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June 4, 2025
ECIU University students at ESA 25: Helping shape the future of Europe
On May 26-28, ECIU University students joined over 200 participants from all over Europe at the European Student Assembly in Strasbourg. The goal was to introduce policy recommendations on 8 diverse topics, share their voices.
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Apply for the ECIU Research Seed Programme 2025
Researchers from ECIU member institutions can now submit proposals until the deadline, on 31 October 2025. The Seed Programme consists of two action lines: Blended Mobility to Create New Networks and Seed Projects for Existing Consortia
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‘A great opportunity’: A closer look at Creathon 2025
This May, ten teams from across Europe gathered at the University of Aveiro for Creathon 2025 – a three-day challenge focused on creating impactful solutions for a sustainable future.
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JUMPing between islands of modules and challenges - a new way of offering learning opportunities abroad
The main idea of the JUMP project is to facilitate a new way of flexible mobility based on CBL (Challenge Based Learning). Our ideas have been presented at the International CBL Conference 2025, in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
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May 23, 2025
ECIU University Student Council vice president: ‘Students want to save the world’ (video)
What do students want – and how can ECIU University help them achieve it? During her powerful closing speech at ECIU University Forum, Ellen Andersson from Linköping University talks about the student perspective on ECIU University...
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Join the 20th edition of the ECIU Leadership Development Programme
Recruitment for the 20th ECIU Leadership Development Programme is now underway. Interested colleagues should contact their ECIU Institutional Coordinator for details about the internal selection process. Sign up now!
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