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BIP: Digital Resilience for a Vital Europe

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In today’s digital landscape, the ability to withstand and adapt to technological, legal, and sociopolitical disruptions is essential. That’s why we at the Chair of Sustainability and Innovation in Digital Ecosystems are organising a Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) on Digital Resilience in partnership with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Copenhagen Business School and Pavol Jozef Šafárik University.

Learning Targets:

  • Fundamentals of digital resilience
  • Individual digital resilience
  • Private Sector/Business Digital Resilience
  • Public Sector/Institutional Digital Resilience

Upon successful completion, students will be able to:

  • Understand and analyse socio-political, technological, and legal dimensions of digital resilience.
  • Gain insights into best practices and concrete examples of digital resilience, drawing on both technological and legal perspectives.
  • Apply digital resilience concepts at individual, organisational, and institutional levels.
  • Develop innovative solutions for digital disruptions using entrepreneurial, civic, and analytical approaches.
  • Collaborate effectively in international, interdisciplinary teams.
  • Reflect critically on their learning process and teamwork experience.

This BIP is open to all students from Aurora universities. It follows an integrated blended-learning format that combines independent online preparation, an intensive project-focused week on site, and a concluding virtual reflection phase.

Program Structure & Dates

Online Sessions:
  • Start Date: 20 April 2026
​​​​​​In-Person Programme (on-site in Duisburg)
  • Dates: 18–22 May 2026
  • Location: University of Duisburg-Essen

Please register here!

BIP: All Aboard: Approaches to Making Language Learning and Teaching More Inclusive

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In this BIP (Blended Intensive Programme), we will explore how physical, linguistic, professional, and cultural diversity can be used to develop cognitive, metacognitive, and socio-affective didactic strategies, such as empathy, trust, and respect.

Our goal: To transform this multifaceted plurality into a classroom where everyone can learn under the best possible conditions.

We will reflect on and test inclusive

approaches such as:

  • Intercultural skills
  • Multilingualism and translanguaging
  • Al in education

These reflections aim to promote the participation and learning success of all students.

This event will bring together academics, teachers, and students through teaching units, practice-oriented workshops, and experiences.

Students will be chosen based on the first-come, first-served rule. Applications should be sent to Dr Thanya Santacruz/Dr Yves Mayzaud/Dr Gregor Pudzich (sprachkurse@uni-due.de).

BIP – Social Entrepreneurship from a Regional and International Perspective

Written by Niels Hexspoor on .

Turn your ideas about “doing something good” into a real project!
This course gives you a practical introduction to social entrepreneurship, looking at how mission-driven businesses work both in our region and across Europe. Organized by the Department of Economic and Managerial Studies at Palacký University Olomouc, it is structured as a blended experience: one online session to set the scene, followed by a five-day intensive on-site programme in Olomouc.During the on-site week, you will join expert-led lectures, guided group discussions and field visits to real social enterprises – so you can see how social impact is created in practice and what it takes to run a mission-driven organisation day to day, from business model and funding to management and growth.
Who is this programme for?
  • Bachelor’s students in business, management, economics, law or related fields
  • Students interested in social enterprises, NGOs, community projects, sustainable business or ESG
  • Those who enjoy working in international teams and can study in English (approx. B2 level)

Programme structure & dates

Virtual part (online, before arrival)

  • Date: 13 April 2026
  • One live online kick-off session before the physical week in Olomouc.
  • Introduction to key concepts of social entrepreneurship, explanation of course structure and assignments.
  • Formation of international teams and a small preparatory task to be completed before arrival.

​​​​​​Physical part (on site in Olomouc)

  • Dates: 20–24 April 2026
  • Location: Department of Economic and Managerial Studies, Faculty of Arts, Palacký University Olomouc
  • Five intensive days combining:
    • expert-led lectures and case studies, guided group discussions and teamwork,
    • field visits to selected social enterprises in the region,
    • Olomouc city tour
    • farewell Czech evening (taste testing, games and chatting)
  • We will publish a detailed programme timetable closer to the start of the course.

