{"id":3292,"date":"2025-07-14T09:26:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T07:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.univ-unita.eu\/?p=3292"},"modified":"2025-07-21T09:28:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T07:28:37","slug":"unita-students-at-the-heart-of-the-european-student-assembly-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/it\/unita-students-at-the-heart-of-the-european-student-assembly-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"UNITA Students at the Heart of the European Student Assembly 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>superlead tempor\u00e1rio<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HM6A1212-1024x564.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HM6A1212-1024x564.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HM6A1212-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HM6A1212-768x423.jpg 768w, https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HM6A1212-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HM6A1212.jpg 1180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Just like that, the&nbsp;<strong>fourth edition of the European Student Assembly (ESA)<\/strong>&nbsp;came to an end, but not without leaving a mark. Even this time, the&nbsp;<strong>UNITA Alliance<\/strong>&nbsp;was strongly represented, with a&nbsp;<strong>delegation of seven students<\/strong>&nbsp;among the&nbsp;<strong>230 selected participants<\/strong>. Held in the&nbsp;<strong>iconic hemicycle of the European Parliament in Strasbourg<\/strong>, the ESA gathered students from&nbsp;<strong>190 universities and 50 nationalities<\/strong>&nbsp;in the shared effort to&nbsp;<strong>draft policy recommendations<\/strong>&nbsp;that could&nbsp;<strong>shape Europe\u2019s future<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ESA unfolds in&nbsp;<strong>three phases<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>a\u00a0<strong>preparatory online period<\/strong>\u00a0in which eight thematic panels formulate their proposals;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a\u00a0<strong>three-day \u201conlife\u201d gathering<\/strong>\u00a0in Strasbourg where these recommendations are discussed and voted on;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and finally, the\u00a0<strong>most crucial stage of dissemination<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For those involved, however, this timeline does not capture the full depth of the experience. To truly understand the essence of such an experience,&nbsp;<strong>students\u2019 direct testimonials must be heard<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Francesco Bologna (University of Turin)<\/strong>&nbsp;summed it up well:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is precisely the concept of&nbsp;<strong>plurality and mutual exchange<\/strong>, in a context of&nbsp;<strong>shared European values<\/strong>, that I carry with me from ESA.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This idea of&nbsp;<strong>connection \u2013 across cultures, disciplines, and perspectives<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 is a common thread in the testimonies of all UNITA participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For&nbsp;<strong>Chiara De Piccoli (University of Turin)<\/strong>, the most striking part wasn\u2019t just the event itself, but the&nbsp;<strong>continuity it fostered<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNot even two months have passed, and with some members of our panel working on&nbsp;<strong>\u2018Unity in Diversity\u2019<\/strong>&nbsp;we are already pursuing a&nbsp;<strong>project to bring our policies forward<\/strong>,\u201d she said.<br>\u201cESA works in this exact direction:&nbsp;<strong>fostering the meeting of the new generation of change-makers<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Panel discussions<\/strong>&nbsp;spanned from&nbsp;<strong>digital democracy<\/strong>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<strong>social justice<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>sustainable innovation<\/strong>.