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Launch of EURIDICE’s European Joint Master DIGISOC – Digital Society, Social Innovation, Global Citizenship

Written by Benedetta Toledo on . Posted in Calls, Courses, News.

We are excited to announce the new European Joint Master DIGISOC – Digital Society, Social Innovation, Global Citizenship. Offered as part of the EURIDICE Project, DIGISOC is a pioneering study programme born within the European university alliance Aurora. Its graduates will be jointly awarded the Degree in Digital Society, Social Innovation and Global Citizenship from three Aurora universities: Università Federico II of Naples (Italy), Universität Innsbruck (Austria), and Palacký University Olomouc (CzechRepublic). 

The programme is designed to train a new generation of highly qualified socio-digital innovators capable of leading and managing digital transformation processes in diverse societal contexts. Students will learn how to develop, prototype, and promote digital solutions that are not only technologically sound but also ethically grounded and socially impactful. 

About DIGISOC

The programme consists of 120 ECTS credits, culminating in the writing of a Master’s thesis. It incorporates compulsory and elective modules, short-term mobility phases (Summer Schools), provisions for individual learning paths, Internships and Service Learning, respecting the needs and interests of a diverse European student body. DIGISOC is taught in English and mostly delivered in an hybrid mode.

With DIGISOC, students benefit from:

  • an excellence-oriented, research-based and highly interdisciplinary teaching program
  • a diverse learning environment, innovative teaching methods, and international mobility
  • a joint transnational education, resulting in a joint degree and joint micro-credentials (for all learning activities, including the elective courses attended at Associated Universities)
  • a hybrid, seamless, collaborative and challenge-based educational environment
  • Interdisciplinary Education

A unique feature of DIGISOC is its Collaboratorium for Blended International Hybrid Learning, a new educational concept which combines onsite in-person interaction and collaboration, scaling possibilities of online teaching and student collaboration.

DIGISOC Application Process

The DIGISOC Call for Application is open until 20 June 2025. 

Candidates have to fill and send in relevant information through the DIGISOC Application Form. For study year 2025-2026, there will be a maximum of 90 students admitted to DIGISOC, evenly divided over the three universities (30 students per university).

Read the important details to know about the Call for Application.

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For more information, go to: Joint Master DIGISOC.
For any queries, contact: euridice@unina.it

Governing Urban Metabolism Spring Workshop at UNINA

Written by Benedetta Toledo on . Posted in News.

From April 7 to 11, Anna Attademo and Marina Rigillo from the Department of Architecture, DiARC at Università Federico II of Naples (UNINA) hosted the second edition of the “Governing Urban Metabolism” Spring Workshop.

The event brought together students from the Bachelor Degree programme in Sustainable Development and Territorial Networks at UNINA, and participants from Aurora partner universities, including the Universität Innsbruck, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the University of Iceland, and Palacký University Olomouc.

Facilitators and participants of the Governing Urban Metabolism spring workshop at Università Federico II of Naples

Held in-person at the Department of Architecture (DiARC) at UNINA, the workshop was preceded by two online preparatory sessions. The overarching aim was to equip students with the skills needed to turn waste management challenges into opportunities for urban regeneration. The programme focused on designing circular supply chains that enhance and preserve the value of spatial and material resources, aligning with strategies outlined by the European Union.

Addressing Urban Challenges Through Sustainable Solutions

Throughout the week, students co-designed and tested circular solutions for the neighborhood of San Giovanni a Teduccio, a densely populated district on the eastern edge of Naples. During a dedicated field trip, they explored the area and engaged with local stakeholders and community initiatives such as the NEST Theatre and San Carlo Officine.

In-person classroom sessions and field trips during the Governing Urban Metabolism spring workshop

The recently inaugurated Transitional Lab Research Centre (DiARC, UNINA) served as the main venue for the five-day workshop. The final session took place at Palazzo Gravina in the form of a public jury, where local stakeholders and representatives from ASIA Spa, the Neapolitan waste management company, evaluated the students’ work, presented as both digital and printed fanzines.

The workshop concluded with a closing aperitif in the stunning cloister of Palazzo Gravina, offered by the Lazzarelle Cooperative, providing a warm farewell to the international participants by their Neapolitan peers and researchers.