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The Unite! university alliance invites teaching staff as well as teaching and learning units to send proposals of collaborative projects, involving as many Unite! universities as possible (the minimum being three).

Unite! universities

• Graz University of Technology, Austria
• Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan, Sweden
• Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain
• Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
• Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany
• Politecnico di Torino, Italy
• Institute Polytechnique de Grenoble, France
• Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland
• Aalto University, Finland

What kind of proposals is Unite! looking for? 

The funding is open to subjects and topics related to the focus areas mentioned below and is aimed at in-person, hybrid, and/or purely digital formats. This call intends to support the creation of exchange modules – be they entirely new or based on preexisting courses – amongst Unite! members, limited to the Unite! focus areas only. 

The exchange modules are expected to:

• target the Master level
• bear ECTS credits (minimum 3 ECTS; recommended 10-30 ECTS)
• be recognised by the departments/faculties of the universities involved (relevant letters of support are mandatory)
• be devised as long-term offers, existing well beyond the duration of the Seed Fund project

Focus areas 

• Sustainable Cities and Water (incl. Resilient Cities and Climate Change)
• Engineering Biology (incl. Biotechnology)
• Space
• Cybersecurity
• Artificial Intelligence
• Industry 4.0
• Energy
• Entrepreneurship

Award Information and Timeline: Basic Data

Potential outputs for Programme Option “Exploring” 

• Contacts for teaching & learning collaboration/consortia established and explored. 
• Well-defined collaboration ideas for the next steps towards the creation of exchange modules. 

Potential outputs for Programme Option “Developing” 

• Exchange modules developed.
• Blended/ joint/ shared courses developed. 
• New formats of collaborative teaching developed. 

Read the full Call information and download application documents

Application Procedure

• Applications can be submitted until 31 August 2024 via email to seedfund@unite-university.eu
• It is strongly recommended to contact your university’s Key Liaison Officer Minna-Kaarina Forssén (contact details below) for application guidance. General inquiries can also be emailed to: seedfund@unite-university.eu
• Teachers (Professors, academic staff) and teaching and learning units are eligible to apply. 
• The evaluation of applications will be made by the Unite! Academic Forum (UAF) and selection decisions will be confirmed by the Unite! Steering Committee. Results are expected by 31 October 2024.

Contact

Unite! Key Liaison Officer at Aalto  Minna-Kaarina.Forssen@aalto.fi, +358 50 911 5262. Please note that Minna-Kaarina is on holiday during 27 June - 5 August. During this time, please, contact seedfund@unite-university.eu.