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University of Silesia in Katowice

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European University | Transform4Europe

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The University of Silesia in Katowice, together with ten universities from abroad, forms a prestigious European University as part of Transform4Europe alliance. The universities have got together to conduct joint scientific research at the highest level and educate young people within international study programmes. They will also create a common multilingual campus in order to take care of the future of their own regions, countries and the entire Europe.

The European University is a challenge that we have undertaken together with the employees, doctoral students and students of the following universities: Saarland University (consortium leader), University of Alicante, Estonian Academy of Arts, St. Kliment Ohridski Sofia University, University of Primorska, Jean Monnet University, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Mariupol State University, University of Trieste and Vytautas Magnus University. We will jointly create one big European campus located in Poland, Bulgaria, Slovenia, France, Ukraine, Portugal, Estonia, Spain, Germany, Lithuania, and Italy.

Transform4Europe | possibilities

DID YOU KNOW?

Do you know that if you have access to knowledge, the possibility to conduct scientific research, and participate in classes or education of subsequent generations, you can influence the future of your region, country, Europe, and even the whole world?

How proud it sounds! And yet, climate change, global digitalisation, social challenges, such as migration flows or society ageing, not to mention the pandemic reality, are processes, the effects of which we are experiencing here and now and which require immediate action, based on expert knowledge.

These are the possibilities that Transform4Europe alliance has opened for us. It will educate new generations of highly skilled European knowledge entrepreneurs.

  • possibility to choose the study programme from the joint didactic offer which will be developed by partner universities

  • development of organisational skills and innovative, entrepreneurial way of thinking

  • development of knowledge-based entrepreneurship, as well as new possibilities to establish contacts with social-economic environments of seven universities

  • organisation of international events and possibility to participate in different initiatives, such as European Culture Festivals

  • access to international online courses and innovative educational methods

  • facilities connected with academic mobility and possibility to get to know other cultures

  • development of language competencies and strengthening the sense of European identity

  • possibility to share knowledge and establish contacts with doctoral students from abroad, as well as cooperation with academics from partner universities of the alliance

  • common, flexible curricula and development of multilingual educational options

  • development of knowledge-based entrepreneurship, as well as new possibilities to establish contacts with social-economic environments of partner universities

  • access to international trainings and courses developing the key competencies of teachers and researchers

  • facilities connected with academic mobility and possibility to get to know other cultures, for example through participation in European Culture Festivals

  • development of language competencies and strengthening the sense of European identity

  • exchange of teaching and research experiences, and joint development of modern education methods

  • facilities related to exchange, flow and joint creation of knowledge within the framework of European University

  • access to research infrastructure of all partner universities

  • new possibilities to establish contacts with social-economic environments of partner universities

  • possibility to participate in international trainings and courses

  • development of language competencies

  • exchange of experiences and good practices with employees of partner universities

  • possibility to improve professional competencies at the international level

  • strengthening organisational competencies

  • development of language competencies

  • the so-called job shadowing at partner universities

  • possibility to learn and design innovative management methods

  • possibility to use the knowledge and experience of experts from partner universities

  • establishment of think-tanks for the purpose of facilitating cooperation between the academic circle and social-economic environment

  • participation in the process of educating future knowledge entrepreneurs

  • exchange of experiences between the regions of ten European countries

  • innovative approach to solving the problems of social-economic environment

Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union

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