How to Apply

  1. Check eligibility
    • Make sure your home university is a partner of Palacký University Olomouc and can nominate you for this BIP.
    • The course is primarily aimed at Bachelor’s students in business, management, economics, law or related fields.
  2. Nomination by your home university
    • Your Erasmus / international coordinator nominates you for the BIP by sending your name and e-mail address (and those of other nominated students) to marie.sieberova@upol.cz.
    • Nomination deadline: 27 March 2026

    • After nomination, you will receive information on how to apply (application form / link).

 

More info here

Erasmus+ BIP CIRCLE – GOVERNING URBAN METABOLISM 3rd Edition Spring Workshop

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Erasmus+ BIP CIRCLE – GOVERNING URBAN METABOLISM 3rd Edition Spring Workshop
– 3rd edition
– Spring Workshop
– Circular Infrastructures for Regenerative Cities and Local Ecosystems
– Federico II University of Naples, April 20-24 2026
– 4 CFU assigned

The course is aimed at developing critical capacity and specialized skills regarding the relationship between environmental sustainability goals and design, stressing the technical and heuristic intelligence of the same to prefigure new eco-socio-technical environments appropriate to the finite condition of natural resources

Partners:
– Università di Napoli Federico II
– University of Innsbruck
– University of Iceland
– Palacký University Olomouc

General Info
CIRCLE

The program aligns with the EU circularity strategy (COM/2020/98 final), utilizing a challenge-based, transnational, and transdisciplinary  approach for sustainable planning and innovation. The main goal is to build operational skills for solutions that integrate sustainability and circularity into urban infrastructure and regeneration. The focus is on promoting the regeneration of critical (disused) areas and developing local circular networks. The core deliverable is the design of Circular Infrastructure Hubs—neighborhood scale facilities in areas to be
recovered—aimed at facilitating redistribution, repair, reuse, and re-design of products, managed by private or third-sector entities.
The methodology is systemic, transferring design methods through
group activities: Cataloging recovery examples in partner countries (IT,
AT, IS, CZ). Digital mapping of disused areas (Naples case study).
Developing co-design strategies for circular supply chains via Stakeholder Engagement (Living Lab model).

Creating tailor-made design solutions for urban facilities.
The project leverages the expertise of the DiARC (UNINA) Department of Excellence and its experience in the AURORA Alliance (Workshops on Urban Metabolism). Educational outcomes include integrating social, technological, and environmental principles, transforming waste into regeneration opportunities, and aligning with the New European Bauhaus and Agenda 2030 (SDG 11 & 12).

Product: concept for the design of Circular Infrastructures
Format: Lectures, seminars, fieldtrips, design studio
– 15 positions open to Aurora students enrolled in BA or 1st year MA + 10 position open to academic staff

Prerequisite: English proficiency.
Application procedure for students: motivation letter and CV to
anna.attademo@unina.it and
marina.rigillo@unina.it

Deadline: January 20th, 2026
Notification of acceptance by
January 30th, 2026

Flyer: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Grh8v5j6-Dtj9r02NHbU5wyK7I2ebP2g/view?usp=drive_link

800.872 Lecture series on Climate Protection

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This course introduces students to key concepts, research findings, and practical solutions for mitigating climate change. Through interdisciplinary lectures, discussions, and workshops, students explore how individual actions and societal decisions impact the environment and human systems. The course emphasizes understanding energy issues and broader sustainability challenges, equipping students to connect scientific knowledge with real-world climate protection strategies.

 

Online sessions: 04-03-2026 – 17-06-2026 (once a week)

800.873 Assessing Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Strategies

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This course equips students with advanced skills in analyzing climate data, evaluating impacts, and designing adaptation strategies. Through a combination of short lectures, practical data labs, project-based group work, and reflective discussions, students learn to assess regional and sectoral climate risks, develop climate impact profiles, and propose sustainable adaptation measures. The course emphasizes critical thinking, problem solving, and integrative learning, enabling students to interpret data, compare adaptation options, and communicate their findings effectively. By engaging with real-world data and international literature, participants gain hands-on experience in creating climate-resilient strategies aligned with sustainability goals.

