Calls

Call for Proposals: UNITA Grants for Innovation in Teaching & Learning

Are you an academic affiliated to one of the UNITA European Alliance partner universities? Are you ready to reshape the future of teaching and learning in the area of higher education? Is international cooperation one of your interests?

The UNITA Teaching & Learning Network invites applications for grants up to €15,000 for projects that innovate, internationalize, and improve accessibility in higher education.

 Priority Areas Include, but are Not Limited to:

• Competence-Based & Student-Centered Learning
• Inclusive & International Teaching Practices
• Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)
• Lifelong Learning & Microcredentials

Full call here

🔗 Apply Now: Application Link
 🗓 Deadline: May 30, 2025
 💬 Info Session: May 12, 2025, 16:00 CET
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Let’s innovate together across borders. 

 

UNITA PHOTO CONTEST 2025

The UNITA photo competition offers to UNITA university members the possibility to share experiences and visions of European identity and citizenship.

The UNITA Photo Contest is open to all UNITA students, teaching staff, researchers, and administrative/services staff.

Photographs must have been taken or produced by the person submitting the work, must be original and must not have been previously exhibited or submitted to any other competition.

Each participant may submit only one work, either a single piece or a photographic essay/series (Maximum 7 images related to each other)

Deadline for submissions: 31st May 2025.

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Deadline extended to May 5th, 2025: UNITA GEIE is Hiring: Administration Responsible
UNITA GEIE (European Economic Interest Grouping) is seeking an Administration Responsible to join its team in Torino, Italy.

The selected candidate will oversee financial management, budget control, economic reporting, and supplier contracts within the UNITA European University framework.

The ideal profile includes a degree in economics or law, 2-3 years of relevant experience, fluency in Italian and English, and expertise in financial management, taxation, and EU project reporting.

This is a two-year fixed-term contract (25 hours/week).

📌 Apply by May 5th, 2025, 12.00 AM CET: Send your CV and motivation letter to unita.geie@gmail.com

Full call in English

Full call in Italian

 

 

My Three-Minute PhD Thesis": An Exciting Challenge for UNITA PhD Students!

UNITA-Universitas Montium is launching its annual "My Three-Minute PhD Thesis" competition, offering a unique opportunity for PhD students from participating universities to present their research in a concise, captivating, and accessible way.

The Goal of the Competition
To transform complex theses into a 3-minute presentation aimed at a non-specialized audience. Participants will develop essential science communication skills while sharing their work with society.

Competition Structure

• Local Phase: Each UNITA university will organize its own selection before mid-April. Candidates will benefit from online training to refine their presentations.
• Final Phase: Selected PhD students will gather for the final in-person competition on May 30, 2025, at the Public University of Navarre (UPNA) in Spain.

Rules and Criteria

• Presentations must be delivered in English, using a single static slide (landscape format).
• Maximum duration: 3 minutes.
• A jury will evaluate based on criteria such as public speaking talent, presentation clarity, and the impact of the visual aid.

An Event Not to Be Missed
The final will be broadcast live on UNITA’s social media channels, allowing everyone to join this inspiring event.

How to Participate?
Interested PhD students must obtain approval from their thesis supervisor and ensure that their content is suitable for public dissemination.

Deadline for local phase registration: check with your university.

Awards and Recognition
The top three finalists will receive prizes, and all participants will be awarded certificates for both the local and final phases.

Don’t miss this chance to showcase your research and rise to the challenge! For more information, contact your university or consult the full competition rules.

 

UNITA - CALL FOR STARTING GRANTS ON RESEARCH IS online - Apply by February 14th, 2025

The UNITA Alliance issued the Call for Starting Grants on Research to strengthen collaboration between UNITA partners through the implementation of new projects or the consolidation of existing projects.

The application deadline is Friday 14th February 2025 at midnight (CET).

The projects must be submitted by teaching staff or researchers from at least three different university partners of the UNITA Alliance, and should include in the working group post-docs and PhD candidates.

The duration of a project is up to 12 months.

