Una Europa events & opportunities

Una Europa events & opportunities

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Una Europa events & opportunities

Check out events and opportunities to participate in Una Europa below.

For more event listings, along with news from the wider community, visit una-europa.eu

For local Una Europa news, and other UCD Global stories, visit https://www.ucd.ie/globalengagement/newsandevents. UCD staff members can also follow Una Europa @ UCD on WorkVivo

Date (2024) Who is it for? Details

Apply by 17 Feb;

takes place March-April  

All students (undergraduate and postgraduate) interested in languages 

Una Europa Language Café 

Would you like to practice speaking another language? Do you wish you had more opportunities to speak a second language you already know but are getting rusty at? Are you preparing for an exchange or study abroad experience? 

Register to attend the Una Europa Language Café and practice speaking German, Italian, Finnish, Polish, Dutch, Spanish, French, English or Irish!

Discover more & apply

12 Feb, 10am to 12:30pm

(register by 7 Feb)

Cultural Heritage students and early career professionals and researchers 

European Heritage Hub Educational Study Visit

UCD Creative Futures Academy is hosting an Educational Study Visit focused on 'Creativity, Cultural Heritage and the Green Transition', on behalf of the European Heritage Hub project and Una Europa. 

The event aims to foster the active involvement of Cultural Heritage students, and early career professionals and researchers, and provide them with meaningful education, training, volunteering, and networking opportunities. The audience will have the opportunity to interact with the speakers during a Q&A session. The in-person event, held in the Trapdoor Theatre on campus, will be followed by lunch.

Register by 7 February

18 Feb,

11am Irish time

Researchers in European Studies, International Relations or a related field

Lost in Transformation: Understanding Europe’s Place in a Transforming World

Are you a researcher active in European Studies, International Relations or a related field? Are you interested in better understanding Europe’s place in the world? Join Una Europa’s upcoming peer-to-peer learning sessions for inspiring insights and exchanges with counterparts!

The first session is titled 'Reflections about Europe as one/an actor'. The speakers are Ben Tonra (UCD) and Heidi Maurer (Danube University Krems). 

Register now

20 February,

1pm Irish time

Researchers from all disciplines 

Una Europa Seed Funding Call 2025 webinar

Una Europa invites researchers from all disciplines to a webinar to launch the Una Europa Seed Funding Call 2025.

This year's Seed Funding Call includes an option to involve international university partners beyond the existing alliance partners.

Up to 10 projects will be funded, with a maximum budget of €40,000 per project.

Find out more and register for the webinar

24 Feb 2025; 

apply by 1 Feb

BSc, MSc, PhD or postdoctoral students interested in global sustainability and international environments

Virtual Exchange for Sustainability 

Are you a BSc, MSc, PhD or postdoctoral student? The UnaVEx virtual exchange is a free, five-week programme focused on sustainability. You will attend inspiring plenary talks on different perspectives on sustainability. You will also be introduced to an international small group of peers and a moderator. In groups, you will discuss and develop a collaborative, sustainability-themed action task. (Applications closed.)

25 Feb,

11am Irish time

Researchers in European Studies, International Relations or a related field

Lost in Transformation: Understanding Europe’s Place in a Transforming World

Are you a researcher active in European Studies, International Relations or a related field? Are you interested in better understanding Europe’s place in the world? Join Una Europa’s upcoming peer-to-peer learning sessions for inspiring insights and exchanges with counterparts!

The second session is titled 'Reflections on the idea of Europe as a power'. The speakers are Manuela Moschella (UNIBO) Chad Damro (University of Edinburgh)

Register now

Feb-May 2025

Open to doctoral researchers & master’s students, especially those in biomedical engineering, software engineering, electrical engineering, IT for health, or similar.

Una Europa Epilepsy Data Challenge

Are you ready to make a difference in the world of healthcare? In this challenge, participants will harness the power of Machine Learning to detect seizure events from data collected from over 200 epilepsy patients using a wearable device.