<br><strong>Elisa Ducoli (University of Brescia)<\/strong>, part of the&nbsp;<strong>\u201cInnovation for All\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;group, recalled:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe developed&nbsp;<strong>eight policy proposals<\/strong>&nbsp;on how the EU can&nbsp;<strong>balance innovation and competitiveness for sustainable growth<\/strong>. The experience was both&nbsp;<strong>inspiring and transformative<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Equally committed to&nbsp;<strong>imagining a better Europe<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Chiara D\u2019Agostino (University of Turin)<\/strong>&nbsp;joined the&nbsp;<strong>\u201cUnveiling Inequalities\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;panel:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was&nbsp;<strong>inspiring to engage<\/strong>&nbsp;with other students on such&nbsp;<strong>current and complex topics<\/strong>,\u201d she said, referring to issues like the&nbsp;<strong>gender pay gap<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>minority representation<\/strong>.<br>\u201cThis experience helped me better understand the&nbsp;<strong>role we, as young people, can play in driving change<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Angela Rinaldi (University of Turin)<\/strong>&nbsp;participated in the&nbsp;<strong>\u201cArtificial Intelligence and Civic Engagement\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;panel. For her, the discussions were not only&nbsp;<strong>intellectually stimulating<\/strong>&nbsp;but&nbsp;<strong>profoundly meaningful<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe reflected together on the&nbsp;<strong>challenges and opportunities AI presents in democratic and social contexts<\/strong>,\u201d she said. Presenting their work inside the European Parliament \u201cwas a&nbsp;<strong>true privilege and a source of great pride<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bilel El Badaoui (Technical University of Cluj-Napoca)<\/strong>&nbsp;was also part of the same panel. For him,<br>seeing the recommendations finally being adopted was both a&nbsp;<strong>relief and a recognition<\/strong>&nbsp;of all the work and research carried out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWorking on these issues and debating them in Strasbourg allowed me to&nbsp;<strong>truly feel European<\/strong>, to be a&nbsp;<strong>European citizen<\/strong>&nbsp;who is taking part in&nbsp;<strong>initiatives that have a meaning<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ESA is not just an event, it\u2019s a launchpad.<\/strong>&nbsp;As Europe navigates&nbsp;<strong>unprecedented challenges<\/strong>, the&nbsp;<strong>ideas and energy of youths<\/strong>&nbsp;are more than ever vital. And for the&nbsp;<strong>students of the UNITA Alliance<\/strong>, ESA was a space to&nbsp;<strong>speak, connect, and act<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the&nbsp;<strong>fifth edition of the European Student Assembly<\/strong>&nbsp;already on the horizon, the journey continues, and the&nbsp;<strong>next generation of changemakers<\/strong>&nbsp;is ready to&nbsp;<strong>step up<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out more: read the article \u201cEuropean Student Assembly 2025: Three Days of Ideas, Democracy and Collective Vision in Strasbourg\u201d:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eucvoices.eu\/it\/content\/european-student-assembly-2025-three-days-ideas-democracy-and-collective-vision-strasbourg\">https:\/\/www.eucvoices.eu\/it\/content\/european-student-assembly-2025-three-days-ideas-democracy-and-collective-vision-strasbourg<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Article written by the students participating in ESA 2025<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>superlead tempor\u00e1rio Just like that, the&nbsp;fourth edition of the European Student Assembly (ESA)&nbsp;came to an end, but not without leaving a mark. Even this time, the&nbsp;UNITA Alliance&nbsp;was strongly represented, with a&nbsp;delegation of seven students&nbsp;among the&nbsp;230 selected participants. Held in the&nbsp;iconic hemicycle of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, the ESA gathered students from&nbsp;190 universities and 50 nationalities&nbsp;in the shared effort to&nbsp;draft policy recommendations&nbsp;that could&nbsp;shape Europe\u2019s future. The ESA unfolds in&nbsp;three phases: For those involved, however, this timeline does not capture the full depth of the experience. To truly understand the essence of such an experience,&nbsp;students\u2019 direct testimonials must be heard. Francesco Bologna (University of Turin)&nbsp;summed it up well: \u201cIt is precisely the concept of&nbsp;plurality and mutual exchange, in a context of&nbsp;shared European values, that I carry with me from ESA.