Hosted and organized at Aarhus University on May 10th, the second Global Health Thematic Seminar brought together Circle U. academics and experts from all career levels. On the occasion of the Match Points Conference, the focus this year was on the challenges and solutions in Global Health.
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Congratulations to Aline Cordonnier, Thérèse Van Durme, Janet Rafner and their teams, for innovative and novel approaches to inter- and trans-disciplinary research.
Chair in the Knowledge Hub on Global Health, professor Eivind Engebretsen, has launched a new Circle U. course on the politics of sustainability in public health.
We are happy to announce that Prof. Vincent Blondel, Rector of the University of Louvain and President of Circle U. was elected to the Board of the European University Association (EUA) at the Association’s General Assembly which took place in Gdańsk on 20 April.
The first Circle U. Model United Nations (MUN) took place in Brussels and Louvain-la-Neuve on 9–13 March 2023. The goal: make education more sustainable, for a better and more resilient world.
The Early-Career Researchers (ECR) Forum was created in 2022 as a community of practice designed to share common issues related to doctoral and post-doctoral training within Circle U.
Students and academics gathered on March 21st & 22nd at Université Paris Cité for a pioneering Female Founders Retreat to champion the issue of female entrepreneurship and innovation within the framework of Circle U.’s “Student-Led Sustainable Innovation” group.
A task force with experts from the nine constituent universities of Circle U. shares its take on Open Science in this newly released report providing strategies and key actions.
Discover on playback the Masterclass in History with Michelle Perrot that took place on January 26th at the Musée Carnvalet-Histoire de Paris, during the Circle U. Week for the Future of Higher Education and Research.
On 6 March, at the invitation of the European Commission, the coordinators of the 44 European University Alliances met in Brussels. An excellent opportunity to exchange on the current developments of the alliances and to discuss the future of the European University Initiative.
The University of Belgrade is organizing a series of interactive public lectures focused on the topic of global health. The goal of these lectures is to make the general public more aware of the issues of global health, and to disseminate some key findings from the global health Knowledge Hubs beyond the Circle U. academic community.
The forum brings together academics and researchers interested in tax law and policy around interdisciplinary topics. The tax forum is one of the projects under the Circle U. Seed Funding Scheme.
A new bank of resources on student-to-student peer mentoring is now available for alliance staff members. All are welcome to help expand the toolbox – and take part in the Circle U. mentoring network.
Circle U. sees it as one of its missions to empower women and support their entrepreneurship and self-confidence.
This gives students the opportunity to enrol in a new International Double Degree Programme in Business Innovation.
On 26 and 27 January 2023, the UCLouvain School of Political and Social Sciences sent a delegation to Paris to meet colleagues from the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of Université Paris Cité. In this video some of the very enthusiastic participants share their testimonies.
In science, as everywhere, work(ing) relationships require time, communication and some flexibility. This rings especially true for collaborative projects spanning multiple academic fields. Here, the winners of the first ever Inter Circle U. Prize for inter- and transdisciplinary research (ICUP) share their experience and give advice.
On 3-5 February, Academic Chairs, Work Package leads and coordinators from across the Circle U. hubs and platforms came together for the first Chair Academy Retreat. The retreat took place at Cumberland Lodge, a former royal residence in Windsor Great Park, UK.
Hosted and organised by Université Paris Cité, the Circle U. Week the Future of Higher Education and Research week took place from January 23 to 27. Intense, rich in exchanges and sharing of best practices, bringing together academia, students and partners.
Circle U. has submitted a new project, entitled “Circle U. 2030”. The main objective is to consolidate our transformational cooperation process and to provide outstanding education, research and innovation to contribute to more sustainable, democratic and healthier societies.
On a cold, grey afternoon in the centre of Paris, administrators, professors and students from Circle U’s "Think and Do Tank" met to discuss how to create a brighter future for higher education in a changing world. Three presentations were made by researchers and professors from the University of Oslo, Aarhus University and King’s College London.
What happens when students get to take on the roles of UN delegates negotiating climate concessions? Dr Hillary Briffa, lecturer at King’s College London, will run a simulation at Circle U.’s Berlin summer School “Climate Science & Policy: How to Transition to a Post-Carbon Future?”. Here’s what she predicts!
Circle U. is exploring new ways to link research and teaching. Developed by Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Circle U. Teams bring together early career researchers and students to give them their first teaching and research experiences respectively. Here’s what participants took away and how you can get involved.
Circle U. students get real world experience with visits to the EU institutions and the Belgian Permanent Representation to the EU. Find out how the students benefited from the transnational and experiential dimension of this activity.
Five groups of change-makers met in Louvain in December to present their micro-projects linked to Sustainable Development Goals. This was the final event of the Circle U. Sustainable Change-Makers Programme.