𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀, 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? New ideas emerge, projects connect and future collaborations begin to take shape.
On 7 and 8 October 2026, the University of Turin hosted the 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗔 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – 𝗪𝗣𝟯 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, welcoming colleagues from across the Alliance for two days of discussion, coordination and networking. The meeting followed the RECIPES project event held in Brescia on 6 October, creating a direct bridge between the project’s results and UNITA’s activities in education and the internationalisation of degree programmes.
The event was opened by 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗻𝗶, Deputy Vice-Rector for International Education of the University of Turin, who welcomed participants and highlighted the importance of cooperation among UNITA universities.
Plenary and parallel sessions addressed some of the Alliance’s main educational priorities: the internationalisation of curricula, micro-credentials, digital tools for joint activities and the role of Teaching and Learning Centres in supporting innovation across UNITA institutions.
One of the highlights was the round table on 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, which explored current developments and the need for a shared vision within European University Alliances. The discussion featured 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗼 𝗔𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗶, Rector’s Delegate for Artificial Intelligence, Open Science and Research Data Infrastructures at the University of Turin; 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗼, Vice-Rector for Education at Politecnico di Torino; and 𝗧𝗼𝗺 𝗪𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗸𝗲, Chief of Learning Innovation at the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization.
Participants also explored the 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗦 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 and its practical approaches to the internationalisation of degree programmes. The meeting provided an opportunity to begin integrating its methods and results into UNITA’s activities and to identify new opportunities for cooperation among task teams, coordinators and institutional leaders.
Another important milestone was the presentation of 𝗘𝗗-𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗔 project, selected for funding under the 𝗘𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗺𝘂𝘀+ 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹. Over the next three years, the project will support the Alliance in developing new joint programmes and advancing existing double degrees towards European Degrees, strengthening UNITA’s contribution to a more integrated European Higher Education Area.
The annual meeting confirmed the value of bringing people together to exchange knowledge, connect initiatives and transform shared ambitions into concrete action. The discussions held in Turin have laid the foundations for new tools, closer cooperation and further educational innovation across the Alliance.
