Geminae Program

Geminae Program - UNITA's partner universities around the world

Taking advantage of increased visibility and attractiveness of European Universities, UNITA aims to create a network of "sister" universities - the Geminae program- which will allow sharing best practices among universities.

This network of "sister" universities, based on the quality of the institutions, will be initially based on the active cooperation between Outside European Union Universities and UNITA’s partners, giving preference to institutions of romance language speaking countries. But Geminae aims to be a growing community of universities that will continuously increase its partners as time goes.

This project aims to cooperate with UNITA’s associate partners: the l’Agence Universitiarie de la Francophone (AUF), the Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos (OEI) and the Associação das Universidades de Língua Portuguesa (AULP). As these institutions are quite active in roman speaking countries outside Europe, their role will be key in identifying new partners and key cooperation topics.

The objective of the Geminae program is to broaden the exchange of best practices developed by UNITA in all areas, i.e. training, research, innovation and links with society. It will facilitate the mobility of students from these institutions to UNITA, and even encourage students to settle, at least occasionally, in UNITA’s countries and regions. Indeed, some UNITA regions are depopulating, and others need skilled workforce, in sum, all are looking for talented people to develop UNITA’s region economic and social activities, while increasing their competences and enjoying a rural and mountainous quality life.

KEY AREAS OF UNITA

UNITA will offer an important number of programs and destinations for students who prepare themselves through UNITA’s intercomprehension training. Thanks to these courses, INCOMING and OUTGOING students will move easily across Romance speaking countries as they will be able to communicate in French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Rumanian.

Cultural heritage, renewable energies and circular economy represent the key thematic areas of UNITA, they are the link between the past and the future of Romance countries. They are critical areas to support the necessary economic transition for the prosperity of UNITA’s rural and mountainous regions, all while tackling climate change and sustainable development. UNITA expects to cooperate with its Geminae partners in developing research and innovation projects, teaching programs and micro-credentials involving teacher-researchers, in a mutually enriching dynamic.

To finance these partnerships, UNITA and its partners will participate in different calls for projects, such as Erasmus+ capacity building projects or initiatives from the "African Research Initiative for Scientific Excellence" (Arise).

Materials

Video | Research at UNITA and its Hubs (Part 1)

Video | Research at UNITA and its Hubs (Part 2)

Video | Research at UNITA and its Hubs (Part 3) - UNITO Doctoral School

Video | Research at UNITA and its Hubs (Part 3) - UPPA Doctoral School

Video | Research at UNITA and its Hubs (Part 3) - USMB Doctoral School

Video | Research at UNITA and its Hubs (Part 3) - UVT Doctoral School

Video | Research at UNITA and its Hubs (Part 3) - UBI PhD Program

Video | Research at UNITA and its Hubs (Part 3) - UNIZAR Doctoral School

 

Presentation | EU Funding Opportunities (Dr. Martin Penny)

Presentation | PhD Schools (UBI)

Presentation | PhD Schools (UPPA)

Presentation | PhD Schools (USMB)

Presentation | PhD Schools (UVT)

Presentation | PhD Schools (UniTo)

Presentation | PhD Schools (UniZar)

 

GEMINAE partners meeting – September 12th, 2022 - Barcelona

Presentation Introduction

Presentation Best Practices Award

Workshops summary

 

Compass Ulysseus online conference on "Beyond Europe: Joining European Universities Alliances (HEI) as R&I International Partners. - April 24th, 2024 Online 

The recording of the online conference can be seen here

Geminae Best Practices Awards

The GEMINAE Best Practices Awards initiative is organized by the UNITA alliance (http://univ-unita.eu/) and aims to promote, enhance and encourage the exchange of best practices developed by UNITA Geminae university partners all over the world. The focus is on all areas of activity related to higher education and research: teaching, training, research, innovation, mobility, multilingualism, campus, green initiatives, socio-economic outreach and learning. The awards will recognize pioneering practices and initiatives that contribute to more effective and dynamic universities in a more and more globalized and connected higher education system. By showcasing these best practices, the UNITA Alliance wants to inspire others to universities to follow and emulate this initiative, and to create greater public recognition of the Geminae universities’ practices.

Geminae award 2023 first edition

The Geminae Best Practices Awards included up to 6 prizes, granted by the UNITA alliance with the Organizing Committee of the biennial Geminae Conference. In this sense, each edition of the Geminae Best Practices Awards will include universities which are selected from a two year period of evaluation.

Final Resolution

Regulation ENESFRPT

 

Geminae award 2025 second edition

The Geminae Best Practice Award 2nd edition will open in the beginning of 2025 and the award will be done in the conference in Zaragoza in September 2025.

The total of the awards are 10.

 

UNITA at the EAIE

For the first time, UNITA will set course for EAIE (17-20 September 2024, Toulouse) – Europe's biggest higher education conference. UNITA first major exhibition presence wil provide  a unique opportunity to connect with counterparts, deepen ties with partners, and share our vision with new audiences. 

This site uses Google cookies to help us understand how you use the site and identify ways that we can improve your experience. You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser. By continuing you are accepting this cookies policy.