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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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Launching the Unite! Networking Hub Session Series

 

We are pleased to announce the very first session hosted within the Unite! Networking Hub, a dynamic space for colleagues to connect, share expertise, and grow together.

Autumn 2025 Programme — Kick-off

The inaugural session, “Communication & AI: Understand, Adapt, Innovate”, invites both communication experts and non-experts from the Unite! alliance to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping the field of communication. Together, we will discuss concrete opportunities, challenges, and the evolving skills needed to adapt to this transformation. The session aims to provide inspiration, share experiences, and spark new ideas on how AI can support and enhance our daily communication practices. We warmly invite all Unite! faculty and staff to join us for this exciting first step in building a vibrant community of exchange and collaboration.

Upcoming sessions will spotlight a wide range of topics designed to inspire, inform, and engage.

Session 1 | Communication and AI: Understand, Adapt, Innovate

This session brings together communication experts and non-experts from the Unite! alliance to explore how AI is transforming communication. We’ll dive into opportunities, challenges, and the skills needed to adapt—sharing insights and sparking fresh ideas on how AI can enhance everyday practices.

Hosted by Stephane Boivin, Grenoble INP – UGA

  • Date: 21 October 2025
  • Time: 13:00 to 14:00  (CET)

Session 2 | Community Building at our Universities: Sharing Initiatives and Experiences

Wroclaw Tech will share real examples of how they’ve built a stronger sense of community on campus—boosting belonging, collaboration, and engagement among staff and faculty. After the presentation, it’s your turn: bring your stories, ideas, and best practices so we can learn from one another and explore fresh ways to live the spirit of Unite! in academia.

Hosted by Aleksandra Tomaszewska, Wroclaw Tech

  • Date: 18 November 2025
  • Time: 13:00 to 14:00  (CET)

Session 3 | Large Online Courses: Practicalities, Student Engagement and Workload

This session explores best practices in online teaching. We’ll discuss how to design flexible courses that students value, and share strategies for keeping large groups engaged and motivated. Academic staff teaching—or planning to teach—online courses are invited to exchange experiences and learn what works well across our universities.

Hosted by Anna Klemettinen, Aalto

  • Date: 16 December 2025
  • Time: 13:00 to 14:00  (CET)

Host a Networking Hub session 

Do you have a topic you would like to bring to the attention of colleagues across Europe? A challenge your team is working on? The Networking Hub is open to all faculty and staff from Unite! universities, offering you the opportunity to host your own session. We are continuously looking for new hosts who can inspire dialogue, share experiences, and foster collaboration across our alliance.

 

Submit your idea through the Call for Proposals form. All submissions will be reviewed by the organising team, and selected hosts will receive guidance and support in planning and leading their session.

What is the 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.

 

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

 

For any questions, contact the Unite! Networking Hub team at unite-networking-hub@pwr.edu.pl

 

Unite! Widening Staff Week at Politecnico di Torino

Politecnico di Torino (Italy) is inviting administrative staff from Wrocław Tech to take part in the Unite! Widening Staff Week, taking place on 24–28 November 2025.

This unique event is an opportunity to:

  • explore tools and solutions used in the management of research and innovation projects,

  • visit the PoliTO campus and laboratories,

  • take part in engaging social and networking activities outside the university.

Participants will receive reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and accommodation expenses, in line with internal business travel regulations of the university.

The event is organized as part of the Unite!WIDENING project, funded by the Horizon Europe programme. Its goal is to strengthen the capacity of institutions from Widening countries (such as Poland and Portugal) as centres of excellence in open science and innovation through knowledge sharing, training, and collaboration.

Who can participate:

Aministrative Staff from  Wrocław Tech.

Application:

For applications fill out the Google form: Wroclaw Tech Application Form For any questions, please contact: staffmobility@pwr.edu.pl

Deadline:

Application deadline is on September 21, 2025 and the results will be announced on September 25, 2025.

Programme:

Day 1 – Welcome and introduction – Visit of PoliTO Campus Day 2 – POLITO Research, Technology Transfer and Innovation (central) Department – focus on pre-award project support activities Day 3 – POLITO post-award project support from the central and department perspective – Lab visit Day 4 – Policy office and PoliTO Brussels office – Valentino Castle visit Day 5 – Exploitation of project results – Support in research data management and OS to publication In addition: social activities, visits and dinner.

Highlights:

  • Insight into policy, pre-award and post-award support
  • Technology Transfer and innovation best practices
  • Principles of research data management and Open Science
  • Networking with European administrative peers
Visits to PoliTO Campus and labs and cultural landmarks in Turin.

