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Published Feb. 26, 2024 1:38 PM

On 7-8 February, some 150 coordinators and other key actors of the 50 European University Alliances met in Brussels. An occasion to take stock of the progress of the alliances, to exchange experiences and practices and to discuss the future policy developments with the European Commission.

Published Jan. 29, 2024 8:44 PM

Circle U. wrapped 2023 in style with the live final of its Sustainable Change-Makers Programme. Spoiler alert: the 2024 edition promises to be even better.

Published Jan. 25, 2024 3:14 PM

Taking a user-oriented approach, a new report examines different steps and interactions have when going on exchange. Making these “user journeys” easier, might increase the number of students getting international exposure. 

Published Jan. 24, 2024 12:29 PM

The Circle U.lympics, supported by the Circle U. European alliance seed funding projects and organised by Université Paris Cité's Sports Science Department (STAPS), King’s College London and the University of Aarhus, offers a series of online and face-to-face events from January to April 2024, under the theme of the Olympic Games.

Published Dec. 18, 2023 2:13 PM

In Circle U., attending a staff week could lead you to the Paris 2024 Olympics. And a 60 year old literary classic can be the starting point for a multisession online workshop. Here’s a closer look at two of the projects that received funding from the Circle U. Seed Funding Scheme 2023.

Published Dec. 18, 2023 2:13 PM

Representatives from Circle U. Student Union (CUSU) met for a seminar in Oslo in December. Here are the main points.

Published Nov. 30, 2023 1:23 PM

The results of the 2023 Circle U. seed-funding call are now published. Thirteen new projects have been selected for a total budget of nearly 120.000 euro. These bottom-up initiatives are boosting Circle U., exploring new and novel collaborations between academics, researchers and students across our 9 member universities, and beyond.

Published Nov. 29, 2023 2:16 PM

The Circle U. Office is expected to play a stronger role in supporting the strategic development of the alliance. Now located in Brussels, the office will expand in the coming months already. And this has started with the arrival of the first intern.

Published Nov. 29, 2023 2:16 PM

At the General Assembly in Oslo on 25-26 October, Presidents, Rectors and student representatives marked the transition to the new phase and expressed their enthusiasm and commitment to continue the transformative journey of Circle U.

Published Oct. 31, 2023 10:47 AM

With the conference “Creating now the university of tomorrow”, we took stock of the achievements of the last three years and transitioned from the pilot phase to the full development of the Circle U. European university alliance.

Published Oct. 30, 2023 10:09 AM

A recent two-day workshop brought together a dozen PhD students from King’s, Humboldt, Pisa, Oslo, Belgrade, UCLouvain, and Paris Cité, along with two keynote speakers.