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• International online courses campaign - semester 2. Registration deadline: November 30. More information here.

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• Série de Webinaires « TalkEdUVT » organisée par le centre de développement académique de l’université de l’Ouest de Timisoara (UVT) – Ouvert aux enseignants, personnels, doctorants. Des sujets liés à l’éducation, au rôle de l’enseignant, aux compétences futures et à la gestion des émotions dans l’enseignement à l’ère de l’IA (en anglais). Toutes les informations et calendrier ici

• Call for applications starting tech Transfer Grants - applications until November 2, 2025. Webinar on October 17. All information here.
• Intercomprehension course open to staff : November 10 to December 16. Program in hybrid format with 3 modules: introduction to intercomprehension, written communication and oral communication. Registration until October 31, 2025 here. Contact: glesparre@univ-pau.fr
• Staff week - Open to teaching and administrative staff, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Zaragoza (Teruel campus): October 22-24, 2025. Consult the university's research map here. Information and registration here.
• Call for projects: sharing research infrastructures - Simplified access to state-of-the-art equipment and dedicated funding. Submission period: June 30, 2025 to May 31, 2026. Details of the call here, application form here, dedicated UNITA web page.

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Upcoming UNITA events at USMB

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Upcoming events at UNITA Partners

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• BIP Partners coming soon

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• BIP Partners coming soon

Discover UNITA's intensive hybrid programs, an international mobility format combining :

• online activities
• and short stays abroad.

These programs cover a wide range of themes, including the environment, the circular economy, languages, literature, cultural heritage and food. All students can apply, whatever their field of study, and earn ECTS credits.

Funded by Erasmus+, this program offers a flexible and enriching international experience.

Students participating in the intensive program receive Erasmus+ funding on a flat-rate basis:

On this page you will find the next BIPs, tab BIPs of upcoming partners 

Mélissa AliouiUSMB student who participated in a BIP on renewable energies in Turin:

On an academic level, I was able to learn about other types of energy besides solar, thanks to guest speakers and site visits (...). On a personal level, I met students from other universities with whom I've kept in touch.

Why participate in a BIP?

This type of program is an enriching experience in many ways:

• You'll develop your knowledge of a topic that interests you.
• You will acquire skills and know-how related to working in multicultural teams and mobility.
• You can improve your foreign language skills (Romance languages and English).

Marine BOUILLETUSMB student who took part in a BIP on European citizenship in Portugal:

I took part in the Hybrid Intensive Program in Portugal on European identity and citizenship. I got the information through an e-mail from our director Claire Salmon, who told us that this program might be of interest to our academics, as I study political science and international relations.

From an academic point of view, this academics was beneficial, as I was able to deepen my knowledge of the European instructions and other points related to this subject.

On a personal levelit allowed me to open up to new people and cultures.to new people and new cultures.

I have very fond memories of this program and it was an unforgettable experience. It's a real opportunity to deepen your knowledge of a subject, in another country, and at virtually no cost.

If you have any questions, please contact: mobilite-unita@univ-smb.fr

Are you a teacher interested in organizing a BIP?

BIPs offer an enriching, international learning experience, combining flexibility and pedagogical innovation.

To find out how to set up this educational experience, please consult this document : 6 steps to creating BIP

Enjoy a unique international work experience in a rural environment with UNITA! (places limited)

The UNITA alliance is developing a program of immersive stays and UNITAprogram, designed to promote mobility while contributing to the development of the rural and mountainous areas characteristic of the partner universities.

Whether in the fields of tourism, communications, social and cultural development or urban planning, the range of internships and immersive stays on offer are varied and aimed at students students from a wide range of disciplines.

These opportunities for mobility abroad are offered by a multitude of organizations such as associations, companies, research centers, cultural centers and public administrations.

The candidacy campaign is open for 2025

Retrouvez le témoignage de :

• Mathilde Chevallier, who lived an experience in Italy.
  