Proposals are accepted in all the possible variants and declinations of the subjects:

• CULTURAL HERITAGE: Green Heritage: Rethinking Rural Areas in the 21st Century
• GREEN ENERGIES: Development of renewable energies mixes in mountain communities connected by/to energy networks and storage systems

Multidisciplinary projects are particularly welcome.

The call and the information on the application procedure are available at the following link: https://www.research.univ-unita.eu/en/events/starting-grants-cultural-heritage-and-green-energies.html

 

Join online Q&A session dedicated to providing further insights into the UNITA Starting Grants for Research call. 

The session will take place on 28 January at 4:00 PM CET and can be accessed via the following link: Join the Q&A Session.

Main topics to be covered include:

• Objectives of the UNITA StartingGrants for Research
• Key rules and essential information
• Scientific scope and focus

This session represents an excellent opportunity to address any questions or clarifications regarding the call and to ensure a clear understanding of its framework. 

 

 

 

 

CALL FOR PAPERS: EXTENDED EDUCATION IN A TECHNOLOGY AUGMENTED WORLD

A special issue focusing on Extended Education—a dynamic concept harnessing advanced technologies like AI, VR, AR, and robotics to transcend traditional learning boundaries. It explores education beyond formal settings, embracing informal, higher education, and lifelong learning contexts. The issue highlights how virtual mobility, micro-credentials, and adaptive systems create borderless, inclusive learning environments, offering equal opportunities globally, particularly in disadvantaged areas.

Topics of interest include:

• AI, AR/VR, and robotics in flexible, immersive learning environments;
• Technology in formal, informal, and lifelong learning;
• Gamification, XR for upskilling, and virtual mobility;
• Policies and practices for equitable tech-augmented education.

Submission details:

• Types: Theoretical articles, research articles (6,500 words), and reviews (7,000 words).
• Deadline: February 15, 2025.
• Submit via the journal website, referencing this call in "Comments for the editors."
• All submissions are double-blind peer-reviewed.

Full details are available here.

For inquiries, contact manuela.repetto@unito.it 

 

 

 

 

Are you passionate about technology and eager to make a meaningful impact? 

The UNITA IT Department is excited to announce two open positions for skilled and dynamic individuals to join our innovative team. Whether you're looking to advance your career or start fresh in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment, this is your chance to be part of a department that values creativity, growth, and excellence. Explore these opportunities and take the first step toward a rewarding journey, here:

- Head of Development 

- Service Manager

 

 

 

2^nd CALL for application for HORIZON 2020 MSCA-Cofund Choral PhD

14 Marie Skłodowska ‐ Curie Positions for Early Stage Researchers in Cultural Heritage in 7 universities within the UNITA Alliance

Offer Description

As part of the UNITA Alliance, 14 excellent Doctoral Candidates (DCs) will enrol the CHORAL programme in Cultural Heritage.

Coordinated by the Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, CHORAL (Cultural Heritage Outreach in RomAnce Languages) is a Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska Curie programme co-funded by the European Union. This prestigious programme is linked to the Cultural Heritage Hub, an international research network within the Alliance, which structures its research ecosystem facing cultural related challenges.

About the CHORAL Programme

CHORAL aims to train high-quality international researchers and to nurture the development of interdisciplinary, international and inter-sectoral research that addresses any aspect of Cultural Heritage. While rooted in cultural heritage, the program spans a wide range of scientific domains, including architecture, anthropology, arts and culture, computer science, history, literature, linguistics, management, musicology and more.

Selected candidates will be enrolled in PhD programs under joint supervision, awarding a double degree and requiring international mobility.

Why Pursue a CHORAL PhD?

• High-Quality Training: Receive expert-led research training through the UNITA Alliance’s dedicated Cultural Heritage Hub, encompassing diverse fields within and beyond cultural heritage.
• Comprehensive Support: Benefit from dedicated guidance from the initial stages of your PhD to professional integration.
• Transformative Impact: Contribute to the socio-economic and cultural transformation of rural and cross-border mountain territories.
• Financial Support: Includes travel, mobility, and research costs.
• Double Degree: Graduate with a double degree from two European universities.