The challenge kicks off in February with an online workshop, followed by release of the dataset to participants. Regular online Q&A sessions will be organised. In April, participants and Una Europa experts will come together in a joint workshop to present their findings and discuss their results with experts. (Applications closed.)

Apply by 3 March; 

takes place 2 to 6 June 

Doctoral researchers with a basic knowledge of food systems and an interest in alternative proteins / protein transition research

Una Europa Summer School for doctoral researchers | Sustainable Food Systems

The Una Europa Summer School on Sustainable Food Systems, hosted by Helsingin yliopisto/Helsingfors universitet in Finland, will engage PhD researchers in an open and stimulating environment to tackle challenges connected to the sustainability transition of global and national food systems. Participants will have the chance to dive deep into sustainable food systems and protein transition, connect with researchers and academics from across Una Europa, and develop more transdisciplinary knowledge. A number of UCD students will be awarded a travel bursary to support their attendance. 

Find out more now

4 March,

11am Irish time

Researchers in European Studies, International Relations or a related field

Lost in Transformation: Understanding Europe’s Place in a Transforming World

Are you a researcher active in European Studies, International Relations or a related field? Are you interested in better understanding Europe’s place in the world? Join Una Europa’s upcoming peer-to-peer learning sessions for inspiring insights and exchanges with counterparts!

The second session is titled 'Reflections on the idea of Europe as a power'. The speakers are Manuela Moschella (UNIBO) Chad Damro (University of Edinburgh)

Register now

25 March - 15 May

Open to all UCD students, of all disciplines: undergraduate, master's or PhD students 

Una Europa Student Project Incubator

Step into the shoes of a researcher for six weeks!

Do you ever wonder how researchers define their topics of research and get from idea to a research plan? Do you ever look around your university, society or community and wonder what is behind some of the challenges you're seeing?

The Una Europa Student Project Incubator will run as a research simulator. Put your research skills and knowledge from your studies into practice in international, interdisciplinary, student-led teams.

Apply as a team by 9 March. You can form a team by attending an online networking session in late February or early March. 

 Find out more

21-25 April 

Doctoral researchers/PhD candidates working in  the area of One Health, Data Science and AI, Cultural Heritage, Sustainability, Future Materials, or Europe and the World, with access to a relevant dataset.

Una Europa FAIR Data Hackathon

Boost your FAIR data expertise, share your research with peers and develop your international network! FAIR data = Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable.

Apply to be part of this unique week at the Universiteit Leiden: deepen your FAIR data knowledge and skills, and connect with an international community by taking part in the 3-day hackathon and 2-day international SOLID data conference SOSY2025 in Leiden.

(Applications now closed.)

14 - 16 May;

apply by 13 Feb

Members of UCD professional services staff 

(Note: This is a partner opportunity and not part of the Una.Futura project.)

University of Helsinki - International Staff Training Days

Una Europa partner University of Helsinki is now seeking applications for its International Staff Training Days.

There are four tracks available: international mobility; research funding services; brand and marketing; university library. 

More details

Selected UCD staff can apply for Erasmus funding for Staff Weeks. Find out more here

23-27 June 2025;

apply by 27 January

Members of UCD professional services staff with an interest in supporting internationalization, in roles such as Career Services, Academic Advising, COIL, Mobility Programs, Networking and Partnerships, Onboarding, Postdoc Support, Translation Services, or Gender and Diversity Studies

(Note: This is a partner opportunity and not part of the Una.Futura project.)

Freie Universität Berlin - International Staff Training Week

Una Europa partner university FUB is now seeking applications for its International Staff Training Week. FUB is offering eight parallel, interactive tracks, each covering diverse topics tailored to inspire collaboration and knowledge-sharing among colleagues from across the globe. 

More details here

Selected UCD staff can apply for Erasmus funding for Staff Weeks. Find out more here

 

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