Imagine a university that offers you all the schooling from nine European high-profile scientific universities.
Imagine how mobility between these nine campus can be simplified thanks to common procedures and services that will allow you to live the digital campus experience, whenever you want to.
Imagine innovative learning methods, and being able to learn a language as well as discovering different European cultures thanks to your study program!
European alliance Unite! makes all of the above possible. University Grenoble Alpes is part of this partnership, along with 8 other European universities.
In concrete terms, Unite! will achieve these objectives though the following activities:
What is more, Unite! develops models of collaborative management and governance, as well as support services, communication and quality assurance for Unite! inter-university campus.
Unite! has been granted an additional funding in July 2020 from European program Horizon 2020. Within this scope and thanks to its educational dimension, Unite! develops a strategy of research and innovation (R&I).
In concrete terms, Unite! will achieve these objectives though the following activities:
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- Mobility, both physical and virtual within the Unite! network is possible for all students of partner universities. Students can participate in joint programs, summer schools, online courses as well as short mobility programs.
- Easy access to language and culture courses of all possible destinations.
- For doctoral students
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- Doctoral students can participate in programs collectively elaborated among Unite! partners for which research is closely linked to learning process, innovation and entrepreneurship.
- Mobility in the Unite! network is also possible within the framework of scientific collaborations.
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- All staff working in Unite! partner universities can carry out mobilities, especially during themed Staff Weeks.
- Staff are encouraged to participate in Unite!work packages when relevant.
- Staff have access to the Teaching and Learning Academy, which aims to guide teachers develop flexible and pedagogically innovative academic career.
- For regional stakeholders
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Stakeholders on the territory (companies, authorities) benefit from an access to structures of innovation and entrepreneurship which allow them to constitute strong international partnerships.
What is more, Unite! develops models of collaborative management and governance, as well as support services, communication and quality assurance for Unite! inter-university campus.
Unite! has been granted an additional funding in July 2020 from European program Horizon 2020. Within this scope and thanks to its educational dimension, Unite! develops a strategy of research and innovation (R&I).
Unite!'s origins
They are already cooperating closely on more than 80 EU projects and have exchanged over 4,000 students in the past five years.
Unite! originates from CLUSTER network and builds on three decades of close and dedicated cooperation on different aspects of higher education, research, innovation and social responsibility.
The Unite! partners share a common view towards regional embeddedness, technology transfer, and engineering and science education, with complementary multidisciplinary approaches.
Structure of the Alliance
The Unite! alliance is coordinated by TU Darmstadt, Germany and is officially represented by the Unite! President. TU Darmstadt President Tanja Brühl was elected as Unite! president for a period of three years by the Unite! Governing Platform at the Kick-off event for Unite! in November 2019.
The Unite! Secretariat based at TU Darmstadt coordinates and leads unite! and is headed by Secretary General Andreas Winkler. The Secretariat is responsible for managing the alliance. All development objectives and challenges, whether short or long-term of Unite! are being handled by working groups.
The Unite! activities within each of the partner universities are managed by the Unite! Key Liaison Officers. Franz Bruckert is the Key Liaison Officer at Grenoble INP - UGA.
Working groups are divided according to their field of application: education (called "community") or research (called "work package")
Among these groups, Grenoble INP - UGA leads Community 6 - Professional development & training and coordinates sub-tasks in two other communities: Language Center and Internationalization at home. The school also leads Work package 3 - Sharing Infrastructures and Resources in the field of research.
Altogether, more than 80 Grenoble INP - UGA staff and student members are actively involved in Unite!’s development.
The Unite! Secretariat based at TU Darmstadt coordinates and leads unite! and is headed by Secretary General Andreas Winkler. The Secretariat is responsible for managing the alliance. All development objectives and challenges, whether short or long-term of Unite! are being handled by working groups.
The Unite! activities within each of the partner universities are managed by the Unite! Key Liaison Officers. Franz Bruckert is the Key Liaison Officer at Grenoble INP - UGA.
Working groups are divided according to their field of application: education (called "community") or research (called "work package")
Among these groups, Grenoble INP - UGA leads Community 6 - Professional development & training and coordinates sub-tasks in two other communities: Language Center and Internationalization at home. The school also leads Work package 3 - Sharing Infrastructures and Resources in the field of research.
Altogether, more than 80 Grenoble INP - UGA staff and student members are actively involved in Unite!’s development.
Get involved in Unite!
Metacampus is the digital platform which connects the universities of the alliance, to enable mobile access exclusively to the range of programmes and diversity of activities that are offered through Unite!
Several opportunities for international mobilities (physical or digital) are provided to students and staff as part of Unite!. Explore them below :
- Student opportunities
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The Ulisses! Project is back!
University of Lisbon Interdisciplinary Studies on Sustainable Environment and Seas (ULISSES)?is a project that will provide students with a deep knowledge of ocean related problems. Applications for the 4th edition of the Ulisses project are open until 15 December. -
All aboard the U!Train - But first, we need your ideas!
Have you heard about the U! Train? It's an ambitiously exciting Unite! course, scheduled to depart, September 2024. -
Join us for the 2023 Unite! Virtual Fair for students
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Practice your languages with the Unite! Language Tandems!
Spanish, Catalan, German, Italian, French, Swedish, Finnish, Portuguese, Polish… Do you want to improve your speaking skills in any of these languages? With the Unite! Language Tandems, you now can!
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- Staff opportunities
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Unite! Workshop: Energy & Green Transition & Climate
We are delighted to invite experienced and young researchers, Ph.D. students, industry professionals, and policy makers within the Unite! alliance to participate in an upcoming workshop focused on energy, green transition, and climate change held in Karpacz (Poland), . This collaborative event aims to address pressing global challenges and promote sustainable practices and circular economy initiatives. Join us for an engaging and productive gathering of minds as we work towards a more sustainable future. -
Contribute to the Unite! Online Teaching Digital Toolbox
The toolbox aims to support the creation of new innovative study plans, new educational methods and devise training courses for the teaching faculty and administrative staff. -
Research Data Management and Open Science Training
Aalto University Research Data Management Network organises a webinar series on research data management and open science in spring 2022. The webinars, aimed at university staff and students, are open to everyone. Participation is free. No previous knowledge is needed. -
The 3rd round of the series "Unite! Teaching and Learning" started : registrations are open !
This Teaching and Learning (TaL) series of activities are aimed at teaching staff, lecturers and faculty in all Unite! partner institutions (including Ph.D. students and postdocs involved with teaching), who are interested in sharing and developing teaching and learning practices.
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News from Unite!
- International
An agora of services to boost European Universities cooperation
Published on 20 October 2023 The first collaborative project between two European University Alliances was granted by the European Commission to improve Higher Education Institutions collaborations - International
Strengthening Unite! Ecosystems at the VIII Unite! Dialogue Wroclaw
Published on 13 October 2023 From the 19th to the 21st of September 2023, Wroclaw Tech played host to the VIII Unite! Dialogue, themed "Unite! Ecosystems". Representatives from all the universities in the alliance and delegates from seven Ukrainian universities gathered for the event.