 

Programme Details

• Application Deadline: January 15, 2025
• 25 PhD Research Topics for 14 positions in 7 universities within the UNITA Alliance:
• Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour
• Université Savoie Mont Blanc
• Università di Torino
• Universidad de Zaragoza
• Università degli Studi di Brescia
• Universidad Pública de Navarra
• Universitatea Transilvania din Brașov
• Funding: 3-year fully funded PhDs, starting Fall 2025

How to Apply

Detailed information about the PhD Research Topics and the conditions to apply: https://www.research.univ-unita.eu/en/choral-project.html

Where to apply

https://aap.univ-pau.fr 

For more details, please contact the choral support office at choral@univ-pau.fr

 

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – OPEN

ONLINE TRAINING COURSE ON IC TO BECOME IC TEACHERS: registration open until 31st may

The University Language Center of Turin (CLA-UniTO) is planning an online training course as part of the European Alliance "UNITA-Universitas Montium" program to become a teacher in Intercomprehension. 

The course aims at developing teaching skills in intercomprehension. Romance languages teachers and professors are welcome to participate, but also university students who are interested in foreign languages teaching.

The course will be online-only (Italy time zone) from 11 June to 25 July 2024 . Participants will be entitled to a final digital certification: Open Badge Formazione per Insegnanti di Intercomprensione 

The class will include a min. of 15 participants.

PARTICIPATION FEE: €250 

Registrations are open until the 31st may 2024 here

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INNOVATION PRIZE

AS PART OF THE RE-UNITA PROJECT, WE ARE THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH OF THE INNOVATION PRIZE!

For the 3rd consecutive year, the UNITA Innovation Prize will spotlight the most innovative ideas.
This competition is open to all innovative project leaders, regardless of your specialty.
It welcomes all creative souls among students, professors, researchers, and startups; aiming to foster innovation in all its forms.

Teams have until June 10, 2024, to submit their applications.

DISCOVER THE REWARDS OF THE RE-UNITA INNOVATION PRIZE
Three winning teams will be selected by the Jury, and an award ceremony will take place on July 2, 2024!
1ST PRIZE: €2500 | 2ND PRIZE: €1500 | 3RD PRIZE: €1000

LEARN MORE
Regulation

Contact: UNITA Office in your university

 

UNITA PHOTO & VIDEO CONTEST 2024

The UNITA photo and video competition offers to UNITA university members the possibility to share experiences and visions of European identity and citizenship.

The UNITA Photo & Video Contest is open to all UNITA students, teaching staff, researchers, and administrative/services staff.

Photographs and videos must have been taken or produced by the person submitting the work, must be original and must not have been previously exhibited or submitted to any other competition.

Each participant may only present a maximum of one piece of work in each Modality (I: Photo, II: Video).

 

Deadline for submissions: 31st May 2024.

Complete call and information on application process

 

 

Call for innovative research projects for entrepreneurial initiatives

The name UNITA evokes the commitment of six universities (Università degli studi di Torino, Universidad de Zaragoza, Université Savoie-Mont Blanc, Universitatea de Vest din Timişoara, Universidade da Beira Interior and Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour) to a closer integration of their academic activities. Particularly, RE-UNITA project looks for sharing policies and practices related to research and innovation.

A Proof of Concept (PoC) is a demonstration or a prototype of a concept, idea or technology that is used to validate the feasibility and potential success of a project. A Proof of Concept project is typically a small-scale project that aims to prove the viability of an idea or technology, and to gather feedback from stakeholders.

In this context, RE-UNITA’s Seeding Proof of Concept program will provide seeding funding for a small proof of concept project among those presented by teams comprised of at least two UNITA partners. The objective of this call is to empower R&I based entrepreneurship in the UNITA community and to contribute to the cooperation between members of the different Universities of RE-UNITA project.

This call will be governed by the following rules:

1. Any research team within the six UNITA partners is eligible to participate. Every team has to be composed by participants at least from 2 different Universities in the Alliance. A member of the team from a UNITA University can be any person considered an affiliate of this University, and may include students, PhD students, post-docs, tenured professors, researchers, etc.

