Discover what's new in the Circle U. Community

In the grand hall of the University of Vienna this November, as Circle U. celebrated its fifth anniversary, the alliance’s General Assembly reflected on how far we have come. Among our key achievements is the Open Campus initiative — a shared digital entry point to our joint course catalogue. This “one-stop shop” allows students and staff to easily access an ever-growing collection of programmes, courses, events, and resources developed collaboratively by academics across our nine partner universities.

Seed funding for your next cooperative research project! Deadline: 28 February 2026

Although many people have never heard of the "City of Smiles", Aarhus has recently been elected as the Erasmus Destination of the Year 2025. Learn more about Aarhus, its university and its contrasts.

Dan Banik speaks with Nemanja Džuverović about the student-led movement that has shaken Serbia’s political order one year after the Novi Sad train station collapse.

This year, Circle U. is supporting 13 seed-funded projects. Over the next few months, each project leader will present their initiative. This month, we are taking a closer look at the project Cultivating an Interdisciplinary Alliance for Responsible AI for Knowledge Graphs (RAI4KG).

Hi! I’m Roba Adel, a Master's student in Arts and Humanities at Université Paris Cité and a Circle U. student ambassador. I’d like to share with you a few (very good) reasons to choose my university.

Want to live where history meets innovation? Come to Pisa and study at our University! Circle U. student ambassadors Anna and Agata share why this Tuscan gem is more than just a tourist stop – it’s a place to grow!

The third edition of the Circle U. Sandpits was held at UCLouvain and brought together researchers from across Europe with the aim of developing interdisciplinary research projects.

This autumn, we are delighted to welcome Adama Bah as an intern in the Circle U. Office. From September to December 2025, Adama will contribute to our work on policy monitoring, project coordination, and events.

This year, Circle U. is supporting 13 seed-funded projects. Over the next few months, each project leader will present their initiative. This month, we are taking a closer look at the project Photographic Imaginaries of the Countryside: Transformations in Understanding Rural Europe, 1827-1914 (PICTURE).

At the University of Pisa, learning goes hand in hand with living. Founded in 1343, this historic university in the heart of Tuscany combines academic excellence with an everyday sense of curiosity, openness and community – offering students a city where study, culture and life naturally blend.

This is an open call to support innovative projects from teams of students. The seed funding is structured as mobility grants, providing the opportunity to join incubators and innovation hubs located at our alliance partners. Deadline: 20 October 2025