\u201d This idea of&nbsp;connection \u2013 across cultures, disciplines, and perspectives&nbsp;\u2013 is a common thread in the testimonies of all UNITA participants. For&nbsp;Chiara De Piccoli (University of Turin), the most striking part wasn\u2019t just the event itself, but the&nbsp;continuity it fostered: \u201cNot even two months have passed, and with some members of our panel working on&nbsp;\u2018Unity in Diversity\u2019&nbsp;we are already pursuing a&nbsp;project to bring our policies forward,\u201d she said.\u201cESA works in this exact direction:&nbsp;fostering the meeting of the new generation of change-makers.\u201d Panel discussions&nbsp;spanned from&nbsp;digital democracy&nbsp;to&nbsp;social justice&nbsp;and&nbsp;sustainable innovation.Elisa Ducoli (University of Brescia), part of the&nbsp;\u201cInnovation for All\u201d&nbsp;group, recalled: \u201cWe developed&nbsp;eight policy proposals&nbsp;on how the EU can&nbsp;balance innovation and competitiveness for sustainable growth. The experience was both&nbsp;inspiring and transformative.\u201d Equally committed to&nbsp;imagining a better Europe,&nbsp;Chiara D\u2019Agostino (University of Turin)&nbsp;joined the&nbsp;\u201cUnveiling Inequalities\u201d&nbsp;panel: \u201cIt was&nbsp;inspiring to engage&nbsp;with other students on such&nbsp;current and complex topics,\u201d she said, referring to issues like the&nbsp;gender pay gap&nbsp;and&nbsp;minority representation.\u201cThis experience helped me better understand the&nbsp;role we, as young people, can play in driving change.\u201d Angela Rinaldi (University of Turin)&nbsp;participated in the&nbsp;\u201cArtificial Intelligence and Civic Engagement\u201d&nbsp;panel. For her, the discussions were not only&nbsp;intellectually stimulating&nbsp;but&nbsp;profoundly meaningful: \u201cWe reflected together on the&nbsp;challenges and opportunities AI presents in democratic and social contexts,\u201d she said. Presenting their work inside the European Parliament \u201cwas a&nbsp;true privilege and a source of great pride.\u201d Bilel El Badaoui (Technical University of Cluj-Napoca)&nbsp;was also part of the same panel. For him,seeing the recommendations finally being adopted was both a&nbsp;relief and a recognition&nbsp;of all the work and research carried out: \u201cWorking on these issues and debating them in Strasbourg allowed me to&nbsp;truly feel European, to be a&nbsp;European citizen&nbsp;who is taking part in&nbsp;initiatives that have a meaning.\u201d ESA is not just an event, it\u2019s a launchpad.&nbsp;As Europe navigates&nbsp;unprecedented challenges, the&nbsp;ideas and energy of youths&nbsp;are more than ever vital. And for the&nbsp;students of the UNITA Alliance, ESA was a space to&nbsp;speak, connect, and act. With the&nbsp;fifth edition of the European Student Assembly&nbsp;already on the horizon, the journey continues, and the&nbsp;next generation of changemakers&nbsp;is ready to&nbsp;step up. Find out more: read the article \u201cEuropean Student Assembly 2025: Three Days of Ideas, Democracy and Collective Vision in Strasbourg\u201d:&nbsp;https:\/\/www.eucvoices.eu\/it\/content\/european-student-assembly-2025-three-days-ideas-democracy-and-collective-vision-strasbourg Article written by the students participating in ESA 2025<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3293,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[39],"class_list":["post-3292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-unita"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UNITA Students at the Heart of the European Student Assembly 2025 - UNITA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/it\/unita-students-at-the-heart-of-the-european-student-assembly-2025\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"it_IT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UNITA Students at the Heart of the European Student Assembly 2025 - UNITA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"superlead tempor\u00e1rio Just like that, the&nbsp;fourth edition of the European Student Assembly (ESA)&nbsp;came to an end, but not without leaving a mark. Even this time, the&nbsp;UNITA Alliance&nbsp;was strongly represented, with a&nbsp;delegation of seven students&nbsp;among the&nbsp;230 selected participants. Held in the&nbsp;iconic hemicycle of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, the ESA gathered students from&nbsp;190 universities and 50 nationalities&nbsp;in the shared effort to&nbsp;draft policy recommendations&nbsp;that could&nbsp;shape Europe\u2019s future. The ESA unfolds in&nbsp;three phases: For those involved, however, this timeline does not capture the full depth of the experience. To truly understand the essence of such an experience,&nbsp;students\u2019 direct testimonials must be heard. Francesco Bologna (University of Turin)&nbsp;summed it up well: \u201cIt is precisely the concept of&nbsp;plurality and mutual exchange, in a context of&nbsp;shared European values, that I carry with me from ESA.