If you have any questions, please contact mobilite-unita@univ-smb.fr

USMB staff and doctoral students, whether tenured or on contract permanent or contractualcan carry out :

• mobility for academics, teaching or prospecting in a European Erasmus+ member institution.

Read Fabrice De Poli's testimonial: here

• mobility mobility

Thanks to the UNITA Alliance, research mobility for doctoral students and researchers is facilitated at partner universities. Researchers and doctoral students wishing to work at UNITA universities are free to apply throughout the year (compared with two application sessions per year for other universities).

Financial assistance may also be granted in response to calls for proposals for research mobility, and priority is given to PhD students under joint supervision, including UNITA joint supervision.

Read Grégory Chatel's testimonial on infrastructure sharing

• Immersion and job shadowing with UNITA partners

You would like to visit a UNITA partner to better understand how its administration works ?

You can apply at any time of the year and and benefit from under the Erasmus program (STT scholarship). You must meet the eligibility criteria and follow the procedure specified in the link below. For travel within the UNITA alliance or with a UNITA partner, applications are accepted throughout the year, not just on the dates indicated. (please allow at least 2 months between application and departure)..

Consult the procedure for staff mobility.

International online courses are a system enabling students to attend one or more courses given entirely at a distance from partner universities in the UNITA alliance. :

Courses are delivered 100% by distance learning, in the local language or in English.

In addition to the inter-culturaltaking an international online course can help you prepare for your semester or year abroad, strengthen your language skills or acquire specific knowledge.

How do international courses fit into your curriculum?

All international courses taken online are assessed and awarded ECTS credits. There are 3 options for each virtual mobility course:

• As an alternative an international course replaces a course in your USMB curriculum. In this case, authorization and validation by your academic supervisor are required.
• Optional : you must inform your supervisor that you are taking additional courses. The ECTS obtained will not be counted, but the jury will be able to assess their value.
• If you are an international student on a study mobility programs à USMB : the online course can be included in your study contracts the request must be validated by your university's academic advisor; or it can be taken as an option, without ECTS recognition.

UNITA offers you free training courses and workshops in pedagogical innovation for USMB teachers.

Registration is open until one week before each session. Training courses or workshops, lasting from 2 to 6 hours in 1 or more sessions, generally take place in the afternoons. The language of instruction is mainly English, but some workshops are also held in French or Spanish.

At the end of each academics session, a certificate of attendance is issued by UNITA.

Find the academics catalog with all the information here

UCIL (Collaborative International Learning at UNITA) allows you to integrate an international dimension into your courses.

A UCIL, whose practical application comes from the word "COIL" (Collaborative online international learning), is a type of online teaching that enables you to integrate an international dimension into your courses without the need for geographical mobility.

By adapting all or part of your course to include a period of pedagogical collaboration between you and an Alliance colleague from a different country, and/or a period during which international students work online synchronously or asynchronously. It's an innovative approach that provides students and teachers with a meaningful intercultural experience.

Click here for a brief presentation of UCIL: Unita Collaborative International Learning

What is intercomprehension? 

Intercomprehension between neighboring languages (CI) is a language-acquisition methodology that enables you to quickly learn to understand several foreign languages from the same linguistic family.

In practice, this means developing :

• cognitive strategies that enable you to make the most of the language skills you already have, by enhancing them naturally and quickly.
• bridges between languages, enabling receptive and mutual understanding of neighboring languages, and the ability to interact with people who speak them.

Why promote this approach?

UNITA is an alliance of 5 Romance-language countries: France, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Romania. This makes it an ideal location for developing the intercomprehension method and facilitating interaction and mobility.

When welcoming foreign students to our courses, we make teachers of all disciplines more aware of the intercomprehension method, to facilitate access to courses taught in French.

• For students:

Since the start of the 2021 academic year, USMB has been offering intercomprehension courses, which are available in the same way as learning a modern foreign language. They can therefore be integrated into your course of study, depending on your background. Find out about the possibility of taking these courses when you register for your course. To find out more

Other short courses and one-off events throughout the year will enable you to discover and practice this method. They will be published on social networks and in the Student Space.