 

Online sessions: 12-03-2026 – 28-05-2026

800.871 Sport, Tourism & Sustainable Event Management

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This course explores the intersection of sport, tourism, and event management with a focus on sustainability. Students learn about current topics and research in sport event tourism, including stakeholder management, event legacies, and sustainable destination development. Through lectures, case studies, group projects, and participation in scientific symposia, students develop skills to critically analyze, apply, and communicate knowledge in real-world contexts. The course combines theoretical input with practical experiences to prepare students for managing sustainable events and sport tourism initiatives.

 

On-site phase in Innsbruck:  15-02-2026 – 21-02-2026
Online sessions: 10-02-2026 – 17-03-2026

 

Photo by Julianne Hu on Unsplash

800.875 Sustainability Communication: Connecting Research to the SDGs with 3MT Flash Talks

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This course focuses on critically reflecting on one’s own work in terms of relevance, timeliness, authority, and usefulness within the context of sustainability and science communication. Students learn to gather, evaluate, and synthesize information from diverse sources, collaborate effectively in teams, provide constructive feedback, and present their research in an engaging and understandable way for non-experts, including supporting graphics. Additionally, students reflect on their own learning, identify strengths and weaknesses, and describe how their skills and understanding have developed over time.

 

On-site phase in Innsbruck: 20-04-2026 – 24-04-2026
Online sessions: 16-03-2026 – 27-04-2026

 

International and Interdisciplinary Community Service Learning

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Interdisciplinary Community Service Learning (iCSL) is a module that can be followed next to any Master’s programme and gives you the opportunity to work on real-life, current challenges.

You will be challenged to step outside your bubble and collaborate across (and beyond) the campus. As part of a cross-disciplinary student team, you will work closely with communities, companies, organisations, and government partners. Each team member addresses a different aspect of the broader societal challenge, drawing on their own disciplinary knowledge, insights, experience, and methods.

By reporting the outcomes back to the societal actors, you contribute to actual societal impact and drive positive transformations in society. After this course, you will be able to integrate knowledge and insights from different disciplines in order to produce results, insights, and solutions for various complex societal challenges that transcend disciplines and organisational barriers. You will develop (global) citizenship skills, such as critical thinking, problem solving and cultural understanding.

Practicalities

  • The course takes place between February and June 2026
    • Online part: 10 online meetings, starting in February
    • On-site part in Amsterdam: 25-29 May 2026
  • An English level of C1 is required for this course
  • There are 10 places available per Aurora university. In case we exceed the number of spots, students will be selected based on a ‘first come, first serve’ and their study background. There is no preferred study background, but there needs to be a balance in terms of disciplines represented in the course
  • For more information, please refer to the VU Amsterdam website

Application process

  1. Home university selects students that can apply and are eligible for Erasmus+ BIP funding
  2. Students can apply by filling out this application form before 19 January 2026
  3. Students will receive acceptance to the course before 21 January 2026 incl info for registration

In this video, we highlight two inspiring ICSL projects from 2024 – 2025:

BIP Linguistic Diversity, Interculturality and European Identity

Written by Blanca Maria Ramirez Miralles on .

Four Aurora universities, each located in a different region of Europe, unite with one shared goal: to explore and deepen understanding of linguistic diversity and plurilingualism-inspired pedagogical approaches.

This course exchanges best practices, resource-oriented strategies, and innovative approaches for plurilingual teaching and learning in higher education. It fosters the development of a European cultural identity grounded in the richness of multiple cultures. In doing so, it highlights language plurality and linguistic diversity as valuable assets for universities, staff, students, and society at large.

Are you a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD student in Education, Humanities, or Social Sciences?
This unique course is designed for you!

  • Language of instruction: English
  • Fees: No registration fee for Aurora students
  • Total places: 30 (20 for incoming students and 10 for URV students)
  • Nomination deadline: 27th February 2026
  • Application deadline: 16th March 2026

Before applying, students are strongly encouraged to contact their local Aurora office to inquire about available funding opportunities and to receive guidance on submitting their application.

Selection and Nomination Procedure

The programme is open to students from all Aurora partner universities; however, priority will be given to applicants from the organising institutions (UIBK, UPOL, UNINA and URV).
Each Aurora university may nominate up to seven students.

A waiting list will be created on a first-come, first-served basis, again prioritising students from the organising institutions. Selected students will then be invited to submit their formal application to URV by 16th March 2026.

More info here.