Exciting Hybrid Workshop about Generation Z and Co-engaging your Student Communities

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Generation Z, also known as Gen Z, refers to the youngest generation born between 1996 and 2010, that will soon after finishing their studies enter the workforce and become a leading and influential part of the society. 
 
Would you like to learn more about the Gen Z while addressing them with different information at your institutions? 
 
Together with Strateggo, a Prague-based Strategic Marketing Agency, Palacký University conducted an extensive survey in November 2021, and would like to share the findings that can be relevant to all Aurora universities, working on the co-engagement of their young student communities.

The workshop on Generation Z with Mr. Císař from Strateggo will be held on May 12 from 10:00-12:00 in a hybrid form at Palacký University @ Tř. Svobody 26, room 4.41.

Participants can register online for both in-person and online participation by using these two links:

Palacký participants University can register via this link: https://czv-up.upol.cz/cs/registration/2353/detail/terms

Aurora Participants and from Associate partners can register via this link: https://czv-up.upol.cz/en/registration/2355/detail/terms

 

Capacity Development Support (CDS) Awareness Raising and Training event at University of Tetova, North Macedonia (30-31 March 2022)

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The 4th CDS Awareness Raising and Training event was hosted by the University of Tetova (UT) in North Macedonia on 30-31 March 2022. It was organized in collaboration with the Aurora CDS Task Team at Palacky University (UP) and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU). The central theme of the event was: “Transforming Higher Education with a focus on Social entrepreneurship & Diversity and inclusion”. The two-day training event took place in hybrid format: online via Zoom and face-to-face at UT campus in Tetova. The event was 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.

Training on social entrepreneurship was conducted online by Prof. Kai Hockerts (Copenhagen Business School) and Dr. Ondřej Kročil and Prof. Jaroslava Kubátová (Palacky University Olomouc). Diversity and inclusion was presented in person by Prof. Ruard Ganzevoort (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam).

The training sessions were video-recorded and made available together with all training materials through the AURORA-CDS virtual catalogue: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1lUMjCSIOUHjvfdhDrl8EWG37ciRvhEV-?usp=sharing.

2022 Aurora Spring School in Transferable Skills – free of charge for UPOL students!

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Period: 4-5 May 2022

Training: 2022 Spring School in Transferable Skills

Hosting university: University of Naples Federico II, Italy

Brief description: Are you thinking about the next step in your career? This 2-day online Spring School in Transferable Skills will focus on developing skills in grant and CV writing, and how to get a faculty position. We will give an overview of the breadth of interviews that can be expected on your interview journey and will provide a space to practise interview questions. We will discuss about team management, public engagement, gender equality and communication in academia and research.

Target group: The School is open to all undergraduate, master and PhD students of Unina and the Aurora network from the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) area.

Modality: online on Zoom – a link to the event will be sent to all participants.

Organisers: The School is organized by the Internationalization Committee of the Department of Pharmacy in collaboration with the network Aurora and the University of Glasgow (United Kingdom).

  • Pasquale Maffia, University of Naples Federico II/University of Glasgow (Chair International Committee Department of Pharmacy)
  • Valeria Costantino, University of Naples Federico II (Internationalization Dean for Erasmus)

Tuition fee: no

Flyer: see attachment

Registration: please send an email to internationalfarmacia@unina.it by the 1st of May!

Check the flyer here

Sharing Experiences: Let’s talk about internationalization

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Join us for our monthly lunch talk! This is a series where members of Aurora universities working or interested in the field of internationalisation are invited to share experiences, debate and ask questions. The aim is to create an interactive get-together where we can learn from each other, share ideas and good practices.

The coming months, we will dive into the following topics: 

5 April 2022, 13:00–14:00 h CET
Student wellbeing point: Peer-to-peer student support at the Vrije Universiteit
Amsterdam – Kimberly van den Ouden (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

3 May 2022, 13:00–14:00 h CET
How to reach and engage students: Using social media in study abroad
Nanna Teitsdóttir (University of Iceland), Verena Heuking (University of DuisburgEssen)

Flyer Lunch Talk Internationalisation

The lunch talk will take place on Zoom every first Tuesday of the month from 13:00-14:00 h CET. Registration is not necessary, just stop by!

Join now via Zoom!

Meeting ID: 623 8843 3921

Passcode: 420193

Czech for Beginners – Free Online Course

Written by Niels Hexspoor on . Posted in Academics, CDS-Network, Events, Students.

Would you like to learn how to say “strč prst skrz krk” , and do you want to start learning a Slavonic language? Than this is the course for you!

Through this online course of Czech for beginners, you will start your discovery of the Czech language, and learn all the necessary basics. This class could be an ideal preparation for a stay in the Czech Republic, for example on an Erasmus Exchange, an Aurora Mobility, or even a holiday.

The Czech for Beginners course will comprise of ten one-hour classes. The weekly classes will be taught by Tereza Koudelíková and will take place on Zoom.

This free online language course is open to all Aurora students and employees. Interested? Register for Czech for Beginners here!

The full program (pdf) of the course can be found here.

The classes take place every week on Wedneday:

    • April 6, 2022 03:00 PM, CET
    • April 13, 2022 03:00 PM, CET
    • April 20, 2022 03:00 PM, CET
    • April 27, 2022 03:00 PM, CET
    • May 4, 2022 03:00 PM, CET
    • May 11, 2022 03:00 PM, CET
    • May 18, 2022 03:00 PM, CET
    • May 25, 2022 03:00 PM, CET
    • June 1, 2022 03:00 PM, CET
    • June 8, 2022 03:00 PM, CET

Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.

After registering, you can join the classes with the zoom link below: 

Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 974 8333 4287
Passcode: 378265

 

Organized by Palacký University Olomouc in the framework of the Aurora Multilinguistic Proficiency Plan.

