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Aurora Universities Explore Science For Societal Impact Through Social Innovation And Entrepreneurship

Representatives from Aurora universities the University of Iceland and Université Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC) led a discussion during the Science Café “Science for Impact: Changing the World through Soc…

Aurora Supports 14 International Projects In Third Call For Incentive Research And Education Collaboration

Launched in February 2026, the third Aurora Call for Incentive Research and Education Collaboration, received 23 highly innovative project proposals eligible for consideration in both Key Action 1 (E…

From Grey Industrial Region To Green And Healthy Metropolis: UDE And UPEC Students Co-Write Essen’s Next Chapter

What does a healthy city actually look like and who gets to write the story? For five days in Essen, Germany, Master’s students in urban planning from the École d’Urbanisme de Paris (UPEC / Universit…

Aurora Retreat Gathers Emerging Scholars And Researchers For Interdisciplinary Exchange

From 5 to 9 October 2026 at the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE), doctoral and prospective doctoral students, and three researchers from Aurora universities came together for a week-long internatio…

UDE Professor Hannes Rothe Honoured As UNIPRENEURS 2026 Award Recipient

On September 22, 2026, UNIPRENEURS honoured Hannes Rothe, Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE), whose field is “Sustainability and Innovation in Digital Ecosystems”…

UPEC Paves The Way For First International Immersive School Of Socio-bioeconomics In Aurora

Over 12 days in September 2026, between Belém and Santarém, selected Université Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC) students worked with Amazonian communities and organisations to help address challenges face…

UPEC Welcomes Aurora President Margrethe Jonkman

On 18 September 2026, Margrethe Jonkman, Aurora President and President of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, visited Université Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC) to meet with its newly-elected president, Pierre W…

Aurora Shares Research Collaboration Experience With The Czech RMA Community

Aurora’s approach to research collaboration was presented to Czech research managers and administrators at the September meeting of CZARMA REGON in Brno. On 2 September 2026, Marie Jadrníčková, Auror…

Europe and Canada: Political leaders can open the door. Universities must build the pathways.

A column by Ramon Puras, Aurora Secretary General Many LinkedIn wizards have already commented on the political, economic, and geopolitical significance, and they have valuable points! But listening…

Aurora At EAIE 2026: Four Perspectives, One Shared Vision For International Higher Education

From 8 to 11 September 2026, the EAIE 2026 conference and exhibition brought together thousands of professionals from across Europe and beyond. Under the theme The Rhythm of Revolution, the conferenc…

Sustainability In Action: How Aurora Universities Are Driving Change

How are universities turning sustainability ambitions into action? A survey conducted by Universität Innsbruck (UIBK) across Aurora universities provides a snapshot of the approaches being taken acro…

Pierre Wolkenstein Has Been Elected As New President Of University Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC)

Aurora is thrilled to welcome Pierre Wolkenstein as the new President of UPEC. He will lead the university for a four-year term (2026-2030) and will also be part of the Aurora General Council. He suc…

A Year of Learning, Exchange and Integration with Associate Partners in Aurora Capacity Development Programme

In 2025, the Aurora further strengthened its collaboration with associate partners through its programme of capacity development activities, knowledge exchange, and increased participation by associa…

Aurora 2030 At The Midway Point, Achievements, Challenges and The Road Ahead

During the Aurora Annual Conference 2026, member universities gathered for a second plenary session, “Aurora 2030 Midway: Achievements, Challenges, and the Road Ahead.” The session marked the midpoin…

The Erosion Of Trust In Academia? Five Voices From Across Europe Respond

The session was moderated by Vice Dean for Digitalization at the Faculty of Social Sciences and political scientist at the the University of Duisburg-Essen, Julia Schwanholz, whose own research focus…

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