Niels Hexspoor

CALL – Aurora Lecture Series ‘Environment and Care: Canadian Perspectives’

Written on 28. 7. 2021. Posted in Academics, CDS-Network.

Our Aurora partners at the Canadian Studies Centre of the University of Innsbruck, together with Universität Duisburg-Essen invite you to participate in an innovative transatlantic teaching project. The Aurora Lecture Series ‘Environment and Care: Canadian Perspectives’ is looking for a diverse range of lectures on the Canadian perspective on Environment and Care from various disciplines, combining the Aurora Pilot Domains of Culture: Diversity & Identity and Sustainability & Climate...

Aurora Student Champions and Ambassadors Celebratory Event – Looking Back

Written on 19. 7. 2021. Posted in Academics, Students.

As you know the Aurora Student Champions and Ambassadors Scheme has finished for 2020/2021 and we are already looking forward to welcoming returning and new Champions and Ambassadors for the next academic year. A celebratory event was held on the evening of 16 June and was well attended by Aurora Students, Aurora Staff and the Aurora and University of Iceland President, Jon Atli Benediktsson. A number of Champions and Ambassadors, shared personal reflections of their Aurora journey representing...

CALL – Aurora Alliance Joint Courses on Sustainable Development Goals

Written on 16. 7. 2021. Posted in Academics, Featured.

If you are an academic enthusiastic about teaching on SDGs from the perspective of your discipline, or a current research theme relating to one or more SDGs, this is a call for you! Join our academic community in the making of fellow academics passionate about the SDG perspective. by expressing your interest to teach together with colleagues from other Aurora Alliance universities. The make SDGs more prominent in the teaching offer of the Aurora Alliance, we aim to organize a series of joint...

CALL – Martí i Franquès programme Doctoral Contracts at the University of Rovira i Virgili

Written on 8. 7. 2021. Posted in Academics, CDS-Network, Students.

On the 1st of July, our partners at at the Univerity of Rovira i Virgili (URV), opened the call for applications for each one of the three editions of their Martí i Franquès programme: standard, with 28 contracts; COFUND, with 20, and Banco Santander, with 13. The deadline for applications is 6 September 2021. The Martí i Franquès is a programme of URV grants that aims to increase the University’s human resources in the field of research. At the same time, it reinforces doctoral programmes,...

Excellent Science in Horizon Europe – The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships

Written on 8. 7. 2021. Posted in Academics, CDS-Network, Events, Students.

The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), part of Horizon Europe, and the European Union’s flagship funding programme for doctoral education and postdoctoral training of researchers, organizes many different actions and funding opportunities. Our Aurora partners at the University of Duisburg-Essen offer an information event and in which you will receive hands-on advice on how to write a successful MSCA fellowship application. What to expect: Monday: 12.07.21, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. • Presentation...

Co-Creation Courses

Written on 30. 6. 2021. Posted in Academics, CDS-Network, Students.

Aurora and its universities offer a variety of different co-creation courses, open to students from all Aurora Partners. Consider enrolling, for example in the “Tools for Enterpreneurship” course at the University of Rovira i Virgilli, a course on International Service Learning at VU Amsterdam, or Project management in Social Work Practice at Palacky University Olomouc. At the moment, a total of nine courses are available. For a full overview of the courses, the terms and the registration...

Looking back at the Aurora Biannual of May 20-22

Written on 18. 6. 2021. Posted in Academics, CDS-Network, Events.

On May 20 – 21st, the tenth Aurora Biannual took place, where Aurora presidents, students and staff met to learn from and with each other. The first day began with an opening plenary focusing on the future of academic collaboration between British and other European universities following Brexit. Ms Adrienn Kiraly, Head of the Cabinet to Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Education, Culture and Youth, touched upon our collaborations with universities and said “Your...

Health & Wellbeing Summer Meeting

Written on 18. 6. 2021. Posted in Academics, CDS-Network, Events.

On the 28th of June, the Health and Wellbeing Pilot Domain is organizing a summer meeting with a duo purpose to show education and research activities in the Health and Wellbeing pilot domain. The aim is to pave the way for the birth of a Health and wellbeing community within Aurora, with collaborations among the AURORA partners in the field of Education and Research. Therefore, the focus of the meeting is to present the activities in the field of Health and Wellbeing and to exchange ideas on...

Aurora Service Learning Toolbox

Written on 31. 5. 2021. Posted in Academics, CDS-Network, Events.

On June 17th, the Aurora Service Learning Toolbox will be launched during the international learning lab conference, and will take place from 15:30 to 18:00 CEST. The toolbox will provide relevant tools and resources to interested teachers and students interested in learing more about Service Learning. These tools will further strengthen existing Service Learning courses and give the teachers inspiration on transforming an existing course by adding a service learning perspective. The event is...

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