International Mountain Conference at the University of Innsbruck

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We´d like to call your attention and invite you to take part in the International Mountain Conference International Mountain Conference – #IMC2022.

The IMC2022 will take place from September 11 – 15 2022 in Innsbruck, Austria. It provides an excellent opportunity for experts from different disciplines to discuss mountain-related issues in a cross-disciplinary setting with flexible session formats. The key goals of the conference are to synthesize and enhance our understanding of mountain systems, in particular their response and resilience to global change.

Focus Sessions are offered in the fields of

  • Agriculture
  • Atmosphere
  • Biodiversity
  • Climate (Change)
  • Conservation
  • Cryo- & Hydrosphere
  • Ecosystems
  • ES-Forests
  • (Natural) Hazards
  • Monitoring
  • Policy Making
  • Socio-Ecology
  • Sustainable Development
  • Tourism
  • Water management

Prior to the conference , the S4SSS summer school International Mountain Conference – IMC (imc2022.info) (September 5-9)

is dedicated to PhD-students working in mountainous regions in the fields of Atmosphere, (Paleo-)Climate, Glaciers, Natural Hazards and Tourism. In contrast to classical summer schools, the focus is placed on peer-to-peer interactions to facilitate and encourage networking among the students, helping them build connections they can capitalize on in their future research careers.

 

Call for abstracts is open for both events until Feburary 16, 2022

Conference: Abstract-Submission – International Mountain Conference (imc2022.info)

Summer School: Abstract-Submission – International Mountain Conference (imc2022.info)

 

Please note: students and researchers from AURORA universities might be eligilbe for mobility grants – please check with your local AURORA office.

Aurora Social Entrepreneurship Summer University at Copenhagen Business School, 27th June – 15th  July

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This summer, Copenhagen Business School will, for the first time, hold the Aurora Social Entrepreneurship Summer University between the 27th of June and the 15th  of July). Sign up now! 

There are six reserved spots for students from UPOL. You can take the course free of cost and can also apply for an Aurora travel grant to cover your travel and hotel cost. 

There are two different courses (both give 7.5 ECTS), one introductory course for bachelor students and one business modeling course for master students. In both cases you will do site visits with interesting social entrepreneurs. Moreover, participants will work on a practical project and you will be able to submit your final product for the #impaktWISE Awards, where you have the chance to win start-up funding of ca. 3000 Euros. 

The links to the course descriptions are here: 

Application is open from 17 February until 15 March. Students can sign up here:   
https://www.cbs.dk/en/study/international-summer-university/application-and-fees.

UP Aurora International Pub Quiz

Written by Niels Hexspoor on . Posted in Academics, Events, Students.

On Friday the 18th of February, we will organize the first UP Aurora International Pub Quiz at 18:00 at the Kavarna na Cucky, at the Dolni Namesti

The quiz will test your knowledge of the Music, Culture and History of the countries of Aurora Members. So if you know everything about Italian Cuisine, Dutch Football and British Actors, or if you just want to have a nice evening, meet new people and practice your English, sign up now! 

The quiz is organized by our Aurora Students, and it is open for teams of 3 to 6 participants. 

It will also be a great opportunity to learn more about the possibilities to visit these countries as part of the Aurora program.  

Aurora Research & Innovation – Kick-off

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On the 9th of December, Palacký University Olomouc organized its local kick-off of the Aurora Research and Innovation (Aurora RI) program.

The program, funded through the Horizon 2020 – Science with and for Society (SwafS) – scheme aims to strengthen and empower research support and innovation within Aurora and will, for example, enable the sharing of research infrastructure, strengthen Open Science policies in line with EU frameworks and provide new training and support mechanisms for researchers.

The meeting was opened by the Vice-Rector for Strategy Michal Malacka, pointing the alignment of Aurora RI with the universities strategic goals.

The Aurora RI project manager, Auður Inga Rúnarsdóttir, joined us in Olomouc to attend the kick-off and meet the UP Aurora RI team, led by UP Aurora RI coordinator Marie Jadrníčkova.  

Auður Inga Rúnarsdóttir, Aurora RI Project Manager

During the meeting, the UP participants touched base on the current state of affairs in their international working groups, and had a chance to meet each other and identify any overlaps between their work.

 

Webinar Series: Open Education Resources – Nuggets To Go

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Aurora partners are invited to the webinar series on Open Educational Resources starting December 14th. The series are meant to illustrate a strategic part of universities’ improvement in the sector of Open Education.

The OER group wants to sensibilize teaching staff and students in the Aurora network for Open Educational Resources. It aims to raise awareness within Aurora universities on the many possibilities that Open Educational Resources offer. OER stimulates collaboration between teachers by reusing and remixing open materials. Students can participate in developing new and open educational resources.

In the webinars, the motto “content is king” will be used to emphasize the importance of free access to content, benefits and conditions of the creation and provision of learning materials.

Grab this opportunity to learn more about Open Educational Resources in these four upcoming webinars:

  • 14 December 2021
    • Introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER): benefits & licences & search engines
  • 18 January 2022
    • OER-enabled Pedagogy for teaching and learning in the digital age
  • 22 February 2022
    • Creation Processes: How to produce free content? How to produce reusable open content? How to re-mix different resources and how can OER be part of it?
  • 15 March 2022
    • Best Practices: Scenarios from Aurora universities, how to address staff & teachers. How to make students co-creation and content owners.

The full program for the OER Nuggets to go webinar series can be found here.

To follow a webinar, click on the Zoom link below and uset he meeting ID and password:

https://uni-due.zoom.us/j/63276664698?pwd=clA0K0NwRFBTdzhldUxZMnlGT1RKQT09 
Meeting-ID: 632 7666 4698
Password: 170896