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U!REKA newsletter launches
16 December 2021 | CommunicationThe new U!REKA newsletter is out! Register today and make sure you don't miss a beat about the activities and upcoming events across our vibrant network.
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What could urban living look like in the future?
7 December 2021 | CommunicationStudents and lecturers from all over Europe came together for the ‘Urban Commons School: Commoning the Post-Covid City’ in Frankfurt from 6-9 October 2021, to learn from each other and exchange ...
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U!REKA hosts panel at the European Week of Regions and Cities
5 November 2021 | CommunicationExperts from U!REKA institutions and the Secretary of State for European Affairs from the German State of Hessen discussed the role of urban universities in contributing to the sustainable and green recovery of cities.
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Learnings from the U!REKA world café on diversity
27 August 2021 | CommunicationIn May 2021, the U!REKA network organised its first World Café on Diversity to discuss the current status of diversity and inclusion issues at our universities of applied sciences. Over 25 participants joined ...
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How to design a COIL project
20 July 2021The “U!REKA Introduction to COIL” workshop series on the Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) method kicked-off in April 2021 and attracted many interested lecturers from different U!REKA ...
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Introducing: the Communications Working Group
12 July 2021 | CommunicationWhat do a saxophonist from Gent, a LEGO-Fan from Amsterdam and an amateur baker from Ostrava have in common? You may have guessed it – they are all part of the U!REKA Communications Working Group!
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Envisioning the U!REKA way forward
1 July 2021 | CommunicationA place where we can communicate better, more student involvement, a U!REKA summer school. These were just a few of the ideas shared during an interactive brainstorm session on 18 June, focusing on the future of the ...
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Urban Commons School: Call for programme contributors
25 June 2021 | CommunicationMark your calendars! We are inviting you to join us in the Urban Commons School this fall!
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U!REKA Connects: call for proposals
22 June 2021 | CommunicationHosted bij HOGENT University of Applied Sciences and Arts, the 6th U!REKA Conference will be held in Ghent, Belgium this year, from 22-23 November 2021. U!REKA Connects will bring together the ...
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Save the date: annual U!REKA conference!
1 June 2021 | CommunicationThe 6th Annual U!REKA Networking Conference: Strengthening commonality of expertise will be held in Ghent this year.
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Introduction to COIL Virtual Exchange
26 May 2021 | CommunicationTeachers across the U!REKA network - are you wondering about the exact meaning and value of Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)? Eager to learn more about international virtual collaboration but ...
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U!REKA lectures: Expert European perspectives on Urban Commons
12 March 2021 | Communication‘Urban Commons’- what’s behind the buzzword? From local car-sharing to community gardens, neighbourhood assistance programmes and local currencies – civic initiatives, based on the principle ...
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U!REKA Conference 2020 abstracts available in VIIMA
10 December 2020 | CommunicationThe U!REKA Conference 2020 collaboration proposal abstracts and abstracts of the good practices in e-teaching and e-learning are available to consortium partners on the VIIMA innovation and ideation platform.
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New ways of networking: U!REKA Conference 2020 goes virtual
30 November 2020 | CommunicationThe fifth U!REKA Conference 2020 marked a first for the European consortium as its annual networking and collaboration event moved online this year. Hosted by Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, the two-day ...
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Annual U!REKA Conference 2020 kicks off
16 November 2020 | CommunicationThe U!REKA conference is an online conference presented by the Urban Research and Education Knowledge Alliance, U!REKA. The alliance consists of eight urban-focused higher education institutions across Europe. Hosted ...
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Register now for the U!REKA Conference 2020
5 October 2020 | CommunicationColleagues and students at U!REKA member institutions are warmly invited to attend the U!REKA Conference 2020: Open Innovation Ecosystems. Institutional partners and U!REKA stakeholders are also welcome to join the ...
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Join the urban commons workshop: 23 September
15 September 2020 | CommunicationU!REKA partner Metropolia University of Applied Sciences invites you to join the conversation on how urban commons can play a role in reimagining the cities of the future.
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Research matchmaking at U!REKA
8 June 2020 | CommunicationThe Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences aims to participate in the Horizon 2020-funded Marie S. Curie fellowship programme, which offers international postdoctoral researchers an opportunity to work in Amsterdam ...