• For administrative and teaching staff :

UNITA offers training for staff and teachers. Short courses are regularly offered to provide an introduction or to practice intercomprehension. To find out more

Yannick Vidal, a teaching engineer in the USMB's APPRENDRE Department, took part in an introductory course on intercomprehension at theSMILE event.

The principle of intercomprehension appealed to me; I was curious to see what it meant and how it was done. I was curious to see what it meant, and how it was done. It helped me to develop exchanges, as I was in a group with people from other universities and other countries. I don't think it's just a professional thing, it's a personal thing too. 

In 2019 the Ministry of Culture launched the video game Romanica a new and fun way to learn about intercomprehension in Romance languages.

It's an application you can download free of charge from your smartphone's store. All languages are represented, from Portuguese to Romanian and from Corsican to Occitan, as well as Spanish, Italian, Catalan and - of course - French!

Contact: intercomprehension@univ-smb.fr

For students:

• LV2 Romance languages (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian - Romanian is not yet offered).
• As part of the European university UNITA - Universitas Montium - and in partnership with APICAD, the USMB is organizing an 'advanced' academics course in intercomprehension in Romance languages, open to the entire UNITA network (comprising 12 European Romance-language universities).

For staff :

Every year at the end of June, the USMB organizes a week dedicated to language learning. Called "SMILEthis staff week is open to USMB staff and international partners. In June 2023, more than 230 participants participants, including 99 from USMB. The courses offered were: English, Spanish, Italian, French as a Foreign Language, Intercomprehension and Intercultural Communication.

Don't miss the next edition, which will take place in June 2025!

Whether you're a staff member or a student, you can occasionally go abroad for an intensive language course.

For staff, a platform lists all staff weeks organized in Europe. Don't hesitate to consult it. You will usually be eligible for an Erasmus de academics grant to take part in one of these events. Find out more here: http: //staffmobility.eu/

Micro-certification definition: "Micro-certification" is a record of the learning outcomes achieved by a learner following a small volume of learning (modular learning).

These learning outcomes have been assessed on the basis of transparent and clearly defined criteria. Learning experiences leading to micro-certifications are designed to provide the learner with specific knowledge, skills and competencies that meet societal, personal, cultural or labor market needs.

Micro-certifications belong to the learner and can be :

• they are transferable.
• or combined to form larger titles.
• underpinned by quality assurance that complies with agreed standards in the relevant sector or field of activity.

Learners can earn ECTS credits, a digital badge or a digital certificate.

UNITA MICs is aimed at different target learners:

• mobility students
• intercomprehension teachers
• administrative and teaching staff, lifelong learners
• undergraduate students
• doctoral students
• university communities
• citizens, especially rural populations

Current UNITA MICs certifications (October 2023)

2 MICs in IC and Romance languages

• Elements of Intercomprehension
• Introduction to intercomprehension

Currently available: European identity & citizenship

Title: "Distance online course on european citizenship" (bachelor & master)

4 separate modules (2 modules out of 4 must be chosen to obtain 1 ECTS) :

• Economy
• History
• Law
• Sustainable development

Section under construction.

• 2nd CALL for applications for the HORIZON 2020 MSCA-Cofund Choral program.

The candidatures are open until January 15, 2025, with 14 positions for 25 research topics at 7 universities in the UNITA allianceUniversité de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, Università di Torino, Universidad de Zaragoza, Università degli Studi di Brescia, Universidad Pública de Navarra and Universitatea Transilvania din Brașov) for a fully-funded 3-year thesis, starting in autumn 2025.

Find all the information here

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Between the 12 UNITA partners, there are now more than 40 co-supervised theses.

Further opportunities may arise in the coming years. Information will be available in the current calls section and by e-mail.

Portrait: two UNITA doctoral students

Section under construction.

