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Aurora Autumn Biannual 2020

On November 4th and 5th 2020, the eighth Aurora biannual was organized using an online social video conference platform called Gatherly. A total of 264 participants connected remotely during the two-…

Note from the President III: Introducing Jon Atli Benediktsson

At the Aurora Autumn Biannual, it was announced that Jon Atli Benediktsson has succeeded David Richardson as Aurora President. In this note, Mr Benediktsson introduces himself to the wider Aurora com…

Aurora Feedback on EEA Roadmap

The AURORA universities network supports the development of a strong vision on the European Education Area, interconnected with the European Research Area. Although the roadmap points out the way to…

A Horizon2020 SWAFs grant awarded to three Aurora universities

Three Aurora universities, University Rovira i Virgili, University of Innsbruck, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and together with the Iberoamerican Knowledge Foundation (GECON) have won a Horizon 2020…

Aurora European University Alliance Programme Accepted

Proud and happy, we announce that the Aurora European University Alliance programme has been accepted by the European Commission. The Aurora European University Alliance programme will be one of 41 p…

The World after COVID-19

On July 7th 2020, Kees Kouwenaar and Peter van der Hijden contributed to the ACA weekly Think Pieces series to respectively share their expertise on European Universities Alliances after COVID-19. T…

Cooperation between URV and Mozambique in the area of malnutrition

The Erasmus project forms part of the cooperation project between URV Solidària, the URV’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and the Infant Nutritional Support Centre on the island of Ibo. The…

Sustainable Development at the University of Duisburg-Essen

Long before the abundance of social and political attention had coined terms like climate crisis and flight shaming, students and staff at the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) were already working…

Researchers at the URV are developing a device to quickly detect COVID-19

The device aims to develop a serological test within 3 months that takes only 15 minutes to differentiate between patients that are infected by COVID-19 and those who have been recovered by it. The…

How is Covid-19 affecting our most vulnerable and their caregivers?

The true impact of Covid-19 on some of society’s most vulnerable people and their caregivers were explored through an international survey from researchers at the University of Aberdeen. In collabor…

Aurora Position Paper on EEA and ERA

The Aurora Universities Network has published its position paper on the future development of the European Education Area (EEA) which it sees linked to the European Research Area (ERA). Aurora consi…

The well-being of Icelanders during the COVID-19 pandemic

Scientists at the University of Iceland, in collaboration with the Directorate of Health and the Chief Epidemiologist, have initiated a study called the COVID-19 National Resilience Cohort. The aim…

Study Together Online | StudeerSamen

To help support our students and teachers during these difficult times, StudeerSamen seeks to bring online educational support to the foreground. StudeerSamen (Study Together) started as an initiat…

Impact of COVID-19 on Erasmus+ Webinar

The current pandemic COVID-19 poses severe implications on worldwide student mobility, especially for Erasmus+ students. The Erasmus Student Network and European Students’ Union hosted a Q&A Web…

The fight against the COVID-19 pandemic

On 25th March 2020, 61 organisations including patients, consumers, healthcare professionals, trade unions and public interest organisations published a letter. The signed letter expresses views on…

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