UNITA, among the 14 alliances shaping the future European Degree
The ED-UNITA project has been selected for funding under the Erasmus+ European Degree Exploratory Action call. Bringing together UNITA partner universities and associated partners, the project will receive €1 million over the next three years to develop two new Joint Degrees and transform four existing UNITA double degrees into European Degrees, contributing to the future of integrated European higher education.
Learning Italian through Intercomprehension: UNITA staff and teachers meet in Turin
From 6 to 10 July 2026, the University of Turin hosted the UNITA Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) “Italian Language for Staff and Teachers”. The programme combined innovative language teaching, intercomprehension among Romance languages and cultural activities, enabling participants from across the UNITA Alliance to strengthen their Italian language skills while fostering multilingualism, intercultural dialogue and a stronger sense of belonging to the Alliance.
Our Geminae partners: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) is a public university offering 171 undergraduate degree programmes and 136 postgraduate programmes to a student population of approximately 51,000. Its community comprises around 80,000 people, distributed across four campuses located throughout the State of Rio de Janeiro.
WP4 members gather in Brescia to advance UNITA’s research and innovation activities
On 2 and 3 July, the Università degli Studi di Brescia hosted the meeting of the UNITA WP4 representatives. WP4, the Work Package dedicated to Research and Innovation, aims to foster the development of the rural, mountain, peripheral and cross-border territories where the Alliance’s partner universities operate through education and research activities based on real territorial challenges (challenge-based education) and valorizing romance languages.
When research meets diplomacy: discover the new UniTo talks podcast
Science Diplomacy – UniTo Talks is the new podcast series promoted by the University of Turin to explore how research contributes to addressing global challenges through international cooperation. Building on the success of the Science Diplomacy seminar series developed in collaboration with UNITA and MSOI Torino, the podcast brings expert discussions beyond the classroom, making science diplomacy accessible to a wider audience.
Intercomprehension in action: UNITA BIP brings multilingual learning to rural territories
Can multilingualism become a driver for sustainable rural development? The UNITA Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) “Intercomprehension for specific purposes: tourism in rural areas” brought together students from across the Alliance to explore how linguistic diversity can foster communication, cooperation, and innovation in multilingual European territories.
UNITA announces the winners of the My 3-Minute PhD Thesis 2026 Final
UNITA is proud to announce the winners of the My 3-Minute PhD Thesis 2026 Final, which brought together 20 PhD candidates from 10 universities across the Alliance. Participants took on the challenge of presenting their research projects to a non-specialist audience in just three minutes.
UNITA students and staff capture European identity and citizenship through photography
Students and staff from across the UNITA alliance have taken part in a photo contest exploring European identity and citizenship through images that reflect cooperation, diversity, mobility and a shared sense of belonging.
Exploring borders beyond geography: UNITA’s inter-alliance BIP returns for its fourth edition
The fourth edition of the inter-alliance Blended Intensive Programme “Borders and Boundaries: Practices of Categorisation” brought together students and academics from across Europe to explore one of today’s most relevant societal challenges. Organised by the University of Turin in collaboration with Saarland University within the Transform4Europe framework, the programme also featured international expertise from UNITA’s Geminae Network, reinforcing the Alliance’s global dimension.
Our Geminae partners: Université Cheick Anta Diop de Dakar (Senegal)
Founded in 1957 and officially inaugurated in 1959, the Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar (UCAD) is one of Africa’s most prestigious and influential higher education institutions. Renamed in 1987 in honour of the renowned Senegalese scholar, philosopher, and anthropologist Cheikh Anta Diop, UCAD has played a central role in the academic, scientific, and social development of Senegal and the wider African continent for decades.