The Department of Economic and Managerial Studies, Palacký University Olomouc would like to invite you to the 17th anniversary of the conference KNOWCON 2021:Knowledge on Economics and Management that will be held online on November 11-12, 2021. The conference is open to all students from within the Aurora universities free of charge.
International scientific conference KNOWCON: Knowledge on Economics and Management has been held since 2005 (before 2019 as Knowledge for Market Use) and its goal is to gather and present current knowledge on management, marketing, financial management, and other fields of knowledge economy. The conference proceedings of 2012-2017 have been indexed by WoS, the proceedings of 2018-2020 are being evaluated.
One of the panels of KNOWCON 2021 will be focused on social entrepreneurship with Kai Hockerts, social entrepreneurship specialist from Copenhagen Business School, as a keynote speaker with a special lecture. For more information please see https://kems.upol.cz/knowcon/
To register your interest in joining this free conference, please email Pavla Slavíčková at pavla.slavickova@upol.cz stating your name and University before November 1st 2021. You will receive a link to the conference thereafter.
On the 5th and 6th of October, the 1st Capacity Development Support (CDS) Training event organised by the South-West University ‘Neofit Rilski’, Bulgaria, in collaboration with the Aurora CDS Task Team at Palacky University and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. The two-day training event will take place in hybrid format.
The event is open to academic and non-academic staff of the Associate university partners and members of the broader CDS Network involved in teaching, students’ mobility, internationalization of study programmes and university social engagement.
The 26th of September is the European Day of Languages proclaimed by the Council of Europe, under the patronage of the European Union. It aims to raise awareness of the importance of language learning to improve multilingualism and intercultural understanding. It also aims at promoting Europe’s linguistic diversity and encourage lifelong language learning.
European Day of Languages promotes awareness among the general public of the importance of language learning and protecting the linguistic heritage. On this occasion, on the 27th of September (h. 4-6 p.m.) the Aurora Alliance will hold a round table on the concept of plurilingualism and its role within the Alliance.
As a European Alliance, we are committed to supporting the European Day of Language
To raise awareness about plurilingualism and cultural diversity
To reflect on and to promote plurilingualism
To present teaching and learning activities on plurilingualism delivered/provided within the different Institutions part of the Aurora Alliance
To support language diversity
To discuss possible implementation strategies of the aims mentioned above
To gather and discuss ideas, thoughts and experiences about implementing plurilingualism in teaching and learning activities
The round table will host the interventions: of Giancarmine Bongo (Aurora Plurilingualism Team), Alma Ágústsdóttir (Aurora Student President), and Sophie Belanger (Unite!) will present the choices, perspectives and difficulties of the Unite!
The meeting will be held online, and participants need to register at the following link :
On Friday, September 24, 2021, join us between 3.00 and 16.00 for an online workshop on Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and ERC. This workshop is organized in cooperation between the Faculty of Arts of Palacky University Olomouc, and the University of Innsbruck.
Be able to think critically about their own lives and situations with respect to climate change and sustainability
Improve their knowledge of sustainability and climate change with respect to other cultures and be able to enter into discussion on the topic with people of other cultures
Understand the background and structure of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Improve their knowledge of sustainable earth systems, lifestyles and mobility with respect to SDGs and be able to reflect critically with respect to their own lifestyles
Be able to engage with a real business and undertake a sustainability assessment for a business
Understand communication strategies with respect to communicating research to the public and implementing policy changes
Structure of the course (limited number of participants!)
Interactive format
The course will comprise five key components.
Introduction
Frontal lectures and small discussion groups on sustainability and climate change
Workshop on undertaking a sustainability assessment for a business
Seminars and discussions with external stakeholders on communication and policy implementation
Students will learn about: diversity and its use as a societal resource, different approaches to diversity studies and their application in the context of higher education, current networking initiatives of the universities within the European Universities Alliance and much more.
Structure of the course (no limitation of participants!)
Lecture series
For further information concerning the courses (incl. credits, dates, etc.) please click on the course title, it will lead you to the course description on the UIBK website. The english version is available by simply toggling the language at the top of the page.