The alliance supports a research project, Research for UNITAto develop new initiatives, particularly in the alliance's priority areas. Its aim is to structure research within the alliance, and enable the pooling of resources and knowledge.

Read what a researcher from Savoir Mont-Blanc University, Gregory Chatel, has to say about his experience of sharing sharing infrastructure with UNITA.

The project is funded by Horizon 2030 - Science with and for Society program.

UNITA has launched six thematic hubs to structure research within the alliance:

• Renewable energies - USMB contact: Benoit STUTZ
• Circular economy - USMB contact: Dominique KREZIAK
• Cultural heritage - contact at USMB: Stéphanie Beligon and Marc-Philippe BRUNET
• Global health - USMB contact: Sonia PELLISSIER
• Societal changes - USMB contact: Emma BELL and Julio ZARATE
• Le monde Digital - contact at USMB: Mohammad-Reza Salamatian

The aim of these hubs is to bring together researchers from the 12 UNITA partners to develop new research programs linked to the chosen themes.

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The main aim of the UNITA Recipes for internationalisation project is to promote the internationalisation of degrees from UNITA member universities, whether they are full partners or associates. This will be achieved by providing program managers with ingredients to internationalize their academics, staff and/or student profiles.

In a context where :

- international and intercultural skills have proven their value for student success, professional integration and personal development in a globalized world;

- quality and assessment agencies are increasingly evaluating the ability of institutions to develop international programs;

... the ultimate aim of the project is to increase opportunities for all students to develop their international and intercultural skills.

Collaborative activities are organized by internationalization advisors to co-construct and evaluate innovative tools aimed at increasing the educational offer in terms of internationalization. The project will develop a Recipe Book for internationalization, a tool for self-assessment of the level of internationalization of training courses, and academics materials. academics and coaching sessions will also be organized, as well as several events to disseminate the results of the project.

These tools will be developed to take into account cultural differences, break down geographical barriers and develop internationalization "at home" and internationalization for all. What's more, the fact that the Recipe Book and internationalization self-assessment tool, as well as the academics sessions, are accessible or delivered in local languages will enable us to reach more people and offer better access to the information and advice on offer.

Type of project : Erasmus+ project (Key Action 2)

3-year project : Started December 1, 2023

Full partners :

USMB (coordinator), UPNA, UNIBS, UniTBv, IPG

Associated partners :

UNIZAR, UNITO, UVT, UBI, UPPA, HES-SO,

Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University.

ARACIS (Romanian National Evaluation Agency)

HCERES (French national evaluation agency)

Budget: 400,000 euros from Erasmus++ a budget from MOVETIA for the HES-SO+ co-financing from partner institutions.

Created in 2017, ESN Foreigners Chambéry has been committed for 8 years to creating links between foreign students and their integration in Chambéry through the organization of meetings, such as Blabla du Globe, or outings in the AuRA region to help students discover the region.

This support will be further strengthened with the award of the ESN label, which will enable the association to develop projects on a larger scale and at national level.

Find out more about current actions here

Looking for contacts at UNITA universities to set up a new project? The USMB UNITA office can help you find the right contacts.

unita.office@univ-smb.fr

Since 2022, UNITA partners have been organizing UNITA Days on their campuses, to introduce the alliance to their student, academic and administrative communities. Each university has a stand, so that students and staff can come and meet them and ask questions. The aim is to raise the profile of the USMB in the alliance's partner universities, so as to encourage our partners to take part in a mobility program on our campuses. They are also an opportunity to meet staff to establish links and possible projects.

If you would like to take part, please contact: unita.office@univ-smb.fr ".

UNITA is leading a new project to strengthen entrepreneurship in alliance territories: innovation capacity building in UNITA.

It will enable you to :

UNITA sets up a ideas boxwhich is regularly updated, to collect ideas and opinions from everyone.

Don't hesitate to use it!

Reply to the UNITA suggestion box

No current calls for projects, but stay tuned for regular updates.