You are hereby invited to the second lecture of YUFE Alumni on the topic of Understanding urban resilience through behavioral mobility data, which will be held on February 24, 2022 at 4:30 PM. The lecture will be held by Mr. Esteban Moro. More information about the lecturer is available here.

The University Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M) is organizing the next YUFE talk show! The next YUFE talk show, Find your best idea: tools and practical case, will be held on February 25, 2022, 10:00 - 13:00 (CET). Creativity is the first step to find new ideas but is also important being able to choose the best of them. You will be shown tools to value your ideas and you will be able to put them in practice with your group.

"If science isn't open, it can't help anyone!" As part of the YUFERING project, and with the aim of promoting open science policy, YUFE(RING) partners have created the Open Science Calendar 2022. The calendar highlights all the important activities and events within open science, and each month is additionally dedicated to its specific aspect. You can download the calendar

The YUFE Staff Programme offers mobility and training opportunities for staff members of all universities within the YUFE Alliance. Training sessions may consist of teaching activities (for academic staff) or training activities such as job shadowing, professional development courses, and specific competence-building training for all staff groups. (1)  "German A2" German A2 is a course intended for students with some previous experience i...

The University of Essex is proud to organize a D&I webinar on the Council of Europe's guidelines on upholding equality and protecting against discrimination and hate during the COVID-19 pandemic and similar crises in the future. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and its social and economic effects, hit people belonging to certain groups in a particularly hard way throughout Europe. Upholding equality and protecting against discrimination and hate during the pandemic, as well as other, similar types of...

Would you like to organise activities or initiatives within the YUFE network and further explore diversity and inclusivity within YUFE? YUFE Diversity and Inclusivity (D&I) Grants encourage innovative activities promoting diversity, inclusion and equity, in line with YUFE’s D&I promises and aims. These grants provide funding for interdisciplinary student-staff teams to translate ideas into activities, tools, and research related to diversity and inclusion that could produce a sustainable impact on our YUFE ...

We have warmly welcomed our new YUFE students who are starting their YUFE Student Journey. More than 200 new students from ten partner European universities have begun their YUFE adventure towards excellence and we couldn’t be more delighted to have them on board. On November 17, 160 people from all over Europe attended the YUFE Meet & Greet. Although often hundreds of miles apart, together they started their educational journey at our pioneering European university. Our Meet &...

The YUFE Student Forum has held elections for new members of the Student Committee which will, with the support of all YUFE student representatives, represent all YUFE students in the academic year 2021/2022. Student representatives of the University of Rijeka continue their active participation in the YUFE Alliance. Marija Špoljarić, student at the UNIRI Faculty of Economics and Business, was elected secretary of the YUFE Student Forum, thus becoming part of the new YUFE Committee. The new president of YUFE Student Forum is Paulien Decorte

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new risks to workers’ health, both physical and mental. For that reason, YUFE has decided to focus on the theme ''Employees’ Wellbeing'' during the Academy 2021. What to expect? A series of online lectures, activities, and inspiring workshops related to ''Employees’ Wellbeing'', organised by all 10 YUFE academic partners. The topics that will be covered on the 1st and the 2nd of D...

YUFE - The Virtue of Engagement Wondering how you can co-create the European values in education and science? Curious to know how we can respond to the challenges of the contemporary crisis of democracy?  Join us on November 11, 2021 at 4 pm CET on the first Online YUFE Alumni Event “YUFE - The Virtue of Engagement” and find out more about the role YUFE has in...

The YUFE Career Development Track Programme is designed for professional service staff within our Alliance and aims to foster and support professional and personal (career) development as well as mutual learning and experience and knowledge sharing. The first call of this programme will target HR experts and staff in HR Recruitment & Selection containing sessions about the European context, career development, new trends/skills and aims to enhance the exchange between YUFE institutions. There are two (2)...

The University of Cyprus (UCY) is committed to continuing to develop innovative lifelong learning programmes, so as to provide adult and lifelong learning opportunities in the community, the workplace, and for individual learners. It is dedicated to offering them enriching educational experiences in a welcoming atmosphere with state-of-the-art facilities while being taught by the UCY academics. By enabling them to acquire new skills and knowledge, they are eventually better prepared for their current jobs, new responsibilities, or alternative careers, and are also more...

The YUFE Entrepreneurial Talk Shows allow the participant to learn from the experiences and advice of an expert in a specific area of the European Entrepreneurship Competence Framework (EntreComp) to promote an entrepreneurial mindset among students and citizens. The talks are designed as monthly meetings, each of them organized by the YUFE universities, and consist of two parts: one open to everyone who registered to the event and a second focused on YUFE students only, where they will have the opportunity to interact directly with the speaker.

Young, innovative, and strong in research: 10 universities and 4 non-academic partners are shaping a European university in the form of the YUFE Alliance (Young Universities for the Future of Europe). To mark the University of Bremen’s 50th anniversary, the YUFE Alliance’s annual meeting is taking place in Bremen on October 13 and 14, 2021. The Mayor of Bremen, Dr. Andreas Bovenschulte, will attend along with the Bremen Senator for Science, Dr. Claudia Schilling. Politic...

Following a successful first round, YUFE is now accepting applications for three-year YUFE postdoc positions at 8 YUFE institutions within our YUFE Postdoctoral Programme. YUFE provides early career researchers with excellent research conditions, dedicated mentoring, and the opportunity to co-create one of the first European Universities. Unique networking events and mobility schemes across YUFE and career development opportunities within YUFE and beyond are at the center of the YUFE Postdoctoral Pro...

