Discover the events bringing our Alliance to life

The INCLUDE Webinar Series is a cross-disciplinary training programme focused on inclusion, accessibility, and equity in higher education. Running from March 31 to mid-June 2026, it brings together students and staff through online webinars and a final Summer School to explore inclusive education, equitable work environments, and diversity-related challenges.

A curated series of workshops designed to support university teaching staff in building innovative, inclusive, and research-informed pedagogical practices.

The Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence webinar series brings together experts and participants from across disciplines to explore the latest developments, challenges, and societal impacts of AI. The first webinars will take place in spring and summer 2026.

Interested in joining a Community of Practice with colleagues in across Circle U.? Not sure what is required or how to submit a proposal? Then join us for this info session where you will learn more about how a CoP works and meet colleagues involved in existing CoPs.

Master students in Political Science, International Relations, European Studies, Area Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies across Circle U. universities are invited to attend this conference by Adam Fagan from King's College London. 

This online lecture explores water as a central pillar of the Water-Energy-Food (WFE) Nexus, highlighting how hydrological instability affects agriculture, energy systems, and urban infrastructure — and how adaptation strategies can strengthen resilience.

This online lecture explores the link between accelerating global warming and the rising frequency of extreme weather events. It introduces digital twins of the Earth system and their climate projections. It concludes by stressing the urgent need for decarbonization.

This online lecture explores the main challenges rural areas face in the context of climate change, with a focus on ongoing Italian case studies. It highlights the socio-economic mismatches generated by current development models and their impacts on food security, natural resources, and rural communities. The lecture also opens a discussion on possible pathways toward more sustainable and resilient solutions.

This Open Conversation explores the interdependence between climate change and disease across species and ecosystems — and why a truly holistic understanding of health must go beyond the human.

From Global Convergence to Multipolar Conflict explores how rising economic inequality is reshaping democracy and global politics in a world undergoing deep and rapid transformation. In this keynote lecture, Branko Milanović (CUNY, New York) will explain how rising inequalities between rich and poor are putting increasing pressure on democratic systems, fueling political polarization and contributing to the erosion of democratic norms in many societies. Drawing on decades of research into global income distribution, Milanović will show how inequality intersects with broader forces such as geopolitical competition, social fragmentation and competing models of governance, raising urgent questions about the stability and resilience of democratic institutions. Against a backdrop of shifting power dynamics, marked by geopolitical rivalry, democratic backsliding and uncertainty about the future of the liberal international order, the lecture addresses a central challenge of our time: how can democratic societies confront rising inequality without undermining political freedoms or sliding toward authoritarianism?

Master students in Political Science, International Relations, European Studies, Area Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies across Circle U. universities are invited to attend this conference by Jannika Spannagel, Freie Universität Berlin and the Academic Freedom Index Project Team.

The Circle U. Women Founders Network (WFN) believes in the transformative power of inclusivity and intercultural understanding. It foster open-mindedness and empathy within a vibrant, creative, and engaging community, where diverse perspectives unite to inspire and empower young women innovators.

In 2026, the Women Founders Network launches its "From Potential to Power" Spring Track: a three-phase progressive journey designed to take you from inspiration to action — and from potential to power.

Part of a Circle U. course on the topic, this conference led by Lars V. Johannsen, Aarhus University, is open to the entire Circle U. community. Master students in Political Science, International Relations, European Studies, Area Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies across Circle U. universities are particularly encouraged to join.

IN-ROOTS is a three-day retreat taking place on 14–16 May 2026 at the University of Pisa. It brings together doctoral students from Circle U. universities to reflect on the academic and emotional challenges of the PhD journey, particularly those faced by international researchers. Through conversations on intersectionality, the sharing of personal experiences, and community-building activities, participants will collaboratively develop a “glocal” support system designed to help international PhD students navigate both university structures and everyday life in Pisa.

What will we ultimately remember about the Covid-19 pandemic? For many, this global crisis represented a true "anthropological rupture"—a profound moment of personal and collective change that has left deep societal scars.

The University of Oslo invites Circle U. colleagues working with recognition to exchange challenges, good practices, and practical solutions that can make mobility more seamless across our alliance.

Join us at the University of Vienna Library for a three-day staff week designed for librarians. During these days, you will learn key facts about the University of Vienna and how the University Library is embedded within the university. We will share insights into our organisation and current construction projects. In addition to guided tours, you’ll receive an overview of our most important research support services, including research data management and u:cris, as well as our open science and open access activities. The programme also includes opportunities to network and discover Vienna.

Join this Circle U. Open Conversation for a timely discussion on what actually works in development and public policy. Drawing on evidence of progress in health, education, and human well-being, speakers from political science, global health, and economics examine why some interventions succeed and how hope can be grounded in empirical evidence.

This Open Conversation explores how power relations are shaped not just by politics and economics, but by the everyday ways we address and interact with each other — across languages, cultures, and international contexts.

The Circle U. Sandpits 2026 offer a unique opportunity to co-create interdisciplinary research projects addressing sustainability challenges.

Are you an academic from one of the Circle U. universities looking to develop courses on the Open Campus of our alliance? Would you like to explore how to design such courses and find partners to co-create them? Join the Academic Matchmaking Event organised at Université Paris Cité from 18 to 20 November 2026, dedicated to the theme of Planetary Health. Academics from all disciplines -Humanities, Sciences, and Health - are invited to participate!