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edUNITA 2025 Conference – Conference on Innovative Teaching and Learning, First Edition

Hosted by the West University of Timișoara in an international setting between October 17–18, 2025, the event brought together academics and practitioners from European higher education institutions to share research results, experiences, and best practices in the fields of pedagogical innovation and internationalization.

edUNITA 2025 Conference – Conference on Innovative Teaching and Learning, First Edition

Plenarele conferinței precum și autorii acestora:

Noel Lopes (Polytechnic University of Guarda, Portugalia) – “Artificial Intelligence in the

Classroom: Challenges and Opportunities”;

Alazne Ciarra-Tejada (Public University of Navarra, Spania) – “Linguistic Mediation as a Key to Pedagogical and Educational Innovation for Teaching and Learning in International

Academic and Professional Contexts”;

Janneke Frambach (Maastricht University, Țările de Jos) – “The Internationalisation

Cookbook: Combining Ingredients to Serve Healthy and Tasty Education”;

Paul Jones (Université Savoie Mont Blanc, Franța) – “What’s All the Fuss About

Internationalisation and Developing Student Competencies? A Lens on Why Faculty Can Be

Hesitant and How to Get Them on Board.”

Pe lângă prelegerile plenare, programul a inclus ateliere de lucru, sesiuni paralele și

prezentări ale Centrelor de Învățare și Predare din cadrul Alianței Europene UNITA.

Evenimentul oferă o platformă de reflecție asupra modului în care universitățile pot proiecta

medii de învățare flexibile, incluzive și bazate pe competențe, capabile să răspundă

provocărilor unui peisaj educațional aflat într-o continuă schimbare.

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UNITA’s Inclusive societies Hub is one of the six hubs. Each hub is led by a ‘Task Force’, constituted by researchers representing the member universities.

This task force is animated and coordinated by two universities, Prof. Monica SZELES (UNITBV) , Prof. Patricia ALMAGUER (UNIZAR) and  Prof. Concepción LOMBA (UNIZAR) are the contact points.

Discover here below the Matching events organized within the Inclusive societies hub: 

UNITA’s Global health Hub is one of the six hubs. Each hub is led by a ‘Task Force’, constituted by researchers representing the member universities.

This task force is animated and coordinated by two universities, Dr. Amalric ORTLIEB (HES-SO) and Dr. Donatella Placidi (UNIBS) are the contact points.

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Matching events for Global Health Hub

UNITA’s Digital transitions Hub is one of the six hubs. Each hub is led by a ‘Task Force’, constituted by researchers representing the member universities.

This task force is animated and coordinated by two universities: Prof. Antonio LOPEZ (UPNA) and Prof. Alexandre Miguel Pereira FIGUEIREDO (IPG) are the contact points.

UNITA’s Cultural Heritage Hub is one of the three hubs, together with Circular Economy and Renewable Energies, each one of them corresponding to one of the three Axes in which research activities in UNITA universities have been divided.

Each hub is led by a ‘Task Force’, constituted by researchers representing the member universities.

This task force is animated and coordinated by two universities, Prof. Laurence Roussillon-Constanty (UPPA) and Prof. Giaime Alonge (UNITO) are the contact points.

Within the research cartography, more than 300+ Cultural Heritage projects can be found, grouped into the following themes and sub-themes:

· Study and preservation of tangible Cultural Heritage
· Intangible Cultural Heritage and identity narratives
· Enhancement and dissemination of cultural and natural heritage
· Innovation policies for the development of marginalised areas

UNITA’s Cultural Heritage Hub

UNITA’s Circular economy and environment hub is one of the six hubs, each one of them corresponding to one of the three Axes in which research activities in UNITA universities have been divided.

Each hub is led by a ‘Task Force’, constituted by researchers representing the member universities.

This task force is animated and coordinated by two universities, Prof. Stefania DIMA (UVT) and Prof. José Maria FRAILE (UNIZAR) are the contact points.

Within the research cartography, more than 200+ Circular Economy projects can be found, grouped into the following themes and sub-themes:

 Activities achieved so far:

  • PhD thesis in cotutelle
  • Microcredentials
  • Summer Schools
  • Research seminars and workshops

UNITA’s Green energies Hub is one of the six hubs, each one of them corresponding to one of the six axes in which research activities in UNITA universities have been divided.

Each hub is led by a ‘Task Force’, constituted by researchers representing the member universities.

This task force is animated and coordinated by two universities, Prof. Benoit STUTZ (USMB) and Prof. Antonio CARDOSO (UBI) are the contact points.

Within the research cartography, more than 120+ projects related to renewable energies can be found, grouped into the following themes and sub-themes:

Energy transformation & Integration – System – Energy carriers
Solar energy
Socio-economic & legal & education aspect
Bioenergy
Geothermal energy
Hydropower
Wind

Activities achieved so far:

  • PhD thesis in cotutelle
  • Microcredentials
  • Summer Schools
  • Research seminars and workshops