News & Events

07
Feb
For the latest updates on Horizon Europe and to build a knowledge sharing community of Vice-Rectors/Presidents Research from urban capital universities. UNICA universities, as intrinsically urban capital universities, are partners...Read more
Dates: 
Thursday, 7 February, 2019
The University of Latvia has launched a call for abstracts for the International Scientific Conference on Medicine , which will be held on February 22nd, 2019, at the University of...Read more
The 13th UNICA EU Research Liaison Officers meeting was hosted by the University of Belgrade on 22 & 23 October 2018. The meeting gathered 45 Heads of Research , (Senior)...Read more
The UNICA Steering Committee & the UNICA General Assembly 2018 endorsed the UNICA Statement on Plan S prepared by the Chair of the UNICA Scholarly Communication Working Group. As EUA...Read more
The year 2019 is off to a good start for UNICA with the growth of its community as three universities became members on January 1, 2019. These new memberships allow...Read more
Universities united for the best Horizon Europe! Fourteen European associations representing universities united this week in Brussels to respond to the proposal of the Ninth Framework Programme for Research and...Read more
UNICA is proud to present the CALOHEE results. UNICA was involved as a Partner. More information? Click HERE . PRESS RELEASE At last an international diagnosis of higher education learning...Read more
Prague Appeal has been signed on the occasion of the Rectors’ Conference “University and the Republic: 100 years of Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic”, Charles University, Prague, 24-25 October 2018, by Coimbra Group,...Read more
The Academic Refuge* Project is compiling inspiring practices describing how academic values are emphasized, protected and put into practice at Higher Education institutions around the world as part of an...Read more
Following the UNICA Student Conference 2017 in Rome, UNICA launched a call for project proposals open to the participants of the Students’ Fora who prepared the two winning Action plans...Read more
Eurodoc - the European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers - has published a report on Identifying Transferable Skills and Competences to Enhance Early-Career Researchers’ Employability and Competitiveness by...Read more
PRIMA - The Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area - has launched a Public Consultation allowing stakeholders to provide their inputs for the preparation of the next...Read more
07
Apr
10
Apr
The Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe (UNICA) and the International Association of Universities (IAU) are pleased to launch their first joint Master Class on internationalization of Higher...Read more
Dates: 
Sunday, 7 April, 2019 to Wednesday, 10 April, 2019
EUA seeks a highly-motivated professional to support the implementation of a wide range of activities aimed at strenghening the capacity of universities in research and innovation (R&I) and their representation...Read more
06
Mar
08
Mar
The 9th UNICA GREEN Workshop: " Sustainable lifestyles - What role can universities play? " was hosted by the University of Lausanne, 6-8 March 2019. The Workshop gathered about 60...Read more
Dates: 
Wednesday, 6 March, 2019 to Friday, 8 March, 2019
On 8 December 2018 Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski will celebrate the 130th founding anniversary . UNICA Member Universities are invited to take part in the celebrations. Read the invitation...Read more
28
Feb
01
Mar
The UNICA Rectors Seminar: Shaping the University of the 21st century was hosted by Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28 February - 1 March 2019 The UNICA Rectors Seminar gathered about...Read more
Dates: 
Thursday, 28 February, 2019 to Friday, 1 March, 2019
EU-JAPAN CONFERENCE ON SMART SOCIETY AND BEYOND FOR THE SUPER-AGING ERA Monday, 8 October, 2018 09:00 – 18:30 Belgian Royal Academy, ESPACE ROI BAUDOUIN, Rue Ducale 1, 1000 Brussels Waseda...Read more
29
Aug
30
Aug
Following the 2 Conferences University, Culture and the City organised in Lisbon (2016) and Sofia (2017), UNICA organised in cooperation with the VUB a 2-day working meeting of the Core...Read more
Dates: 
Wednesday, 29 August, 2018 to Thursday, 30 August, 2018
TALENT is a doctoral programme cofunded by the H2020 MSCA CO-FUND action , with 74 PhD scholarships in the natural and life sciences to be awarded and completed within the...Read more
11
Sep
The UNICA meet-up & dinner at the EAIE Conference 2018 at Cave Valaisanne et Chalet Suisse on Tuesday 11 September 2018 gathered 44 participants! Thank you all for coming! Sessions...Read more
Dates: 
Tuesday, 11 September, 2018
On 3 September 2018, the Royal Academy of Belgium will host a conference "Understanding Cells To Revolutionize Healthcare for Europe". The event is jointly organised by Institut Curie and the...Read more
The Université libre de Bruxelles (Brussels, Belgium) opens its international postdoctoral programme IF@ULB , cofunded by the H2020 MSCA CO-FUND action. Over the next five years, ULB will launch three...Read more
The 2018 European Language Council Forum “The Challenges of Multilingualism for Scientific Practice” will be held at Freie Universität Berlin on 29-30 November. The Forum’s objective is to discuss issues...Read more
The European Commission is currently recruiting three Technical Experts to sit on the European Green Capital and European Green Leaf Awards Expert Panel . These competitions reward cities that achieve...Read more