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Empower your international career - online sessions with Unite!

Unite! partner universities offer online sessions that will help students further their knowledge on the labor market, with particular focus on international careers.
Business people talking. Photo taken from PDP Gala 2015 by Aino Huovio.

Job placement of graduate students is one of the priorities of the . The aim of these sessions is to provide students with different views and perspectives on the international job market to strengthen their knowledge and help them figure out where they want to work, which position, which company size, which sector, and why.

In these sessions we will share the different realities of each country and career development experiences of the partner universities within the Unite! alliance while still making each session an asset for all participants, not only for those who study in a specific partner university, but for all those students from the whole Unite! community who wish to learn more about the different labor markets.

The first Unite! Career Session, developed by the  at the end of 2021, was about , a webinar focused on what skills both newly starting as well as well-established leaders need in order to thrive in these times of accelerated technological development.

Aalto University opened a MOOC titled '' which is already available online and can be accessed at any time. Focused on how to build a career and work in Finland, it provides a better understanding of Finland’s work culture, companies and how to better communicate your skill and find a job. The course is open and free for all students of the Unite! community, which will receive 2 ECTS and a Certificate from Aalto University. 

2022 will bring you more Unite! Career Sessions that will help you build your navigation map in this always changing international labor market.
 

Upcoming sessions for 2022

Session Summary Date / Time Organiser

STEM careers for Women and Girls - in collaboration with Stellantis Group
 

  • What does it mean to start a career as a female graduate in an international employer?
  • What is the added value for the company of female diversity in its strategy?
  • Why are inclusion policies fundamental for business growth?
     

9 March

14:30 – 16:00 (CET)

Politecnico di Torino

Entrepreneurship and the international environment: how to favor your employability?
 

  • Entrepreneurship what does it mean for you?
  • What about export?

The most important question for the young generation will be to decide where they want to work, which place, which company size, which sector, and why?

9 March

18:30 – 19:30 (CET)

Grenoble INP - UGA

Professional opportunities for scientific and technical talent in Barcelona and Catalonia.

Discover the strategic sectors that generate job opportunities in Barcelona and Catalonia.

Training opportunities offered by UPC in these strategic sectors.

Services offered by UPC for people who want to come to work or start a business in Barcelona.

22 March

15:00 - 16:30

(CET)

Universitat Politècnica De Catalunya · Barcelona Tech

Register here (available soon)

PhD career - what next?

Learn more about the soft skills you may need to have or to develop in order to take a graduate position in a company!

18 April

13:00 (CET)

Universidade de Lisboa

Register here (available soon)

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