, the concept focus on fostering and advancing existing health care solutions, improving technological approaches to tackle prevention, diagnosis and state-of-the-art treatments of diseases. Regarding Renewable Biotechnology, the focus is on the development of sustainable processes, enabling utilization of carbon dioxide and biomass as a future resource across all types of industry, and can thus make an important contribution to the transition to a net zero society. Unite! Engineering Biology aims to join the forces of the Unite! partner universities in the area of biotechnology, biomedicine, biosciences and chemistry.

The events aims to be a platform for scientific exchange and collaboration. We invite all Unite! PIs from these areas, particularly young group leaders, to present their activities and recent research highlights in short presentations of 10 min with 5 min discussion. Breakout sessions will be an opportunity to get to know other researchers from the Unite! partners who are interested to launch Unite! seed funds proposals and other initiatives.

We are looking forward to an exciting workshop!

The organizers
Robert Kourist, Graz University of Technology, Charlotte A. E. Hauser, Graz University of Technology

More Information
Please submit a title of your presentation together with a short abstract (max. 200 words) and 2-3 references to molbiotech.unite@tugraz.at until July 31st, 2025.

Call for Applications: Join SURE!

Are you passionate about student engagement and international collaboration? Become part of SURE (Students in Unite! for Representation and Empowerment), the student-led body representing the voice of learners across the Unite! university alliance. We’re currently looking for students and doctoral candidates from Wrocław Tech to join this international forum.

Why Join SURE?

SURE opens the door to a world of opportunities:

  • Represent Wrocław Tech in an international student structure,

  • Contribute to shaping European education policy,

  • Regularly exchange ideas and experiences with students from top technical universities across Europe,

  • Take part in international events and conferences hosted by Unite! partner universities (with all expenses covered by Wrocław Tech),

  • Develop soft skills, intercultural competence, and leadership abilities,

  • Play a real role in engaging and informing the Wrocław Tech community about Unite! opportunities,

  • SURE membership typically lasts up to three years and offers growth within the alliance’s internal structures.

“SURE has been an incredible opportunity for international growth and to represent the voice of Wrocław Tech students abroad,” says Mateusz Mandziuk. Marcel Sobecki adds: “Being part of a vibrant international student community like SURE is much more than just meetings and conversations. It means having a real impact on shaping student life across Unite!, sharing experiences and best practices with peers from Europe’s top institutions, and most importantly—knowing our voices are heard and respected. It’s also a fantastic chance for personal growth and skill-building through involvement in student organizations.”

We’re Looking for You!

We encourage applications from students and PhD candidates who:

  • Are currently enrolled at Wrocław Tech,

  • Have a minimum english proficiency level of B2,

  • Are active in student life, student organizations, or international projects,

  • Communicate and collaborate effectively in diverse environments,

  • Are ready to attend regular online meetings.

Twice a year, SURE representatives from across the alliance meet in person for Dialogues—week-long gatherings hosted by one of the partner universities. The next Dialogue will take place this October at Aalto University in Finland. These meetings are where key decisions about the direction and priorities of Unite! are made.

How to Apply

To participate in the open call, fill in the application form where we’ll ask about:

  • Your current study status and academic background,

  • Your experience within the Wrocław Tech community or in student/international initiatives,

  • Your motivation to join SURE.

Selected applicants will be invited to an interview conducted by current SURE representatives, with support from the Student Liaison Officer.

Deadline for submissions: June 18, 2025.

Call for Applications: Increase of Doctoral Scholarship under the Unite.WIDENING Project

Wrocław University of Science and Technology is implementing the project Raise excellence in R&S&I in HEI for widening countries (acronym: Unite.WIDENING), carried out in partnership with universities of the Unite! alliance, with participation of the representatives of industry. As part of the project, the initiative titled “Industry-Embedded Doctoral School” has been planned, aiming to foster collaboration with industry in the education process of doctoral students in Widening countries (i.e., Poland and Portugal). The action provides direct support in the form of an increase in the doctoral scholarship for PhD students who are preparing their dissertations in strategic areas defined for Poland and Portugal, in collaboration with industry and under the academic supervision of a second supervisor from a Unite! alliance university based in a non-Widening country.

 

Who can apply?

Doctoral students of the Doctoral School of Wrocław University of Science and Technology, in their first year of studies, may apply for the increase in the doctoral scholarship by submitting an application to the Dean of the Doctoral School.

 

Eligibility for the increase in the doctoral scholarship is granted to the following doctoral students:

1) Students conducting their doctoral dissertation in at least one of the strategic areas defined for the project:

  • Health & Biotech,
  • Urban and Resources Sustainability,
  • Circular Economy & Materials,
  • Digital & Autonomous Technologies.

2) Students having a second supervisor employed by a Unite! alliance university based in a non-Widening country.

The following countries are considered non-Widening in the project: Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Italy.

Unite! Universities from the non-Widening countries:

Politecnico di Torino,
Graz University of Technology,
Technical University of Darmstadt,
University Grenoble Alpes,
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya,
Aalto University,
KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

3) Students conducting a research project that has the potential to be developed in collaboration with industry, including through an internship in a company.

The detailed information is  on the Page of Industry-Embedded Doctoral School

Further information

For further information, please contact:
Krystyna Kubiak, Project Office
e-mail: krystyna.kubiak@pwr.edu.pl