ECIU Erasmus+ Networking Event 2026

ECIU invites the ECIU community to participate in its Erasmus+ Networking Event, taking place online on 25th November 2025 from 10.30 to 13.00 CET.

This event aims to bring together ECIU researchers interested in discussing potential ideas for developing Erasmus+ Key Action 2 applications and building an ECIU consortium.

This event is restricted to researchers and professionals who are affiliated to ECIU institutions.

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AGENDA

10:30 CET

Introduction by Ângela Espinha (UAveiro), Chair of the ECIU Educational Cooperation Policy and Programmes Group (EduCo)​

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10:45-11:35

CET: Presentation of project ideas, discussion, and first stage of proposal development in the breakout rooms – set 1​‍

• RegTech (Regulation Technologies) for Compliance (Aloosh Arash-DCU)
• What-If Literacy Labs: Building Futures Literacy through Speculative Design in Higher Education and Communities (Catarina Lelis, UAveiro)
• NAVIGATE: New Avenues for Value, Information and Guidance: An Training Excellence Pathway for ECIU partners (Francesca Odella-UniTrento)
• A European Approach to Sexual Health Literacy and Teacher Capacity Building for STI Prevention (Ana Pinto, UAveiro)
• An interdisciplinary approach empowering Europe’s youth for transparent and resilient supply chains for food security (Bilhanan Silverajan, TAU)
• GENWISE-Unlocking the Potential of Generational Diversity in Higher Education (Małgorzata Jarczyńska, TUL)
• Developing Programme-Level Assessment for AI Capabilities and Independent Judgement in Business Education (Mathieu Mercadier, DCU)
• MOBILABS- European Mobility Living Labs for Innovative Learning (Jorge Bandeira, UAveiro)
• TEACH-NATURE - Training Educators for Activities Combining Hands-on Nature and Game-Design Based Learning (Pedro Beça, UAveiro

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11:40-12:30 CET

Presentation of project ideas, discussion, and first stage of proposal development in the breakout rooms – set 2

• Home Lab: Experimenting with Care Technologies for Ageing (Oriol Barat Auleda, UAB)
• Making invisible learning visible in University Living Labs (Paloma Valdivia, UAB)
• Twin Track: Learning to Lead the Green and Digital Transition: Challenge-Based Pathways between Universities and Industry (Robert Blażlak, TUL)
• Brain Health Literacy in Female Fight Sport (Nina Costa, UAveiro)
• Design and development of innovative pedagogical strategies as a teaching experience with students of the bachelor's degree in audiovisual communication (Arnau Gifreu-Castells, UAB)
• Is Natural Always Safe? Natural-Origin Materials, UV Radiation, and Effects on Marine Life (Cláudia Mieiro, UAveiro)
• From Learning to Skills (Making Competences Visible Across Higher Education Learning Pathways) (António Neves, UAveiro)
• ECIU Loop - Closing the Loop between learning, micro-credentials and work (Dorota Piotrowska, TUL)
• Exploring European Collaboration on AI, Digital Equity and Participation in Education (Hadjer Taibi, DCU)

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12:30-13:00 CET

Feedback from the breakout rooms and next steps​

• The list with the details on the project ideas that will be presented during the event can be found here

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We look forward to seeing you online on 25th November from 10.30 CET!

‍If you have any questions, please contact laura.paternoster@eciu.eu