Events

International Aurora Peace Conference on the Role of Higher Education in Peacebuilding

Written on 28. 2. 2025. Posted in Events, Featured.

From February 17 to 21, Aurora Alliance hosted its first international conference on the vital role of higher education in global peacebuilding. Organised by Karazin University Peace Education Hub, led by Palacky University and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the conference resulted from collaboration with Karazin Kharkiv University, the University of Innsbruck, and the Berghof Foundation, a key player in peace education. Globally, higher education institutions face challenges from conflicts,...

Watch online the Aurora International Scientific Conference on The Role of Higher Education in Peacebuilding

Written on 19. 2. 2025. Posted in CDS-Network, Events.

The First Aurora International Scientific Conference on “The Role of Higher Education in Peacebuilding” (17–21 February, 2025) braves the current war-mongering times by bringing together 300 scientists researching our prospects for peace all over the globe. On this occasion, Palacký University Rector and Aurora President Martin Procházka held talks with the Rector of the University of Innsbruck, Veronika Sexl, who will take over the leadership of Aurora at the end of his presidential...

UP hosts the Aurora Student Conference 2025

Written on 29. 1. 2025. Posted in Events, Students.

For the next two days, close to 50 Aurora Student Council members and Aurora Student Ambassadors from Aurora universities gather on the campus in Olomouc for an intensive programme focused on: 🔎 Getting to know Aurora from the students’ perspective 🌍 Understanding students’ role in a European university alliance through an open Q&A session with the Aurora Student Council 🎓 Integrating the Aurora Student Ambassadors programme, expectations, challenges and the way forward 📚 Comprehending...

Aurora Peace Conference received over 180 academic paper submissions!

Written on 27. 1. 2025. Posted in CDS-Network, Events.

The First Aurora International Scientific Conference on “The Role of Higher Education in Peacebuilding” (17-21 February, 2025) braves the current war-mongering times by bringing together 150 scientists researching our prospects for peace all over the globe. The conference is organised by Task Team 7.4, ‘Creation of Karazin University Peace Education Hub’, led by Palacky University and Dr. Selma Porobic, to support ongoing Aurora peace-building efforts at Karazin University...

UP organises Aurora BIP on How to increase the Social impact of Teaching by using LOUIS Competencies

Written on 31. 10. 2024. Posted in Academics, Events.

UP is organising its first Aurora Blended Intensive Programme entitled How to Increase the Social Impact of Your Teaching: Using the LOUIS Competence Framework to Improve Your Course. This BIP is organised by Maxim Tomoszek at the Faculty of Law with the support of the Aurora education developer, Markéta Šemberová. Maxim Tomoszek leads the Aurora 2030 programme’s LOUIS component. LOUIS is a tool that supports academic teachers in articulating learning outcomes for general academic and...

International scientific meeting in Innsbruck combines natural sciences and humanities

Written on 30. 10. 2024. Posted in Academics, Events, Students.

Under the auspices of the European universities united in the Aurora Alliance, the University of Innsbruck organised a completely unique Erasmus double BIP (Blended Intensive Programme) from 20 to 25 October 2024. More than 40 educators, scientists and administrative staff from Palacký University, the University of Innsbruck, the University of Duisburg-Essen, the Université Paris-Est Créteil, the University of Iceland and, last but not least, the Universitat Rovira i Virgili combined the two areas...

Aurora Virtual Autumn Summit – Inspiring talks

Written on 18. 10. 2024. Posted in Events.

As part of the Aurora Virtual Autumn Summit, you are cordially invited to attend the lecture “Inspiring talks – The Legacy of Aurora R&I program: Reflecting on the Past, Empowering the Present, Shaping the Future” on Thursday, November 7 from 11:15–13:00. Learn how the Aurora RI project has fostered university collaboration in support of Science and Research, and what the vision is for the future. Speakers will include Aurora Secretary General Ramon Puras, a representative from...

Join the First Series of Aurora Peace Talks

Written on 7. 6. 2024. Posted in Academics, CDS-Network, Events.

Join us from September for the first series of Aurora Peace Talks. This lecture series will feature talks by our colleagues from Kharkiv and beyond, and allows them to share their experiences and expertise. Kharkiv city is one of Ukraine’s most important economic and industrial centres and the second biggest educational center in Ukraine, known as the city of students and youth. About 300 000 students (12 000 foreign ones) found their home in one of the Kharkiv’s 11 universities...

Aurora Staff Training in Ohrid Equips Academics for International Teaching

Written on 10. 5. 2024. Posted in Academics, CDS-Network, Events.

On the 18th of April, the first Aurora Capacity Development Staff Training took place in Ohrid, North Macedonia. In a bid to enhance global learning opportunities, the COIL Staff Training, the event aimed to empower educators with the necessary tools and knowledge to implement Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL). This event the first in a series of trainings, organised in the framework of Aurora’s Capacity Development Programme. These are organized by Palacky University Olomouc...

Save the date: International Conference on ‘The Role of Higher Education in Peacebuilding’

Written on 18. 3. 2024. Posted in Academics, CDS-Network, Events, Featured.

The Aurora Karazin University Peace Education Hub invites you to a 5-day International Conference on ‘The Role of Higher Education in Peacebuilding’ hosted by the Unit for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Innsbruck, from the 17th to 21st of February 2025. This conference aims to bring together international experts – both academics and practitioners in the peacebuilding sector – with higher education policymakers from the Aurora Universities Alliance and its partners, to discuss...