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SUMMARY:ChallengeEU Mentoring Programme: Recruitment for the Second Cycle Is Underway
DESCRIPTION:Applications for the second cycle of the ChallengeEU Mentoring Programme are open from 1 October to 15 November. Both mentors and mentees can benefit from the collaboration: mentees by building self-confidence and gaining greater clarity about their career paths\, and mentors by further developing their communication skills in an international environment.
URL:https://challenge-eu.eu/mentoring-program/
CATEGORIES:October 1-November 15
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SUMMARY:Sustainability Across Borders. An interdiscplinary lecture series
DESCRIPTION:This lecture series addresses selected sustainability topics from various international perspectives. In each session\, expert instructors from ChallengeEU partner universities introduce key issues\, concepts and current challenges in their respective fields. The series is organised within the ChallengeEU European University Alliance\, bringing together experts to provide students with access to specialised content. \n\n\n\nBuilding on this content\, students examine sustainability challenges in various contexts and work on topic-specific assignments in international teams. In doing so\, they develop\, discuss and reflect on potential solutions to complex sustainability challenges\, taking into account different perspectives and potentially conflicting goals. Each session is framed within a broader sustainability challenge (e.g. sustainable mobility\, food systems or energy supply)\, and students engage in structured team processes to co-create and refine concrete solutions to real-world problems. \n\n\n\n>>> Registration form \n\n\n\nAcademic Year: Winter Semester 2026/2027 \n\n\n\nLanguage: English \n\n\n\nECTS Credits: 3(Regarding recognition of the awarded 3 ECTS please get in touch with the responsible person at your home institution.) \n\n\n\nDelivery Format: Online \n\n\n\nNumber of Sessions: 11 (90 minutes each)Pedagogy: Expert lectures + team-based learning
URL:https://challenge-eu.eu/event/sustainability-across-borders-an-interdiscplinary-lecture-series/
CATEGORIES:October 6 - December 15
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SUMMARY:Scientific Writing Workshop. Registration is open
DESCRIPTION:PhD students looking to strengthen their academic writing skills and prepare their research for publication in international peer-reviewed journals are invited to join a specialised workshop starting on 18 November 2026. Applications are open until 30 October 2026.\n\n\n\nThis hands-on workshop provides PhD students with practical guidance on academic writing\, focusing on the stylistic and rhetorical conventions essential for preparing research articles for international peer-reviewed journals. \n\n\n\nDesigned as a specialised language course\, it combines language development with practical academic writing skills. Participants will learn how to communicate their research clearly\, structure their arguments effectively and adapt their writing to the expectations of international academic publishing. \n\n\n\nRegistration is underway\, so don’t miss the opportunity to apply by 30 October! \n\n\n\n>>> Registration form \n\n\n\nImage by marymarkevich on Magnific
URL:https://challenge-eu.eu/event/scientific-writing-workshop-registration-is-open/
CATEGORIES:October 14-30
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SUMMARY:ChallengeEU PhD Fall School 2026: "Empowering Junior Researchers: The PhD Survival Kit & Academic Well-being"
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Universidade Europeia at the Oriente Green Campus in Lisbon\, the Fall School is part of the ChallengeEU European Alliance. Bringing together PhD students from across the Alliance and other higher education institutions\, the programme is designed to provide a dynamic space for advanced learning\, interdisciplinary exchange\, and international collaboration. During the Fall School\, you will have the opportunity to:  \n\n\n\n\nDevelop transversal skills essential to your PhD journey;\n\n\n\nEngage in interactive sessions\, workshops\, and networking events;\n\n\n\nReflect on contemporary research challenges and diverse career pathways\, both within and beyond academia;\n\n\n\nBecome part of a vibrant\, international community committed to inclusion and collaboration.\n\n\n\n\nPractical Information:\n\n\n\n\nFees: There is no registration fee to attend the Fall School.\n\n\n\nTravel and Accommodation: Participants and/or their sending institutions are entirely responsible for organizing and covering the costs of travel and accommodation.\n\n\n\nMobility: For any questions regarding mobility arrangements\, please reach out directly to the International Office at Universidade Europeia: bips.staffmob@universidadeeuropeia.pt \n\n\n\n\nIf you have any questions\, please contact the team at Universidade Europeia\, in Lisbon: challengeeu@universidadeeuropeia.pt \n\n\n\n>>> Registration form\n\n\n\nProgramme\n\n\n\nThe programme is anchored in the ChallengeEU smart specialization area of Health and Well-being (SDG 3)\, focusing deeply on the mental health\, resilience\, and quality of life of doctoral candidates. Simultaneously\, it actively connects with the Alliance’s other two guiding areas: Smart Digitalisation (SDG 9)\, by leveraging digital tools for research\, networking\, and the creation of the final output; and Sustainable Futures (SDG 13)\, by building sustainable career pathways and time management practices that prevent burnout. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.europeia.pt/en
