Niels Hexspoor

Mentorship programme for PhDs and early stage researchers at Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice

Written on 17. 10. 2022. Posted in Academics, CDS-Network, Events.

On behalf of the AURORA alliance, we are pleased to invite you to the Capacity Development Support (CDS) Training event organised by Pavol Jozef Šafárik University (Kosice, Slovakia), in collaboration with the Aurora CDS Task Team at Palacky University (UP) and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU). The two-day training event with a focus on Mentorship programme for PhDs and early stage researchers will take place in hybrid format on 26-27 October 2022. The event is open to academic staff of the...

Aurora LOUIS-Workshop

Written on 5. 10. 2022. Posted in Academics.

On Wednesday 12th October 2022, you are invited to the Aurora LOUIS Workshop, which will take place from 09:00 to 13:00 at the Faculty of Law, room A.01Part of the Aurora Competence Framework, LOUIS (Learning Outcomes in Universities for Impact on Society) will help you further develop the quality of your courses by focusing on the societal impact of your learning outcomes. The goal of this workshop is to equip the participants with knowledge and skills necessary for implementation of LOUIS Tool...

Infoday on MSCA Doctoral Networks

Written on 19. 9. 2022. Posted in Academics.

As member of AURORA, it is a pleasure to invite you to the Infoday on MSCA Doctoral Networks that take place on 22nd of September at 10 a.m. Rovira i Virgili University is organizing this exclusive virtual event with Xavier Eekhout, Researcher mobility and career development project manager at EURAXESS Spain & MSCA NCP Spain. It will be a great opportunity to learn more about the funding opportunity of the currently open 2022 call and find the best AURORA partners to collaborate on these...

War in Ukraine: Support to our Aurora partner V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Written on 9. 9. 2022. Posted in Academics, CDS-Network.

UPDATE 01.09.2022: Overview of Support to our partners at V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University: A full, updated overview of our support to our partners at V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University can be found here. PDF – UP Aurora Ukraine Support Efforts Overview UPDATE 15.03.2022: UP Coordinated aid for Ukrainian Students: Any Ukrainian student interested in studying at Palacky University Olomouc can fill in the following questionnaire: Questionnaire – Ukrainian Students...

Looking back at the International Summer School: Refugee Law & Rights

Written on 8. 9. 2022. Posted in Students.

In support of our Ukrainian partners at V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, the International Summer School Refugee Law & Rights took place between the 15th and 25th of August, in Olomouc. The hybrid school, which was co-organized and implemented by Palacký University Olomouc and Karazin University, welcomed 24 participants both online and in person. The participants came from six countries including United Kingdom, Austria, Germany, Italy, Luxemburg, and Ukraine, and comprised both...

Presentation: Dr. M. C. Reig Current research in Anthropology

Written on 8. 9. 2022. Posted in Academics, Events.

We would like to invite you to an online meeting with our colleague dr. Mireia Campanera Reig from the Department of Anthropology, Philosophy and Social Work University Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain, which will take place on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 from 1 p.m. Dr. Mireia Campanera Reig came to the Faculty of Health Sciences of the Palacký University in Olomouc as part of a joint international project “Active aging – a healthy lifestyle”, which is part of the AURORA project,...

This semester, take a course at the University of Innsbruck!

Written on 15. 8. 2022. Posted in Students.

We are happy to inform you that in the upcoming winter semester 2022/2023 Universität Innsbruck will offer diverse Bachelor’s and Master’s level open to students of all Aurora universities, including UP students. Registration will be open on August 16,2022 and will be closed on September 4th, 2022. Interested? More information on the registration process can be found here. You can find our special tutorial video which will guide them through a registration process via the UIBK online...

Demography, Epidemiology and Healthy aging – The viewpoint of a geriatrician

Written on 15. 8. 2022. Posted in Events, Students.

On the 14th of September, the Health & Wellbeing group organizes an interesting lecture on Demography, Epidemiology and Healthy aging from the perspective of a geriatrician. This lecture is organized by Prof. Nicola Ferrara, MD, of UNINA, and doc. Petra Mandysova, MSN, Ph.D. and doc. PhDr.Mgr. Helena Kisvetrová, Ph.D of UPOL. It will touch a wide range of topics, ranging from the demographics of ageing and the concept of healthy ageing, to the genetic approach to ageing and the characteristics...

Workshop Outcomes – Peace Education for Karazin University, and GRT inclusion in higher education.

Written on 2. 8. 2022. Posted in Academics, Events.

On 30 June 2022, two workshops titled ‘Developing a Peace Education Programme for Karazin Kharkiv National University in Ukraine’ and ‘Removing barriers to Higher Education for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers’, were organised and moderated by Dr Spyros Themelis (UEA) and Dr Selma Porobic (Palacky University Olomouc) at the University of East Anglia (UEA). The two workshops, implemented under the framework of the Culture: Identity and Diversity pilot domain were a great success and will produce concrete...

Aurora at the Campus of European Universities

Written on 11. 7. 2022. Posted in Academics, Events.

On the 30th of June, 2022, Aurora was present at the Campus of European Universities, organized in the framework of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Palacký University was represented by a strong delegation, consisting of Rector Martin Procházka and the Vice-rector for Science and Research, Lucie Plíhalová. The Campus marked the final Higher Education Event organized under the French Presidency before handing this role over to the Czech Republic. Radka Wildová,...

Author: Niels Hexspoor