Unite! News
2022 brings new opportunities for the future of Unite!
In 2022 Unite! alliance is preparing for the new Erasmus+ call for European Universities Initiative and will be strengthened by two new partners.
Graz University of Technology and Wroclaw University of Science and Technology join the Unite! alliance
With the expansion from seven to nine members, Unite! University Network for Innovation, Technology and Engineering increases its impact on the European Higher Education Area.
A broad range of study opportunities presented at the first Unite! Virtual Fair for Students
At the Unite! Virtual Fair for Students a wide range of study opportunities were presented, such as joint programs, project courses, summer schools as well as language and cultural courses.
Marcela Acosta-Garcia appointed as new Program Manager for UNITE! at Aalto University
Marcela Acosta-Garcia is the new Program Manager at the Aalto University Summer School, joining the Unite! project, an alliance under the Erasmus+ Framework Program. She is working with EU partner universities to create learning opportunities at home or abroad.
Student - share your vision of the university of the future and win a trip to Lisboa!
Applications are open from 20 September to 22 October. Gather a team of students from other Unite! partner universities and prepare a video with your vision of the university of the future.
Join Aalto University at the 2021 European Researchers' Night on 24 September
Aalto University invites you to join the 2021 European Researchers' Night session "Unite! for sustainable energy"!
Present your energy related research at the European Researchers' Night
Come present your research to 15-17 year olds at the Unite! For Sustainable Energy session during the European Researchers' Night.
Take part in a survey on good virtual teaching and learning practices
This information will be used to prepare a Handbook with Best Practices and an online community Toolbox, which can be used to showcase ideas and practices transferable across Higher Education Institutions.
Unite! universities offer pedagogical training for Aalto faculty
The seven Unite! partners will offer a set of activities and training aimed at teaching staff (including Ph.D. students and postdocs involved with teaching), lecturers and faculty.
Unite! virtual campus ideated further at the Boot Camp
Ideas on virtual learning and virtual reality were gathered at the Boot Camp to facilitate building of a virtual campus within Unite!.
Unite! joint programmes and flexible study pathways developed at the Boot Camp
The event gathered together 140 teachers and staff from the seven universities to discuss the developments of Unite! teaching and learning activities including for instance joint programmes, flexible study pathways, and good pedagogical practices as well as creative virtual spaces for teaching and learning.
Professor Stephan Sigg: Communications and Data Science offers a good mix of relevant topics
In this master's programme, students study in two different European universities. Professor Sigg reminds that studying in different environments and countries opens many new doors.
Unite! staff gathered to define an open science and innovation roadmap
On the 8th and 9th of June 2021, Aalto led the first Unite!H2020 Bootcamp: 鈥淲hat is Open in Open Science?鈥
Students design extraterrestrial greenhouse in Unite! summer project
Across universities, countries, and continents, the participating students will carry out research and learn together in interdisciplinary teams. Their task: to design a sustainable and efficient greenhouse facility on Mars.
Unite! Spring School inspired students for further studies in sustainable energy
70 students from the seven partner universities of Unite! took part in the Spring School on sustainable energy on 17-19 May, 2021.
Kick-off for Unite! Spring School on Energy
Aalto students taking part in the Spring School on sustainable energy organized by Politecnico di Torino for the Unite! universities.
Best practices for enhancing internationalization through virtual exchange discussed at the Unite! Staff Week
The week-long training focusing on virtual exchange was organized in February 2021 to promote internationalization between the seven universities in the Unite! network.
Unite! university alliance strongly committed on promoting diversity and inclusion
Unite!, a pioneering European university alliance, has published their Charter on Diversity and Inclusion.
The H2020 project of the European University Alliance Unite! officially launched
Aalto University and the other 6 partner universities will develop a joint Research&Innovation agenda in synergy with their education dimension contributing to the European Research Area together with the European Education Area
Welcome to the 3rd online Unite! Dialogue event, hosted by INP Grenoble
Unite! is an European University Alliance of Aalto University and 6 other high-level European technical universities. Every six months, all staff and students from the seven universities gathered within Unite! meet for a dialogue and cooperate around the various themes and activities of Unite!. The 3rd Dialogue is organized, from March 8th to 10th, by Grenoble INP - UGA in a 100% online format and offers for the 1st time, a session open to the general public.