The main goal is to give to all Aurora students the opportunity for a meaningful international experience, besides the opportunity to participate in open Aurora courses .
All Aurora students can check the course catalog (Courses (uibk.ac.at)) of Universität Innsbruck and find out which courses are available to students from Aurora Universities.
Do you like to discover new things? Do you enjoy accepting challenges and want to test your knowledge and practical skills in the field? Then it is time to start preparing for your traineeship abroad.
An international traineeship will offer you the chance to learn how to communicate and work efficiently in a multicultural environment, developing your foreign language skills. During your traineeship you will have the opportunity to build up your CV and grow your professional network, while also strengthening your self-confidence and independence.
The AURORA European Universities Alliance is here to extend the offer of relevant student traineeships abroad and to increase their impact through the implementation of four AURORA pilot domains (Sustainability & Climate Change, Digital Society & Global Citizenship, Health & Well-being, Culture: Diversity & Identity), Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation element, research and Service Learning.
Your traineeship shall take place in one of the countries involved in the AURORA European Universities Alliance, i.e. Austria, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and United Kingdom.
Its duration is minimum 6 weeks and maximum 5 months during the period September 2021 – August 2023.
Preference will be given to traineeships related to any of four AURORA pilot domains listed above, Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation element, research or Service Learning.
We can help you to find a relevant host organisation or you can search for it through our associate partner AIESEC. Of course, you can also find a suitable traineeship provider by yourself.
You will be supported with a grant covering your subsistence and travel costs in the amount of 750 EUR per month.
For more information on conditions of participation, financial support, application process etc., please click here. To learn more about AIESEC opportunities, please take a look at the current AIESEC offer.
Your traineeship shall take place in one of the countries involved in the AURORA European Universities Alliance International Traineeship Programme, i.e. Austria, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, and Spain.
Its duration is minimum 6 weeks and maximum 5 months during the period September 2021 – August 2023.
Preference will be given to traineeships related to any of four AURORA pilot domains listed above, Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation element, research or Service Learning.
We can help you to find a relevant host organisation or you can search for it through our associate partner AIESEC. Of course, you can also find a suitable traineeship provider by yourself.
You will be supported with a grant covering your subsistence and travel costs in the amount of 750 EUR per month.
For more information on conditions of participation, financial support, application process etc., please click here. To learn more about AIESEC opportunities, please take a look at the current AIESEC offer.
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 Change and the Sustainable Development Goals.
If you are interested, send in your proposals for research-led teaching units (à 90 minutes) now! including an abstract of 250 words at most which make reference to the following:
Doris G. Eibl & Ursula Moser (University of Innsbruck)
Barbara Buchenau & Florian Freitag (University Duisburg-Essen)
tbc
Learning outcomes of the course:
Students can demonstrate a deeper insight into an environment and care sensitive understanding of Canada. They have become acquainted with exemplary research areas and are able to classify these in terms of the Sustainable Development Goals. Besides, this course aims at developing all forms of critical thinking, in particular with regard to the following competencies: System Thinking Competency, Anticipatory Competency, Collaboration Competency and Integrated Problem Solving Competency.
Course content:
The course, which is intended as an introduction to Canadian Studies, aims to present and discuss a number of recent developments in Canada through the lens of Environment and Care, which we see as key concepts for a future-oriented and sustainable understanding of different facets of the country. While the term “environment” refers not only to air, water, and land in or on which people or animals and plants exist, but also to circumstances, objects or conditions by which people or animals and plants are surrounded, the term “care” implies “everything we do to maintain, continue, and repair our ‘world’ so we can live in it as well as possible. That world includes our bodies, ourselves, and our environment, all of which we seek to interweave in a complex, life-sustaining way.” (Tronto/Fisher 1990, 40)
Along the focal points
· Histories and Politics
· Indigenous Contexts
· Intersectional Issues
· Literatures and Media
· Mountain and Glacier Studies
· Multiculturalism and Federalism
· Urban Visions and Realities
Mode of delivery
Online
Suitability for short term mobility
no (lecture series)
Planned topics
The course is planned as a lecture series from week 17 to 25 (an overview concerning the academic calendars can be found under Question 17 in the FAQ of Aurora Office Innsbruck):
Assessment
Knowledge query based on questions concerning the single sessions
Passed (>60%) / failed (tbd)
Language of instruction
English
Registration procedure for non institutional Aurora-students and
Criteria for the allocation of places (e.g. “first come first served”)
Not applicable
(no limitation of participants)
Recognition
Students are asked to clarify the creditability of this course for their studies before registering! At Universität Innsbruck, the course is to be offered as a curricular course within the framework of Interdisciplinary Competences (elective module).