\u201d This idea of&nbsp;connection \u2013 across cultures, disciplines, and perspectives&nbsp;\u2013 is a common thread in the testimonies of all UNITA participants. For&nbsp;Chiara De Piccoli (University of Turin), the most striking part wasn\u2019t just the event itself, but the&nbsp;continuity it fostered: \u201cNot even two months have passed, and with some members of our panel working on&nbsp;\u2018Unity in Diversity\u2019&nbsp;we are already pursuing a&nbsp;project to bring our policies forward,\u201d she said.\u201cESA works in this exact direction:&nbsp;fostering the meeting of the new generation of change-makers.\u201d Panel discussions&nbsp;spanned from&nbsp;digital democracy&nbsp;to&nbsp;social justice&nbsp;and&nbsp;sustainable innovation.Elisa Ducoli (University of Brescia), part of the&nbsp;\u201cInnovation for All\u201d&nbsp;group, recalled: \u201cWe developed&nbsp;eight policy proposals&nbsp;on how the EU can&nbsp;balance innovation and competitiveness for sustainable growth. The experience was both&nbsp;inspiring and transformative.\u201d Equally committed to&nbsp;imagining a better Europe,&nbsp;Chiara D\u2019Agostino (University of Turin)&nbsp;joined the&nbsp;\u201cUnveiling Inequalities\u201d&nbsp;panel: \u201cIt was&nbsp;inspiring to engage&nbsp;with other students on such&nbsp;current and complex topics,\u201d she said, referring to issues like the&nbsp;gender pay gap&nbsp;and&nbsp;minority representation.\u201cThis experience helped me better understand the&nbsp;role we, as young people, can play in driving change.\u201d Angela Rinaldi (University of Turin)&nbsp;participated in the&nbsp;\u201cArtificial Intelligence and Civic Engagement\u201d&nbsp;panel. For her, the discussions were not only&nbsp;intellectually stimulating&nbsp;but&nbsp;profoundly meaningful: \u201cWe reflected together on the&nbsp;challenges and opportunities AI presents in democratic and social contexts,\u201d she said. Presenting their work inside the European Parliament \u201cwas a&nbsp;true privilege and a source of great pride.\u201d Bilel El Badaoui (Technical University of Cluj-Napoca)&nbsp;was also part of the same panel. For him,seeing the recommendations finally being adopted was both a&nbsp;relief and a recognition&nbsp;of all the work and research carried out: \u201cWorking on these issues and debating them in Strasbourg allowed me to&nbsp;truly feel European, to be a&nbsp;European citizen&nbsp;who is taking part in&nbsp;initiatives that have a meaning.\u201d ESA is not just an event, it\u2019s a launchpad.&nbsp;As Europe navigates&nbsp;unprecedented challenges, the&nbsp;ideas and energy of youths&nbsp;are more than ever vital. And for the&nbsp;students of the UNITA Alliance, ESA was a space to&nbsp;speak, connect, and act. With the&nbsp;fifth edition of the European Student Assembly&nbsp;already on the horizon, the journey continues, and the&nbsp;next generation of changemakers&nbsp;is ready to&nbsp;step up. 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Even this time, the&nbsp;UNITA Alliance&nbsp;was strongly represented, with a&nbsp;delegation of seven students&nbsp;among the&nbsp;230 selected participants. Held in the&nbsp;iconic hemicycle of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, the ESA gathered students from&nbsp;190 universities and 50 nationalities&nbsp;in the shared effort to&nbsp;draft policy recommendations&nbsp;that could&nbsp;shape Europe\u2019s future. The ESA unfolds in&nbsp;three phases: For those involved, however, this timeline does not capture the full depth of the experience. To truly understand the essence of such an experience,&nbsp;students\u2019 direct testimonials must be heard. Francesco Bologna (University of Turin)&nbsp;summed it up well: \u201cIt is precisely the concept of&nbsp;plurality and mutual exchange, in a context of&nbsp;shared European values, that I carry with me from ESA.\u201d This idea of&nbsp;connection \u2013 across cultures, disciplines, and perspectives&nbsp;\u2013 is a common thread in the testimonies of all UNITA participants. For&nbsp;Chiara De Piccoli (University of Turin), the most striking part wasn\u2019t just the event itself, but the&nbsp;continuity it fostered: \u201cNot even two months have passed, and with some members of our panel working on&nbsp;\u2018Unity in Diversity\u2019&nbsp;we are already pursuing a&nbsp;project to bring our policies forward,\u201d she said.