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

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...

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UP Aurora Course Overview for 2022

For the upcoming Summer and Winter Semester Palacký University Olomouc welcomes Aurora students to participate in several of our courses. We have over 45 courses available, in various different fields. The full overview of our available courses can be found here. If you are interested in participating in one of these courses, you can use the following Registration Form. For more information on the courses or the registration procedure, feel free to contact Martina Baleková. Course Code Course...

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COIL Virtual Partnering Fair – 17.02.2022

We all know that Virtual Exchange/COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) is a good opportunity to further internationalize our institutions. Within Aurora, we believe that there is still room for development. In this regard, the Universita Rovira I Virgili would like to invite you all to the first Aurora COIL Virtual Partnering Fair, set to take place on the 17th of February between 13:00 and 14:30 CET. For academics looking for new COIL teaching partners, you are invited to fill...

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UP Aurora International Pub Quiz

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...

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Aurora Course Offerings at the University of Innsbruck

Through Aurora, you have the opportunity to participate in classes organized by other Aurora Universities. Our Aurora partners at the University of Innsbruck (UIBK) welcome you to particpate in a variety of courses, for example on Educational Inequality or Environment & Care: Canadian Perspectives.  Take a look at the UIBK Aurora Course Offerings below for a complete overview of available courses, as well as practical information on enrolling and frequently asked questions.  Aurora Course...

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Aurora Newsletter #3 – December 2021

Aurora has released its latest newsletter with seasonal greetings on December 23rd, 2021. The newsletter features a comprehensive update on the latest developments in Aurora, looking back at our achievements in 2021 and looking ahead at the year(s) to come. Next to that, the newsletter contains interesting blogs, columns, and profiles, created by the active and engaged Aurora Community, including an internview with our UP Aurora Student Representative Hanus Patera. You can read the newsletter...

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Webinar Series: Open Education Resources – Nuggets To Go

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...

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Highlights of the Aurora Autumn Biannual in Tarragona

Between November 15th and 18th, a UP delegation visited our partners at the University of Rovira i Virgili, to participate in the Aurora Autumn Biannual in Tarrgona, Spain. The biannual was a great success and an excellent opportunity to meet in person and strengthen the ties with all of our partners. The Biannual combined plenary sessions with intensive workgroup and management meetings. The absolute highlight of the event was the signing of the Multilateral Aurora Mobility Agreement. This agreement...

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Introduction to Learner Analytics – key concepts

Learner Analytics is a developing area for universities – but it is not always clear what is meant by the term. This session will cover key aspects such as skills needed, technology required, the data that may be used, as well as practical implementation and ethical issues. The purpose of this event is to give those working in a university environment an understanding of the main aspects, challenges and benefits of a Learner Analytics project. It will also aim to facilitate networking between...

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University of Duisburg-Essen’s Spring School: Openness, Tolerance and Sense of Community Narratives and Realities of Contemporary Societies

There are many competing diagnoses and characterisations of contemporary societies: as capitalist, open, postmodern, transnational or polarised and divided. This Spring School aims to question such simplistic diagnoses and to analyse which, partly competing, partly complementary, ideas and hypotheses are hidden behind these labels. We want to understand which positionings and power relations are expressed in the various characterisations of contemporary societies and, based on this, question what...

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