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Collaboration in times of crisis
1 June 2020 | CommunicationAt U!REKA we are accustomed to working together remotely – as an international consortium spanning eight countries it’s second nature to us to collaborate online. The global pandemic however has posed a ...
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U!REKA Lab rolls out in partner cities
29 May 2020 | CommunicationAcross the U!REKA consortium, we partner in various ways to educate, shape and deliver the European professionals of tomorrow. One of our key joint programmes is the U!REKA Lab: Urban Commons, which kicked off its ...
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U!REKA 2020 Conference set for 16-18 November
17 May 2020 | CommunicationSave the date! The annual U!REKA Conference will be hosted by Helsinki-based partner Metropolia University of Applied Sciences this year, from 16-18 November.
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New partners extend U!REKA’s European reach
5 March 2020 | CommunicationThe collaboration platform U!REKA is strengthening its presence in Europe with the addition of two new institutional partners: Politécnico de Lisboa (IPL) and VSB - Technical University of Ostrava (VSB-TUO). ...
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U!REKA submits renewed bid to become a European University
27 February 2020 | CommunicationThe Urban Research and Education Knowledge Alliance (U!REKA) consortium is setting its sights on the 2020 European Universities project and its vision of creating the European universities of the future.
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U!REKA unites to fine-tune EUI application
19 December 2019 | CommunicationAs the application deadline for the EU European Universities Initiative nears, the U!REKA consortium (the Urban Research and Education Knowledge Alliance) conducted a second workshop at OsloMet (Oslo Metropolitan ...
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DAAD grant provides financing boost for U!REKA
17 December 2019 | CommunicationU!REKA’s aim to participate in the European Universities Initiative (EUI) is being supported by a successful DAAD grant application, which guarantees up to EUR 450,000 over a three-year period (2020-2022).
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U!REKA European Universities bid makes German headlines
2 December 2019 | CommunicationThe results of the first pilot call “European Universities Initiative” (EUI) were written about recently by the well-known science journalist and blogger Jan-Martin Wiarda in an article in the national ...
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U!REKA workshop at OsloMet
29 October 2019 | CommunicationOsloMet (Oslo Metropolitan University) was the host of this year's U!REKA workshop, which kicked off on 7 October. The three-day workshop was the start of the process to develop an improved application for the ...
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U!REKA unites at the 31st EAIE Conference
11 October 2019 | CommunicationAnyone who is anybody in international education was in Helsinki at the end of September. Why? For the internationalisation event of the year – the European Association for International Education (EAIE) ...
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HEI strategic networks: U!REKA as a model
30 September 2019 | CommunicationU!REKA is examined as an example of European strategic networks in action, in a recently published journal from Laurea publications: Collaboration counts: experiences in internationalisation from Haaga-Helia, Laurea ...
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Frankfurt launches Experimental Learning Labs for peer learning
15 August 2019 | CommunicationThe Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences (Frankfurt UAS) is introducing the concept for “Experimental Learning Labs”. Based on a design thinking approach this method supports multidisciplinary teacher ...
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The development of international university consortia
31 July 2019 | CommunicationResearchers from U!REKA institutions are working on joint publications in Higher Education Research and Development (HERD).
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U!REKA eyes new EU European Universities bid
24 July 2019 | CommunicationThe collaboration platform U!REKA intends to participate in the second European Universities pilot in 2020, as soon as the application guidelines are announced. This is a grant programme for cooperative European ...
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Brexit: where does U!REKA stand?
24 June 2019 | CommunicationWith Brexit looming, what is U!REKA doing to safeguard its partnerships with UK-based institutions, such as Edinburgh Napier? How are the consortium partners supporting students and staff in the midst of ...
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Supporting refugee students: OsloMet field trip inspires AUAS
17 June 2019 | CommunicationIs it possible to get a good idea of how a university supports refugees in just two days? The Students that Matter (StM) team from the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) has the answer to this question: yes!
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HERD network intensifies its international collaboration
11 June 2019 | CommunicationThe Higher Education Research & Development (HERD) network is strengthening its ties in a number of ways. Read about the joint projects underway and visit the new website portal that aims to foster even more ...