Inovalo360: A Winter School on Innovation and Valorization

Whether you are a PhD student, postdoc, or an experienced researcher, Inovalo360 Unite! offers you a unique opportunity to turn your research into a driver of innovation and explore new avenues for valorizing your results. Participation is entirely free. Save the date!
Are you wondering how to add value to your research beyond scientific publications? On January 22 and 23, 2025, the Unite! alliance and the Inovalo360 initiative invite you to the 4th edition of the Winter School on Innovation and Valorization. This training, held entirely in English and accessible via videoconference, is exclusively designed for non-French speakers who want to explore the keys to innovation and research transfer.
Whatever your discipline or area of expertise, Inovalo360 offers you the tools to decode the mechanisms of research valorization, understanding the innovation ecosystems and amplify the impact of your work.
What’s on the agenda?
Explore various ways to transfer research results (startup creation, industrial partnerships, Open Science…).
Discover tools to protect your work through intellectual property. Gain valuable insights through practical examples and case studies to transform your research into real-world innovations.
Organized by Université Grenoble Alpes and its Graduate Schools of Engineering and Management, with support from ANR and leading partners (CEA, CNRS, Inrae, Inria, Inserm, IRD), this Winter School benefits from the expertise of the Grenoble Alpes University Innovation Cluster (PUI). Local research and innovation players, including Linksium and the CHU Grenoble Apes, have joined forces to deliver a must-attend event.
Two Sessions to Welcome You
For this 4th edition, two distinct sessions are available:
In French: January 20 and 21, 2025, at the IMAG building in Grenoble.
In English (via videoconference): January 22 and 23, 2025, exclusively for non-French speakers.

More information

  • Participation is entirely free, but registration is mandatory.
  • Limited Spots. Secure your place now by signing up here.

Courses and training offers for academic and administrative staff from Unite!

We invite all university staff to explore the rich offer of courses and training organized by the partner universities of the Unite! network.

One of the alliance’s goals is the development of academic and administrative staff through a joint training program.

The offer is available in a dedicated catalog and includes courses and training to complement the existing training offer at Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (Wroclaw Tech). Topics include didactics, soft skills, well-being, and multiculturalism. Trainings are offered in various formats and languages, often free of charge and online. The catalog is regularly updated with new proposals.

Upcoming trainings in April:

April 10 – Beyond words: exploring the use of non-verbal communication when teaching – online, in English, organized by UPC;
April 19 – Mastering Confident Communication for Faculty and Staff – Reducing Vocal Fillers – online, in English, organized by Wroclaw Tech;
April 24 – Intercultural and Virtual Escaperoom – online, in English, organized by TU Darmstadt.

The offer is available in a dedicated catalog and includes courses and training to complement the existing training offer at Wroclaw Tech.

 

Versatile Engineers of the future. Project management and leadership soft skills in a technical setting.

Nowadays, engineers go beyond mere technical expertise; their proficiency extends to project management and leadership.

Recognizing the shift, students from the 4S Trainers Group at Wroclaw Tech have come up with a pioneering initiative that offers a comprehensive training program for students from Unite!. “Versatile Engineers of the Future” – this new project secures funding from Unite! Seed Fund for Student Activity, involves 3 partner universities: Wroclaw Tech, Politecnico di Torino and Universidade de Lisboa.

The project objective is to provide a comprehensive training program for students from Unite! alliance universities: Wroclaw Tech, PoliTO and ULisboa. The program value lies in its capacity to educate students across technical, social, business, and project management dimensions. Coordinator Bartosz Stec aims to focus the project around developing project management and leadership soft skills, intending to apply them in the technical, low-consumption vehicles environment. Technical and soft skills’ knowledge will intersect in a unified program involving the student groups from three partner universities.

Boost Your Skills in a Technical Setting.

How will students achieve these valuable skills? The Versatile Engineers of the Future project is anchored in 5-day training camps held in each participating country. Beginning with the selection of a group of 24 students, online meetings and training sessions are essential for gathering preliminary information about participants and keeping the people involved and updated about the state of the project. The result and knowledge gained during the camps will be validated through appropriate interviews and questionnaires.

The inaugural camp will take place in Lisbon in September 2024, offering participants a tailored experience designed for engineers eager to explore management and entrepreneurship. This training will consist of lectures and workshops. The second camp, scheduled for November in Turin, will focus on the technical part of the training program.
The final camp, set for March 2025 in Wrocław, will serve as a culmination of the training, testing participants’ acquired knowledge and leadership abilities in tackling complex project challenges. Activities during this phase will predominantly focus on soft skills training, fostering open discussions, and culminating in a group case study.

The project involves three university students organizations. Each of them will be responsible for a different topic of the training program. Trainers from 4S, the Student Union Training Section from Wroclaw Tech, will conduct the soft skills training. Members of Team H2politO from PoliTO, with the help of Teaching staff will be responsible for the technical part of workshops, lectures, hands-on activities and visits to laboratories. Members of the AEIST, the official Student Union of Instituto Superior Técnico, from ULisboa, will be responsible for transferring knowledge about exchange of practical insights and real-world strategies, providing a comprehensive view of business within engineering disciplines.

About Coordinators 4S:

4S is a Training Section of the Student Government of the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology. The team of trainers, driven by a passion for development and helping others, provides training in soft and hard skills and organizes events and projects for the Wroclaw Tech community. Explore more here.

Training in the Field of Open Science and Research Data Management

The network Unite! and Aalto University invite you to the third cycle of training sessions on open science and research data management. Scientists, students, and staff are welcome to participate.