2. Applications will consist in a 8-pages maximum report describing a Proof of Concept project; this report will follow the next guidelines:

a) The report will have to introduce the project by describing the context, the problem to solve and the opportunities it may raise in the market, other solutions available if they exist and R&I results that support the Proof of Concept project (up to 2 pages).

b) The report will also have to describe how the project is going to be developed, including a roadmap of proposed activities, a presentation of the team and its ability to perform these activities, and the innovative approach to the solution of the problem. A brief explanation of how the budget will be spent connected to a timetable of activities should also be included (up to 4 pages).

c) The impact of the project has to be clearly addressed. Its innovation potential, which may include aspects such as IP policy, technology transfer, startup creation, etc, has to be openly defined (up to 2 pages).

d) There will be a corresponding researcher from the team that will be the contact person for all the communications related to this call.

e) A template of the report will be available for the participating teams as an annex to this document

3. The team of the selected project will receive a budget of 3500 € to start its development. The team will cooperate with the UNITA project for informational and awareness-raising purposes, as well as for the defence of the project's objectives, always citing the name of the author, initiative and project.

4. The selected project will be disseminated through the communication channels of the UNITA constellation. The presented but not selected projects will be also disseminated in the community through the Re-UNITA newsletter.

5. The call will close in 26^th May 2023, 12h CET

6. A Commission formed by the six members of the Re-UNITA external scientific board (ESB) and by one member of each University from the task force of the WP5 of project RE-UNITA, as listed in the UNITA Datacloud at the closing time of the call, will judge the different applications.

7. The criteria for the evaluation of the different applications will include: relevance of the problem to be solved ( 20%), innovative approach of the proposed solution (40%), project planning and budget use (20%) and impact of the solution in our society (20%).

8. In the event that the Commission considers that the projects do not meet the minimum quality requirements, the winning project may be left deserted. In such a situation, the amount of the prizes may be accumulated and applied to the next year. In any case, the Commission will have the ability to make the decisions it deems most appropriate and its decisions will be final.

9. The selected team should present a final report within one year time including any evidence they may consider of the progress of the project (prototypes, user experience improvement, new innovative results…)

10. To apply for this call, please send the Application Report, using this model, to the address info.reunita@unizar.es and idominguez@unizar.es

This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement N°101035810.

The name UNITA evokes the commitment of six universities (Università degli studi di Torino, Universidad de Zaragoza, Université Savoie-Mont Blanc, Universitatea de Vest din Timişoara, Universidade da Beira Interior y Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour) to a closer integration of their academic, research and general activities.

The UNITA green photo contest offers to UNITA university members the possibility to photograph experiences and visions of sustainability.

All UNITA members are encouraged to submit entries. Registration for the competition is free of charge.

THEME

The chosen theme for the photo contest is the impact of climate change on our environment.

The goal of this contest is to photograph expressions of the impact of climate change on our environment. The candidates must catch in their photos the essence of this phenomenon, reflecting it in their different manifestations and/or showing the new realities transforming the lives of human beings.

ELEGIBILITY

The photo contest is open to UNITA students, teaching staff, researchers, and administrative/services staff. Photographs must have been taken or produced by the person submitting the work, must be original and must not have been previously exhibited or taken part in any other competition.

PRIZES

Each university will have its own jury. Each jury will award the prizes to the participants from their university. The jury's decision will be final and the authors will be informed by e-mail. The works will be selected by the jury on the basis of artistic relevance and their connection to the theme.

Three winners per university will be selected. UNITA will showcase photographs in several marketing initiatives, such as websites, social media, advertisements, e-newsletters, brochures, exhibitions, etc.

The three winners in each university will receive prizes. If the winners are students: first prize (200 euros), the second prize (150 euros) and the third prize (100 euros) respectively. If the winners are staff members: please check internal regulations at each university.

An exhibition with the winning photographs from all the UNITA universities will be organized in each university later on.

The prizes will be paid for by the UNITA Budget at the six UNITA.