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HoGent hosts U!REKA joint Master’s meeting
3 June 2019 | CommunicationDeveloping joint Master’s is one of the key aims of the U!REKA consortium. On 27-28 May a group of experts from across U!REKA who are working on developing the joint programme met in the beautiful city of ...
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Get to know U!REKA at Metropolia UAS
28 May 2019 | CommunicationThe second video in the U!REKA 'Get to Know...' series focuses on the Metropolia University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki, Finland. This interview with Anna-Maria Vilkuna, Director of Research and Development at ...
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U!REKA participates in UAS4EUROPE conference
8 April 2019 | CommunicationU!REKA partners Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) and University College Ghent (HoGent) participated in the UAS4EUROPE conference ‘Beyond Horizons’ in Brussels. Held on 2 April 2019, the ...
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Joint Master meetup
9 March 2019 | CommunicationAUAS hosted a U!REKA meetup on 7-8 March focused on deepening discussions around a central theme for a potential joint Master’s programme: Collaborative Governance & Urban Commons.
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U!REKA bids to create the European university of the future
5 March 2019 | CommunicationThe Urban Research and Education Knowledge Alliance (U!REKA) consortium has launched a bid to take part in the 2019 European Universities pilot project.
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HERD: have you heard about it?
4 March 2019 | CommunicationThe Higher Education Research & Development (HERD) network is a key U!REKA initiative focused on boosting our consortium’s R&D activities related to generic higher education practices. Do you want to ...
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Teacher teams research goes international
1 March 2019 | CommunicationTeachers have a major influence on the quality of education and the study success of their students. Nevertheless, the question of whether, and under what conditions, teacher teams function properly, is not always ...
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U!REKA 2018 Conference Presentations
28 February 2019 | Education and ResearchIn November 2018 the 3rd International Conference of the Urban Research and Education Knowledge Alliance (U!REKA) was held at the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences. Below you will find an overview of the ...
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Get to know U!REKA at AUAS
27 February 2019 | CommunicationA new U!REKA video interview series has launched today. The first video focuses on the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. This interview with AUAS Senior Policy Adviser Internationalisation, Erik van den ...
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Exchanging global perspectives on health
25 February 2019 | CommunicationThe Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) and the Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet) are building on the success of their shared minor programme on global health through the U!REKA consortium.
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HoGhent and AUAS: spotlight on occupational therapy
24 February 2019 | CommunicationUniversity College Ghent (HoGhent) and the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) are working to boost expertise on occupational therapy across borders. An annual international workshop and a mini-exchange ...
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A meeting of boards: OsloMet and AUAS convene
11 February 2019 | CommunicationThe AUAS recently welcomed OlsoMet’s Executive Board to Amsterdam for an intensive meeting, where the Dutch hosts shared their expertise with their Norwegian peers on a number of topics: the digitalisation of ...
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Urban Research as a European Mission
3 December 2018 | Communication'Shaping Urban Communities. Smart and Sustainable Solutions' – this was the motto of the U!REKA (The Urban Research and Education Knowledge Alliance) consortium’s third annual conference, hosted this year ...
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U!REKA conference showcases urban research projects
23 November 2017 | CommunicationEdinburgh Napier University has hosted a conference aimed at developing a network of research excellence with five European partners. The event marks the first anniversary of the formation of the Urban Research and ...
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U!REKA Kick-off Conference photos and workshop
25 January 2017 | CommunicationThe photos from the 2016 U!REKA Kick-off Conference and Napier workshop are now online.
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U!REKA, collaboration platform for European higher education
28 November 2016 | CommunicationSix institutes of higher education have come together and launched a consortium called Urban Research and Education Knowledge Alliance (U!REKA). The six institutes will cooperate internationally with regard to ...
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Kick-off Conference UREKA
10 November 2016 | Education and ResearchDeveloping the Urban Research and Education Knowledge Alliance with six strategic partners in Europe.
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AUAS establishes U!REKA
30 September 2016 | Education and ResearchSix universities of applied sciences have established the Urban Research and Education Knowledge Alliance. These institutions have been brought together around the shared themes of applied research, professional ...