The University remains a key participant and driver of Una Europa initiatives. At a glance Image Activities Launching joint programmes Una Europa partners share a vision for a European University of the Future with high-quality international education and mobility at the core. Since forming in 2019, partner universities have successfully co-created, developed, launched, and jointly delivered a number of Joint Innovative Formats (JIFs) for education. Joint Bachelor in European Studies Doctoral Programme in Cultural Heritage Micro-credential in Sustainability AI in Society MOOC Lifelong Learning Certificate in Sustainability Lifelong Learning Certificate in Data Science & AI Testing new mobility initiatives Short-term interdisciplinary initiatives allow students from Una Europa universities to come together in multilingual, multicultural student groups either physically, virtually or a combination of both. Edinburgh students have had the opportunity to participate in several of Una Europa’s Joint Innovative Formats (JIFs) for mobility. One Health Summer School Challenge-based initiatives: Una.Together, Una.Futura Challenge, UNA.TEN Joint PhD Workshops in Cultural Heritage Development of Shared Research Facilities Raising our profile Discover the ideas shaping Una Europa's vision. Knowledge hub - manuals, handbooks and toolkits Live My Life - job shadowing Fully-funded Post Docs Una Europa Talks - opening discussions to worldly issues that need to be addressed Una Europa Podcast Future UniLab Increased promotion of academic-business cooperation Collaboration of our technology transfer officers with Una equivalents Increased Una Europa's ongoing collaborations with Africa HEI Build connections, travel and be part of the larger European HEI community Influencing policy Our Clusters, Working Groups and Taskforces have sought to tackle the challenges faced by students, doctoral researchers, academics and professional services staff head-on. Student Community Student Board University Student Taskforces (including the University of Edinburgh's Student Network) Annual Student Congress 4 Self-Steering Committees 7 Professional service clusters (Doctoral Training, IT for Education, Legal, Mobility, Quality Assurance, Student Administration, and Teaching & Learning) 6 Una.Resin Clusters (Citizen Engagement, Open Research, Public, Private & Third Sector Cooperation, Research Career & Cultures, Research Coordination, and Research Infrastructure) Una Europa Chairs Project teams Una Europa Diversity Council Insight into key European education and research policy developments Impact on participants We've gathered testimonials and stories from participants to showcase impact across the University community. Student opportunities What role do students play in shaping and innovating Una Europa? Teaching collaboration Teaching collaboration is an important part of Una Europa's vision. Research and innovation How does Una Europa work to advance research and innovation in higher education? Professional services community What role does Professional service staff play in implementing Una Europa's initiatives? Edinburgh Events Staff week & Kaleidoscope event From 26 to 30 September 2022, we hosted Una Europa partner universities for a week of collaboration, celebration, reflection and planning. Over 250 delegates gathered to participate in the 49 different activities. Highlights included a panel discussion on Research & Innovation, Una Europa Kaleidoscope Showcase, communications staff week, and Gala Dinner and Ceilidh. One Health Summer School The first Una Europa One Health Summer School took place at the University in 2022. From 25 July to 5 August, more than 50 students from Una Europa universities came together to tackle One Health issues. Students and academic mentors considered the inter-related health of people, animals, plants and the environment. Led by Professor Lisa Boden, Chair of Population Medicine and Veterinary Public Health Policy, along with world-leading academics from Edinburgh and across the Una Europa alliance, students teamed up to pitch their ideas. This article was published on 2024-06-24
