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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 ...