URL:https://challenge-eu.eu/event/challengeeu-fall-school-2026/
LOCATION:Oriente Green Campus\, R. Adão Manuel Ramos Barata 3\, 1886-502 Moscavide\, Lisbon\, Portugal
CATEGORIES:October 19-23
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SUMMARY:EMREX workshop
DESCRIPTION:This online workshop is aimed at ChallengeEU partner universities and will focus on the use of EMREX. \n\n\n\nThe session will take an end-user perspective\, demonstrating how EMREX can simplify credit transfer and credit recognition processes following student mobility. \n\n\n\nTogether\, we will explore how EMREX can be utilised at our individual universities and as a tool to improve exchange processes across our alliance. \n\n\n\nThe workshop is primarily intended for university staff who advise outgoing students and/or handle Transcripts of Records (ToR)\, credit transfer\, or credit recognition. IT staff and other relevant staff members are also welcome. \n\n\n\nNo previous experience with or knowledge of EMREX is required to attend. \n\n\n\nLink to the registration: https://miun-se.zoom.us/meeting/register/HDMb82SeSw-7phGotkushg#/registration \n\n\n\nMain photo: www.magnific.com
URL:https://challenge-eu.eu/event/emrex-workshop/
CATEGORIES:October 29
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SUMMARY:Upper Rhine Artificial Intelligence Symposium
DESCRIPTION:TriRhenaTech and FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland cordially invite you to the URAI Symposium 2026. The symposium explores how AI systems are created\, applied\, governed\, and continuously shaped through interactions with humans – as engineers\, domain experts\, managers\, users\, and citizens. Discuss current developments\, innovative applications\, and future prospects for AI with experts from France\, Germany\, and Switzerland. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.fhnw.ch/plattformen/urai-symposium-2026/registration
URL:https://challenge-eu.eu/event/upper-rhine-artificial-intelligence-symposium/
LOCATION:FHNW Campus Brugg-Windisch
CATEGORIES:November 4
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SUMMARY:Online Job Fair with Hochschule Offenburg
DESCRIPTION:Accompanying our Offenburg Career Fair on the 4th of November this year at Oberrheinhalle is also our annual ChallengeEU online job fair! We brought in some of the top experts in the German market\, from household names like Lidl and Hansgrohe\, for a quick chat on all things career\, internship and professional life in Germany. \n\n\n\nInterested? Head over to the registration link below to confirm your attendance and receive the meeting details:  \n\n\n\nhttps://hs-offenburg.zoom.us/meeting/register/CDs9Ua1HSiSr0qvNj1wh3Q#/registration
URL:https://challenge-eu.eu/event/online-job-fair-with-hochschule-offenburg/
CATEGORIES:November 4
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SUMMARY:Online Café: Building Strong Networks in Higher Education
DESCRIPTION:How can universities create communities that enable people to share knowledge\, learn from each other\, and respond constructively to new challenges? In this online café\, we will explore practical examples of community building across universities\, including both promising approaches and challenges along the way. \n\n\n\nThe session will include short inputs from ChallengeEU partner universities\, offering different perspectives and experiences of building communities in higher education. \n\n\n\nMonika Schlatter and Dominik Tschopp will introduce EduAI@FHNW\, a university-wide Community of Practice supporting the constructive use of generative AI in teaching. They will share how a lean\, moderated network can bring together expertise\, encourage exchange\, and gradually contribute to organisational development. \n\n\n\nFred Fellner will share their experience of building a diversity community at Hochschule Offenburg. An interactive part will invite participants to reflect on their own contexts\, exchange ideas\, and consider what makes communities work in practice. \n\n\n\nTeaching methods: interactive \n\n\n\n>>> Link to registration \n\n\n\nContact teacher: Leonie Wallisch\, leonie.wallisch@fhnw.ch
URL:https://challenge-eu.eu/event/online-cafe-building-strong-networks-in-higher-education/
CATEGORIES:November 5
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