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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,...

Discover the beauty of Copenhagen and gain new experiences at Copenhagen Business School’s summer schools and BIP programmes

Written on 11. 2. 2025. Posted in Featured, Students.

Aurora offers students the opportunity to go to the following summer schools and BIP programmes organised by Copenhagen Business School, one of the most prestigious and largest business schools in Europe. CBS is known for its innovative approach to teaching, combining theoretical knowledge with practical experience. The school focuses on developing students’ critical thinking, entrepreneurial skills and global awareness. It has strong links with the business community and its graduates are...

Call for Incentive Research Collaboration

Written on 14. 1. 2025. Posted in Academics, Featured, Students.

The second year of the open call of the Aurora alliance aims to contribute to closer cooperation between European universities. Up to 25,000 euros can be obtained for a joint international projects. The call also supports the organization of thematic summer schools, with an amount of up to 20,000 euros. The third supported activity is short-term mobilities aimed at young scientists. In last year’s call, three projects connected with UP succeeded. This call will be repeated on an annual basis...

Study abroad with Aurora semester mobility support

Written on 2. 1. 2025. Posted in Featured, Students.

Discover the science behind the northern lights in Iceland or gain experience in international business at the prestigious Copenhagen Business School. Focus on water resources and their protection at the confluence of the Rhine and Rur rivers in Duisburg-Essen or study biomedical fields near the golden sands of Tarragona. A semester stay at one of the European universities that, together with UP, are part of the Aurora university network will bring you not only academic but also life experience....

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from UP Aurora Office

Written on 17. 12. 2024. Posted in Featured.

From all of us at the UP Aurora Office, we wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. May this time bring you not only pleasant moments with loved ones but also energy and inspiration for the new year. Ahead of us is another chapter of cooperation within the Aurora universities. The year 2025 will bring us new challenges but also countless opportunities. Look forward to innovative projects that will push the boundaries of scientific knowledge, modern education using the latest technologies,...

UP succeeds in Aurora’s open call and receives support for projects, summer schools, and researcher mobilities

Written on 7. 10. 2024. Posted in Academics, Featured, Students.

The first open call aimed at fostering international scientific and academic collaboration, research mobilities, and thematic summer schools, was very much welcomed across the Aurora network. UP is the coordinator of one of the seven supported projects and participates in two others as a partner. It will also participate in the organisation of a summer school and will send two students for research mobilities at partner institutions. The Call for Incentive Research Collaboration was launched...

Rector Martin Procházka elected President of the Aurora university network

Written on 30. 5. 2024. Posted in Featured.

Martin Procházka, Rector of Palacký University Olomouc, will lead the European university network Aurora as of the new academic year. He was elected its president by the Aurora General Council during the Aurora Spring Biannual 2024, which is currently underway in Naples, Italy. More than 170 representatives from 15 participating institutions are attending the meeting to discuss the development of international education, stakeholder engagement, and technology transfer. The four-day meeting where...

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...

Call for Incentive Research Collaboration

Written on 26. 2. 2024. Posted in Academics, Featured, Students.

To foster tangible scientific and academic collaboration, this call aims to promote cooperation between researchers, and create new or consolidate existing scientific relationships. Its vision is to build robust scientific communities among the Aurora universities and raise awareness about Aurora on a broader academic level. This call will be repeated on an annual basis for at least four years and supports three key actions: Incentive and Collaborative Research...

Looking back at the Aurora Fall Biannual 2023

Written on 27. 10. 2023. Posted in Academics, CDS-Network, Events, Featured, Students.

Last month, Palacký University Olomouc hosted the Aurora Fall Biannual 2023 on October 17th and 18th for in Olomouc, Czechia. The event brought together over 200 participants hailing from 18 universities from within the Aurora community and beyond. Watch the Aurora Fall Biannual aftermovie The Aurora Fall Biannual focused on taking stock of Aurora’s achievements as part of the European Universities initiative. These European developments took center stage in the plenary sessions and panels: Aurora...