Discover what's new in the Circle U. Community

Each month, we present one of the 11 seed-funded projects running this year. This month, discover how CREDO is bringing together researchers, students and staff to strengthen the communication of evidence, academic freedom and inclusivity at a time when these values are increasingly under pressure. Read on to learn more.

In a continuation of the festivities kicked off in Vienna last November, Humboldt-Universität is now showing the anniversary poster exhibition. The opening provided a moment of appreciation for joint achievements – and of enthusiasm for the road ahead.

We are inviting proposals for a one-day symposium on leadership and governance of AI in higher education.

A new student mobility programme is on the horizon for master's students at UCLouvain and the University of Belgrade. This marks a new chapter for the two universities and for Circle U.

In May 2026, the Circle U. Student Union representatives gathered at the University of Belgrade to align CUSU with their current priorities, advance student representation, improve efficiency, and draft political stances and position papers for the alliance.

40 students attended the summer school "Democracy and Development in a Fragmenting World: Geopolitics, Power Shifts, and the Fate of the Liberal Order" in Belgrade, and explored pressing questions about the future of the liberal international order.

What does it actually take to improve lives and foster development? That was the central question at the heart of Learning Effective Approaches in Development (LEAD), a blended intensive programme hosted by the University of Oslo. Bringing together master’s students from across the Circle U. alliance, the course offered a week of rigorous academic engagement and collaborative learning focused on what works in international development, and why.

Marius Mjaaland has generated great enthusiasm among both Norwegian and international students. He is now being honored at the University of Oslo for his innovative teaching on the climate and nature crisis.

Climate protection and social questions are often treated separately or even pitted against each other. The Circle U.nited for Sustainability programme offered a space to connect both. Here is what I learned as an organiser.

One of the key issues of our time—water resource management under the conditions of climate change, and its inseparable links with food production and energy systems—was the focus of the online lecture “Water in a Changing Climate: the Water–Energy–Food Nexus”, held on 21 April to mark International Mother Earth Day.

Representatives from the nine Circle U. partner universities gathered this week at the University of Belgrade for the Circle U. General Assembly and Management Board meetings. Bringing together rectors, vice-rectors, student representatives and alliance leadership, the meetings focused on the future strategic direction of the alliance, the development of the Open Campus ecosystem, and the impact of Circle U.’s seed-funding scheme.

As part of European Diversity Month, Circle U. highlights the three new ED&I flagship projects selected to help build more inclusive, accessible and equitable universities across our alliance.