One of the goals of the Unite! network is to enhance competencies in the field of open science at partner universities and more broadly in society.

Aalto University’s Data Agents are a group of research-oriented university staff who support researchers and students in matters related to research data management. In the last academic year, approximately 2000 people registered for their training cycles.

The spring series includes topics such as:

  • Artificial intelligence and research work,
  • OER policy for higher education,
  • Exploring AI analysis of qualitative data,
  • Privacy in speech technology research,
  • Archiving data collected from people.

For more information, visit the Aalto University website.

Successful Unite! pilot projects for European collaborative research.

Unite! showcases the success of two pioneering pilot programs focused on collaborative research through the sharing of research infrastructure and data cooperation.

The consortium leads in joint research endeavors, implementing two pioneering pilot projects that delve into the theme of sharing research infrastructure (RI) and data cooperation. These initiatives aim not only to explore the intricacies of joint efforts but also to provide invaluable insights and practical experiences to users and researchers involved in sharing scientific infrastructure.

In-person RI Sharing

The first pilot offered an empirical perspective on the process of sharing research infrastructure from the user’s point of view. By fostering collaboration between Josep Arévalo Soler, a researcher from Barcelona specializing in high voltage direct current (HVDC) network simulation, and the Sustainable Power Laboratory (SPL) at KTH, the pilot’s main objective was to gain valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities faced by external users when accessing research infrastructures.

Living Labs Research Data Sharing

The second pilot focuses on the active implementation of a robust data sharing strategy among carefully selected living labs across Europe. By developing a common methodology, the project aims to facilitate data utilization and collaboration among all participating partners, creating an information system designed to facilitate data sharing generated by laboratories. Key stakeholders will produce a report detailing the outcomes of this project.

These two pilot projects have the potential to provide tangible insights and practical applications in the realm of research infrastructure and data sharing within Unite!, marking significant progress towards excellence in collaborative research.

More information about the project is available on the Unite! website.

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Workshop Presentation of the Agora Platform Promoting Digital Collaboration in Higher Education

The network Unite! invites Wroclaw University of Science and Technology employees to participate in online workshops dedicated to the Àgora platform. It facilitates access to information using artificial intelligence (AI) systems. The workshops will commence on Friday, January 26th, at 10 a.m.

The workshops are aimed at individuals from university environments (faculty and administrative staff) who collaborate with other entities and institutions. The Àgora platform facilitates access to all information using artificial intelligence (AI) systems.

The coordinating team of the European project aUPaEU, led by Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-Barcelona Tech (UPC), is organizing virtual workshops titled “Introduction to the Concept and Implementation of Àgora,” aimed at individuals from university communities (faculty and administrative personnel) collaborating with other entities and institutions.

The main goal of Àgora is to strengthen collaboration, particularly in the areas of research and education, by promoting their digital transformation through the involvement of specialized acceleration services.

Interested individuals from Wroclaw University of Science and Technology are invited to informational workshops, which will take place virtually on January 26, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.

“During the workshops, we will have the opportunity to unveil all the details of the Àgora platform and its operation, presenting Àgora developed for the Unite! alliance, to which UPC belongs,” explained Professor Jesús Alcober from UPC, the project’s main coordinator. According to Alcober, these platforms, with the support of artificial intelligence, “can build and implement acceleration service models for similar organizations, ensuring the exchange of collective experience among European higher education institutions, networks, university alliances, and their sponsoring organizations.”

More information:

Date and time: January 26th at 10:00 a.m. (CET)
Registration: Interested individuals are requested to fill out the registration form to participate in the informational event.
Access to the online sessions: The access link to the virtual session will be emailed to registered individuals.
For any questions or additional information, please contact the organizers at agora@widening.eu.

 

Unite! Launches the U!Reading Book Club with “La plaça del diamant” by Mercè Rodoreda.

The inaugural meeting of the international university Book Club will take place online in the second week of February. Registrations for the Club have already started.

Students from nine alliance universities can now sign up for the Club. The first meeting will be held online in the second week of February. Organizers anticipate that each university’s library will provide Club members with books suggested for discussion, either in the original version or in English.

Mercè Rodoreda and her work “La plaça del diamant” are the first book chosen to kick off the Unite! Book Club initiative, led by Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-Barcelona Tech (UPC) and funded by the alliance through the Seed Fund for student projects. The idea for this proposal comes from Martina Massana, a student at UPC, Carme Fenoll, the director of the culture and community area, and two students from Grenoble and Aalto.

Join the U!Reading Club

The organizing team will select works from various cultures and academic disciplines to introduce participants to diverse literary and academic traditions. Their aim is to combine proposals of classic literature from each country with works by young and emerging authors.

Every month, they will suggest a book from one of the countries, and during different sessions, Club members will be able to share their ideas and thoughts after reading the proposed work. Organizers plan to invite authors to sessions whenever possible, promoting direct debate and knowledge about the authors among students.

The aim of the organizing team is to encourage critical thinking, facilitate the exchange of ideas, debates, recommendations, and experiences in an international and non-academic environment.

You can find registration and additional information about the Club here.