The YUFE Entrepreneurial Talk Shows allow the participant to learn from the experiences and advice of an expert in a specific area of the European Entrepreneurship Competence Framework (EntreComp) to promote an entrepreneurial mindset among students and citizens. The talks are designed as monthly meetings, each of them organized by the YUFE universities, and consist of two parts: one open to everyone who registered to the event and a second focused on YUFE students only, where they will have the opportunity to interact directly with the speaker.

Want to study in an international environment? Take your chances and apply to join the YUFE Student Journey. As a YUFE student you get to study in and experience a multicultural environment and truly partake in society.  YUFE gives you the chance to study simultaneously at 10 European Universities. You can combine your academic endeavours with language and professional training courses, or take part in civic engagement opportunities such as community volunteering or Help Desks. Becoming part of the YUFE...

The YUFE Entrepreneurial Talk Shows allow the participant to learn from the experience and advice of an expert in a specific area of the European Entrepreneurship Competence Framework (EntreComp) to promote an entrepreneurial mindset. The talks will be held monthly and will be organized by each of the YUFE universities. The entrepreneurial talk shows are organized in two parts: the first part is open to everyone and the second part is focused on YUFE students where they will be able to interact in a closer way with the speaker. To register to atten...

We notify young researchers, who earned their Ph.D. within the last three years and want to continue their career at the University of Rijeka as postdoctoral researchers within the YUFE Postdoctoral Programme on Citizens’ Wellbeing, to apply for the YUFE Postdoctoral Call and enter the procedure of postdoctoral candidate selection.   The candidate selection procedure is twofold: 

Are you thinking to study abroad? How about studying at 10 young research-driven universities in Europe at the same time! Not only will you gain knowledge and experience in a multicultural environment but you can also enrich your curriculum with courses and skills training opportunities from other universities. YUFE is in the process of creating a European University so that you can study at 10 universities simultaneously, thereby broadening your horizon. Not only does YUFE offer you an extensive sel...

An ambitious new project has been launched by the Young Universities of the Future of Europe (YUFE) Alliance which will foster a new generation of student entrepreneurs and innovators. Inno4YUFE aims to remove barriers to student entrepreneurship and to reinforce the role of higher education institutions (HEIs) as launch-pads for entrepreneurial career pathways. The project will receive funding from the European Institute of Innovation and Technolo...

After the successful first YUFE Talk Show on universal design, hosted by the University of Rijeka, YUFE organized the second Talk Show titled Six Key Traits for a Powerful Business Vision, hosted by the University of Essex, on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. The speaker, Andy Mew, Head of Startup Support at the University of Essex, presented his stance on what one needs to have to thrive in the world of business and entrepreneurship. The talk was attended by around 40 participants from 12 different countries across Europe.

The YUFE Academy is about to start again! The set of events will once again cater to a broad audience, students, staff and citizens alike. This edition starts in July 2021 and will last throughout the academic year of 2021/2022. The theme will be revolving around Citizens’ Wellbeing. The previous theme – European Identity and Responsibilities in a Global World – is still up-to-date, so these subjects will also be explored. The offering will be, as usual, manifo...

Wondering if YUFE is for you? Curious how studies at one of the first models of a European University look like? Are they enjoyable and rewarding? Read about the experiences of YUFE’s first students and find out for yourself! Thanks to YUFE I could go to the hospital in Poland in the morning and then take classes in the UK in the afternoon. It allows you to experience different cultures from an academic standpoint without leaving your own home, says Klaudyna Grzelakowska, a medica...

The partner institutions of our YUFE Alliance share a commitment towards staff development, career progression and personal growth along their YUFE Staff Journey – with equality, diversity and inclusivity at the heart of everything we do. We believe that staff members at all career levels are the key to the successful creation and development of our YUFE European University. Guided by our vision and shared commitment, we are launching the YUFE Job Portal as part of the YUFE Staff Portal on the YUFE...

Multilingualism is key to a truly diverse and inclusive European University. That is why YUFE, while aspiring to become one of the first, will enrich its offer with various initiatives held in different languages. The importance of multilingualismEurope is known for many languages and cultural diversity. That is why at YUFE we believe that multiple language skills are crucial to increase opportunities for both professional and personal development and employment. Multilingualism was always the fu...

On 3 June 2021, the Young Universities for the Future of Europe (YUFE), will open an application period to take part in activities promoting entrepreneurship and innovation which are aimed at students and staff from the universities that form the Alliance, as well as the general population. The programme consists of two initiatives: the YUFE Challenge Teams and the Entrepreneurial Programme, which, amongst others, include a series of MOOCs and Talk Shows. This programme is part of the activities YUFE offers in its co...

The aim of the workshop is to point out the challenges in scientific communication and talk about how to overcome them. We will be taking examples from our own praxis and explain the ways in which librarians support scientists at the University of Rijeka. We will talk about the criteria scientists use when selecting and evaluating a publication, where to publish a paper, the importance of open access and how to be more visible on the scientific scene of the European research area. We invite you to participate in the ...

YUFE has new training offers with the registration open from the University of Cyprus, University of Antwerp, University of Eastern Finland and Tor Vergata University of Rome. All training offers can be found here.

Professor Martin Paul, President of Maastricht University (UM), has been elected Rector of Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB), Germany. His term as UM President will end when he takes up his new position at RUB on 1 November 2021. That also means that YUFE will have to say goodbye to its first Chair on that date. “I am honoured that the Senate and Supervisory Board of Ruhr-Universität Bochum have elected me as its Rector,” Martin Paul said in his announcement. “I am pleased to be able to ...