Become the next Aurora Student Ambassador or Aurora Student Champion

The Aurora Student Council is organizing the second round of its successful Auror Student Ambassor and Aurora Student Champion Scheme. Are you looking to develop your skills for the graduate job market? Have something to say about the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals? Want to help your university internationalise? Ready to enhance your academic studies with some meaningful volunteering? You enjoy networking, discussion forums, independent research, writing, sharing experiences? Do...

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Aurora European Day of Languages

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...

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CROSS Project Aurora Workshop – Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions & ERC

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. Join us on Zoom: https://cesnet.zoom.us/j/94682164153  CROSS Project Aurora Workshop – Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions & ERC – Program 24. 9 13.00–13.40  Introducing Research Support University Innsbruck, project.service.office Dr....

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LAST CALL – Open Aurora Courses at the University of Innsbruck

For the Winter Semester 2021/2022,  our partners at the Universität Innsbruck are offering two new courses to all Aurora students, including the students of Palacky University Olomouc. The two courses are Sustainability & Climate Change and Cultural Encounters and Conflicts: Doing Diversity in Higher Education in the Aurora European Universities Alliance (Aurora Brown Bag Lecture Series) More information on these two course can be found below.  This is the last call, if you are interested...

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CALL – Aurora International Traineeship Programme

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...

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Become part of the pool of potential AURORA Doctoral Committee Members!

Reviewer, counterspeaker, committee member wanted for a doctoral thesis? Become part of the pool of potential AURORA Doctoral Committee Members! Gain international experience in doctoral education and establish contacts with reseachers from AURORA partner institutions for further collaborations. Sign up at the link below: https://eveeno.com/aurora-doctoral-committee.

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Aurora Student Champions and Ambassadors Celebratory Event – Looking Back

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...

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CALL – Martí i Franquès programme Doctoral Contracts at the University of Rovira i Virgili

  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,...

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Excellent Science in Horizon Europe – The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships

The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), part of Horizon Europe, and the European Union’s flagship funding programme for doctoral education and postdoctoral training of researchers, organizes many different actions and funding opportunities. Our Aurora partners at the University of Duisburg-Essen offer an information event and in which you will receive hands-on advice on how to write a successful MSCA fellowship application. What to expect: Monday: 12.07.21, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. • Presentation...

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