\u201cESA works in this exact direction:&nbsp;fostering the meeting of the new generation of change-makers.\u201d Panel discussions&nbsp;spanned from&nbsp;digital democracy&nbsp;to&nbsp;social justice&nbsp;and&nbsp;sustainable innovation.Elisa Ducoli (University of Brescia), part of the&nbsp;\u201cInnovation for All\u201d&nbsp;group, recalled: \u201cWe developed&nbsp;eight policy proposals&nbsp;on how the EU can&nbsp;balance innovation and competitiveness for sustainable growth. The experience was both&nbsp;inspiring and transformative.\u201d Equally committed to&nbsp;imagining a better Europe,&nbsp;Chiara D\u2019Agostino (University of Turin)&nbsp;joined the&nbsp;\u201cUnveiling Inequalities\u201d&nbsp;panel: \u201cIt was&nbsp;inspiring to engage&nbsp;with other students on such&nbsp;current and complex topics,\u201d she said, referring to issues like the&nbsp;gender pay gap&nbsp;and&nbsp;minority representation.\u201cThis experience helped me better understand the&nbsp;role we, as young people, can play in driving change.\u201d Angela Rinaldi (University of Turin)&nbsp;participated in the&nbsp;\u201cArtificial Intelligence and Civic Engagement\u201d&nbsp;panel. For her, the discussions were not only&nbsp;intellectually stimulating&nbsp;but&nbsp;profoundly meaningful: \u201cWe reflected together on the&nbsp;challenges and opportunities AI presents in democratic and social contexts,\u201d she said. Presenting their work inside the European Parliament \u201cwas a&nbsp;true privilege and a source of great pride.\u201d Bilel El Badaoui (Technical University of Cluj-Napoca)&nbsp;was also part of the same panel. For him,seeing the recommendations finally being adopted was both a&nbsp;relief and a recognition&nbsp;of all the work and research carried out: \u201cWorking on these issues and debating them in Strasbourg allowed me to&nbsp;truly feel European, to be a&nbsp;European citizen&nbsp;who is taking part in&nbsp;initiatives that have a meaning.\u201d ESA is not just an event, it\u2019s a launchpad.&nbsp;As Europe navigates&nbsp;unprecedented challenges, the&nbsp;ideas and energy of youths&nbsp;are more than ever vital. And for the&nbsp;students of the UNITA Alliance, ESA was a space to&nbsp;speak, connect, and act. With the&nbsp;fifth edition of the European Student Assembly&nbsp;already on the horizon, the journey continues, and the&nbsp;next generation of changemakers&nbsp;is ready to&nbsp;step up. Find out more: read the article \u201cEuropean Student Assembly 2025: Three Days of Ideas, Democracy and Collective Vision in Strasbourg\u201d:&nbsp;https:\/\/www.eucvoices.eu\/it\/content\/european-student-assembly-2025-three-days-ideas-democracy-and-collective-vision-strasbourg Article written by the students participating in ESA 2025","og_url":"https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/it\/unita-students-at-the-heart-of-the-european-student-assembly-2025\/","og_site_name":"UNITA","article_published_time":"2025-07-14T07:26:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-07-21T07:28:37+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1180,"height":650,"url":"https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HM6A1212.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Unita","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Scritto da":"Unita","Tempo di lettura stimato":"4 minuti"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/unita-students-at-the-heart-of-the-european-student-assembly-2025\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/unita-students-at-the-heart-of-the-european-student-assembly-2025\/"},"author":{"name":"Unita","@id":"https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/#\/schema\/person\/43316712ae1bf067db3aa8bedceb0883"},"headline":"UNITA Students at the Heart of the European Student Assembly 2025","datePublished":"2025-07-14T07:26:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-21T07:28:37+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/unita-students-at-the-heart-of-the-european-student-assembly-2025\/"},"wordCount":698,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/unita-students-at-the-heart-of-the-european-student-assembly-2025\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HM6A1212.jpg","keywords":["UNITA"],"articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"it-IT"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/unita-students-at-the-heart-of-the-european-student-assembly-2025\/","url":"https:\/\/univ-unita.eu\/unita-students-at-the-heart-of-the-european-student-assembly-2025\/","name":"UNITA Students at the Heart of the European Student Assembly 2025 - 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