GUIDELINES

Submission Guidelines

Photographs must be sent to one of the following e-mail addresses, depending on the university they want to take part in:

Universidad de Zaragoza (UNIZAR) must be sent to: unitacontact@unizar.es

Università degli studi di Torino (UNITO) must be sent via: https://forms.gle/oVk4unPPLqVUjqXf8

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) must be sent to: unita@ubi.pt

Université de Pau et des Pays de L’Adour (UPPA) must be sent to: unita@univ-pau.fr

Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB) must be sent to: unita.office@univ-smb.fr

Universitatea de Vest din Timișoara (UVT) must be sent to: unita@e-uvt.ro

Each participant may only present a maximum of one piece of work (one single photograph or a series).

In the text of your email, you must include the following:

• Your full name
• Location of the image
• The title of your piece
• Brief sentence by the artist stating that the photo is an original piece of work and the fruit of his/her own work.
• You will also need to include this declaration in the body of your email:
  "I ____(type your full name here)___ give permission for UNITA to use my photographs for promotional purposes in print and web materials."

Deadline for submissions: 28th of April 2023. Entries received after the deadline or deemed inappropriate will not be considered.

Photographs:

Single Image competition or Photographic Essay / Series of photographs (Maximum 7 images related to each other)

For either option (Single or Series) the technical requirements for the images are the same.

• File format: JPEG
• Maximum file size: 10 MB
• Longest side length: 2000 px
• File resolution: 72 dpi
• The file should be renamed (for SINGLE IMAGE): university_surname_first name_ title of the photograph.jpeg…for example: unizar_smith_mary_my photo title.jpeg
• The file should be renamed (for SERIES): university_surname_first name_title01.jpeg… university_surname_first name_title02.jpeg… etc.

Disclaimer

UNITA assumes no responsibility for submissions that are incorrect, damaged, destroyed, lost, late, incomplete, illegible, altered or misdirected. UNITA also assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from or related to the photo contest. By submitting photos for this contest, participants declare they understand all of the rules and regulations of the competition.

By entering the contest you certify that any photos submitted are of your authorship and that you own the rights to distribute them. You certify that these photos do not belong to someone else and are not protected by any copyright. You acknowledge that individual(s) who appear in the photographs have provided permission to be included.

You grant UNITA permission to reproduce any submitted images for the purposes of publicity, marketing, and communications.

Participants will be responsible for any claims from third parties in relation to image rights or any other rights derived from the intellectual property law applicable.

- Applications must be sent before November 18, 2022 to prize.unita@univ-smb.fr, with a report of maximum 10 pages (in PDF format);

- An application form has to be filled using this link;

- The results will be published on December 9, 2022;

- Are eligible: the research teams of the 6 UNITA universities, the startup and spin-off companies that belong or are attached to their incubators;

- Each university organizes an internal selection of the candidates and sends one application per prize, for the final competition;

- Two prizes: €3,000 (for the UNITA hub themes: circular economy, cultural heritage and renewable energies) and €2,000 (for the other themes).

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UNITA Innovation Prize flyer

Strategic Call Launched by UNIZAR within their own R&D&I Program for SIX PhD student grants
Applications - until 10/13/2022
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Competion Call  - European Identity and Citizenship

Competition with prizes for undergraduate and master's students with university studies completed in the last three years. The contest is organized within the scope of the UNITA Project - "UNIVERSITAS MONTIUM", work package "European Identity and Citizenship".

University of West Timisoara (Romania)
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University of Zaragoza (Spain)
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University of Beira Interior (Portugal)
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University of Torino (Italy)
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University of Savoie Mont Blanc (France)
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Intellectual Property Conference: 6th edition, West University of Timișoara, the Faculty of Law
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The UNITA Alliance cares about sustainable mobilities in everyday life!
Do you want to make a difference in future sustainable mobilities and work alongside with students from Romania, Spain, Italy, France and Portugal?

JOIN THE GREEN MOBILITIES IDEATHON!

In May 2022, the UNITA Alliance organizes a 100% online ideathon to collect ideas proposed by international teams of students for future mobilities: the Green Mobilities Ideathon. The best projects will be mentored by different business companies in 2023 and developed during workshops organized in each university of the UNITA Alliance.