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 their own Universities on areas of importance to the Network and Alliance.
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 lectures and a joint introductory course on Sustainable Development Goals. The latter, taught fully online, will already start the upcoming Fall semester.
If you would like to be involved in this community and help set the teaching standards and develop these curricula, we invite you to contact Miroslav Syrovátka (miroslav.syrovatka@upol.cz), currently collecting this information as UP representative concerned with Aurora’s SDG-offer.
In your email, make sure to include:
The title of one or more proposed lectures
Short one-paragraph outline(s) explaining to which SDG (one or more) it relates
The lectures are intended for master level students and we invite non-technical, introductory, and interdisciplinary contents.
If you are keen and ready to teach from an SDG please make sure to contact Mr. Syrovátka. We will be open to receive your general expressions of interest throughout April and May.
We are very pleased to already announce latest list of Palacký University Aurora SDG-Lectures. This list will be updated as more lecturers join our Aurora SDG-teaching community!
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, doctoral theses and the training of doctoral students on research and innovation projects. This Thursday is the first day for applications for 61 contracts of three different editions; the standard (28), COFUND (20) and Banco Santander (13). The successful applicants will be employed for up to three years. The call provides contracts in all fields of research at the URV. Applications can be made online until 6 September 2021.
Standard edition
Candidates for the standard edition can opt for a 1-year contract, extendable to 3 years, for doing a doctoral thesis as a member of a research group on one of the doctoral programmes taught at the University. The successful candidates are obliged to submit a doctoral thesis at the University but they will also be given the opportunity to do some teaching. Likewise, they will be able to take part in training programmes for specific purposes and general competencies, and they will have access to high-quality research infrastructure in a highly international environment. One of the 28 contracts on offer has been funded by the Fundació I2Cat (Internet and Digital Innovation in Catalonia). The successful candidates will be able to start work at the University as from December 2021.
Banco Santander edition
For the first time on the Martí i Franquès programme, this call for applications has a new type of edition thanks to the renewal of the collaboration agreement between the URV and the Banco Santander. This agreement has an effect on a variety of areas and can be divided into three main parts: education, employability and entrepreneurship. Education is a strategic aim and the 13 predoctoral contracts in this area have funding of €880,000. Thanks to the sensitivity and the commitment of this financial institution to the recruitment of talent and training, the funding of the Martí i Franquès programme has increased significantly.
COFUND edition
The Martí i Franquès COFUND project is co-financed by the European Union as part of the COFUND Doctoral Programme of Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) in Horizon 2020. The 20 contracts that were still pending, one of which is reserved for a disabled person, are now being announced. The aim is to attract highly talented research staff from all over the world and give them the chance to have a research career at the URV. The contracts that will be signed by the successful candidates, aligned with the MSCA contract standards, substantially improve the contract conditions in terms of salaries and the availability of funds for research expenses. Among other eligibility criteria, the candidates cannot have resided for more than 12 months in the previous 3 years in Spain. That is to say, the aim is to locate international students with a master’s degree or equivalent or Spanish researchers who have been away and wish to return. A committee made up of URV staff and external evaluators will assess the candidates’ training, research results, professional experience, motivation and references.
The Tarragona Provincial Council (Diputació de Tarragona) supports the activity of the URV, including the Martí i Franquès Programme.
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