EAIE 2025: discover UNICA members and partners in the Conference’s programme
01 September 2025 | From UNICA
The Annual EAIE Conference and Exhibition, Europe’s largest international education event, is back for its 35th edition! Professionals of Higher Education from all over the world will meet in Gothenburg, Sweden, from the 9th to the 12th of September for another four days of sessions, workshops and networking activities on current and thought-provoking topics of international higher education. This year’s conference theme is ‘GO-create’.
UNICA will attend this major event, represented by the Secretary General, Prof. Luciano Saso, and two members of the UNICA Secretariat, Laura Brossico and Alexandra Duarte. Members of the network, European University Alliances that include UNICA universities, and affiliated partners are also attending the EAIE Conference.
A large part of these will not only attend but also take part in the sessions; workshops and exhibitions of the event.
Discover below the UNICA members and partners who are in the EAIE Conference’s programme:
UNICA member universities
Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
| 11 September | 15:30 – 16:30 CEST | Crossing creative borders: Engaging student ambassadors in EUI alliances’ communication initiatives | Panel |
Charles University, Czech Republic
| 10 September | 15:30 – 16:30 CEST | Stepping up support for green student mobility | Fishbowl |
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
| 11 September | 10:30 – 12:00 CEST | From desert to green pastures: Guiding international students through the information jungle, from admission to arrival | Poster |
| 12 September | 10:30 – 11:30 CEST | Moving beyond GPA: Rethinking student selection for study abroad programmes | Panel |
Tbilisi State University, Georgia
| 10 September | 14:30 – 16:00 CEST | Policies around internationalisation in the post-Soviet space | Poster |
Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
| 10 September | 13:30 – 14:30 CEST | Innovative staff training weeks: Co-creating engagement, diversity and collaboration | Roundtable |
| 11 September | 09:30 – 10:30 CEST | Towards sustainable financing for EUI alliances: Exploring different funding opportunities | World Cafe |
| 12 September | 09:00 – 10:00 CEST | Successful Erasmus+ KA171 application strategies: Collaborative writing, regional focus and partnership development | World Cafe |
| 12 September | 09:00 – 10:00 CEST | How to manage a successful summer school: Insights from established and emerging programmes | Panel |
Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary
| 10 September | 14:30 – 16:00 CEST | Transnational online learning in the CHARM-EU alliance: A gateway to international education | Poster |
| 11 September | 14:30 – 16:00 CEST | Erasmus+ digitalisation: Managing change for a smooth transition | Poster |
| 11 September | 15:30 – 16:30 CEST | Closing the inclusion gap in Erasmus+ | Fishbowl |
University of Iceland, Iceland
| 10 September | 15:30 – 16:30 CEST | Shaping the future of the European Student Card Initiative | Panel |
University College Dublin, Ireland
| 11 September | 15:30 – 17:00 CEST | Spotlight on Partnerships | Spotlight |
University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| 10 September | 09:00 – 10:00 CEST | Bridging the gap between student recruitment, admissions and academic readiness | Panel |
| 10 September | 13:30 – 14:30 CEST | Innovative staff training weeks: Co-creating engagement, diversity and collaboration | Roundtable |
| 12 September | 10:30 – 11:30 CEST | Moving beyond GPA: Rethinking student selection for study abroad programmes | Panel |
University of Warsaw, Poland
| 19 September | 11h30- 12h30 | Transforming international student services with AI: En route to an innovative future | Roundtable Session |
| 20 September | 9h00- 10h00 | Connecting global trends and local practices: The importance of marketing for higher education institutions | Roundtable Session |
University of Bucharest, Romania
| 10 September | 09:00 – 10:30 CEST | Puzzling and rewarding: Piecing together a joint Master’s programme in a university alliance | Poster |
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
| 10 September | 13:30 – 14:30 CEST | Campfire: Rethinking short-term programmes | Campfire |
| 11 September | 09:30 – 11:00 CEST | Spotlight on Student and Staff Mobility | Spotlight |
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
| 9 September | 09:00 – 12:30 CEST | The agile university: Intrapreneurial strategies to boost student engagement and re-enrolment | Workshop |
| 11 September | 11:30 – 12:30 CEST | Aligning education and employment policies to create success for international graduates in Europe | Panel |
University of Alcala, Spain
| 10 September | 09:00 – 10:30 CEST | Like and subscribe! Reaching younger audiences with the help of social media | Poster |
| 11 September | 14:30 – 16:00 CEST | COIL for engineering: An achievable challenge? | Poster |
| 11 September | 14:30 – 16:00 CEST | ENROL: A new plan to promote English in every classroom | Poster |
Stockholm University, Sweden
| 10 September | 09:00 – 10:30 CEST | Puzzling and rewarding: Piecing together a joint Master’s programme in a university alliance | Poster |
| 11 September | 11:30 – 12:30 CEST | The digital transition in Erasmus+: By the people, for the people? | Roundtable |
European University Alliances with UNICA members
ARQUS European University Alliance (includes Vilnius University, Lithuania)
| 12 September | 10:30 – 11:30 CEST | Criteria for the European degree: Getting down to brass tacks | World Cafe |
CHARM-EU Alliance (includes Eötvös Loránd University of Budapest, Hungary)
| 10 September | 13:30 – 14:30 CEST | European Universities Alliances & FOREU4ALL: Adding value to the higher education sector | World Cafe |
ENHANCE Alliance (includes Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, Ukraine (Associate Partner))
| 12 September | 09:00 – 10:00 CEST | Keeping higher education relevant: Maximising impact through service learning | Roundtable |
EUTOPIA Alliance (includes Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium | University of Ljubljana, Slovenia | NOVA University Lisbon, Portugal)
| 11 September | 15:30 – 16:30 CEST | EUI alliances: Leveraging EU funding programmes and maximising synergies in the next Multiannual Financial Framework | Roundtable |
| 12 September | 10:30 – 11:30 CEST | Can we close the gap? Ensuring responsible practices in international education | Roundtable |
UNA Europa (includes Freie Universität Berlin , Germany | The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain | University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland)
| 10 September | 09:00 – 10:30 CEST | Quality assurance in EUI alliances: The Una Europa model | Poster |
| 11 September | 10:30 – 12:00 CEST | Empowering staff to build a University of the Future: Una Europa’s mobility and training strategy for professionals | Poster |
| 11 September | 15:30 – 16:30 CEST | How can the European Universities Initiative contribute to advances in higher education policy? | Fishbowl |
Partner organisations
Erasmus Student Network (ESN)
| 10 September | 09:00 – 10:30 CEST | Spotlight on European Funded Programmes | Spotlight |
| 11 September | 10:30 – 12:00 CEST | AXV ESNsurvey: Navigating the key findings for the future of student mobility | Poster |
| 12 September | 09:00 – 10:00 CEST | The economic impact of incoming Erasmus+ students: A comparative outlook from five countries | Roundtable |
| 12 September | 09:00 – 10:00 CEST | Keeping higher education relevant: Maximising impact through service learning | Roundtable |
Scholars At Risk (SAR)
| 10 September | 09:00 – 10:30 CEST | Supporting, promoting and integrating researchers at risk | Poster |
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