If you want to participate:

• Please register by filling out the form and select your 3 favourite topics before 30^th April 2022: https://forms.univ-unita.eu/893583?lang=en 
• Participate virtually in the launching ceremony and meet your teammates on May 7th 2022, 11:30 CET
• Join your international team in a virtual room whenever you are available (A2 level in English is required to communicate with your teammates). Organize your teamwork to produce a video pitch in your native language (subtitled in English) and a presentation of your green mobility solution by May 20

With UNITA you can #ClimbYourFuture and be part of the European university with your ideas!

For more information write to unita-green-mobilities@univ-pau.fr 

TOPICS for Green Mobilities Ideathon

Daily mobility: innovations for displacements that are part of normal or daily activities, regardless of the means of transport used, and the purpose of the displacements 

Active mobility / ecomobility: innovations for displacements that rely only on human physical activity as a source of energy

Shared mobility: innovations to share means of transport normally used by a single person or family

Inclusive mobility: innovations to make displacements accessible to all and reduce inequalities in mobility for people with visible or invisible disabilities

Leisure mobility: innovations for displacements motivated by a leisure activity or mobility linked to the practice of a sport (requiring the use of a polluting mean of transport)

Avoided mobilities : innovations to reduce displacements, or even to make the mobility unnecessary

UNITA Rural Mobility Calls

Application deadline extended for UPPA, USMB, UBI and Unito: April 11th, 2022

Each University opens a call for Incoming Students. The conditions of each University may vary (e.g. each University might cover different expenses). If you want to take part to more than one call, please fill in an application form for each of the destinations you would like to go.

• Universitatea de Vest din Timisoara - 25 places (5 places per partner university) 
• Université de Pau et de Pays de l’Addour (places to be determined) 
• Université de Savoie Montblanc (places to be determined) 
• Universidade de Beira Interior  - 27 places (6 places for UniTo and Unizar Students and 5 places to each other partner university)
• Universidad de Zaragoza - 40 places (16 to UniTo students – and to each 6 per partner university)
• Università di Torino - 20 places (4 places for UniTo and Unizar Students and 3 places to each other partner)

The first UNITA photo and video competition offers its members and associated universities the possibility to share experiences and visions of European identity and citizenship.
The goal of this contest is to find visual expressions of a European key concept “cooperation”. Your visuals should reflect the concepts of European Identity and Citizenship. Can you catch their essence with your camera? How the new realities are transforming the lives of European citizens?  Show us with a video!
One winner will be chosen from each university of the alliance, in each category!
What are you waiting for? Share your photos and videos with UNITA until the 31st of March 2022.
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With UNITA you can #ClimbYourFuture and be part of the European university!

Moodlemoot 2021 : Turin

 Participants are invited to send their contributions in the form of: 

• Full paper (8 - 10 pages), to document concluded research projects or case studies. Oral presentations will be allotted 15-20 minutes each. 
• Short communication paper/Experiences (3 - 5 pages), to document work in progress and innovative user experiences. 

Oral presentations will be allotted 7-10 minutes each.  

Deadline for submission of preliminary papers: October 31, 2021. 

➢ Notification of acceptance: November 10, 2021. 

➢ Deadline for submission of final papers: December 15, 2021.

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XVI^e édition du Colloque International d’Études Francophones, CIEFT 2022, «Politiquement (in)correct en francophonie », Timişoara (Roumanie)

Date limite de réception des résumés - 15 novembre 2021

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1st Call for application to UNITA PhD Cotutelles/fellowships: 2021

Deadline extended to July 13 (12:00 CET)

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Call for Prizes for Bachelor’s and Master’s degree dissertations – UNITA Universitas Montium Project

• UBI
• UPPA
• USMB
• UVT
• UTORINO
  
• UNIZAR

Deadline 1st October 2021

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1st Call for applications for MSCA Cofund EDENE PhD European doctoral program in Energy and Environment

Opening of the call: 25 /01/2021 at 09.00 am (GMT +01:00)
Closure of the call: 31/03/2021 at 12.00 pm (GMT +01:00)
Applications submitted on: https://aap e2s.univ pau.fr

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