Rik Van de Walle and Mieke Van Herreweghe were re-elected as (Vice)Rector of Ghent University in the first round of the elections.

Are you looking to joining forces with colleagues in the ENLIGHT community to develop a project, to extend an initiative or start a new collaboration? Submit your request to find matching ENLIGHT partners via our partner search form: https://enlight-eu.org/index.php/contact/partner-search

This spring saw the first succesful edition of ENLIVE connect students from across the ENLIGHT network. ENLIVE (ENLIGHT Network Language and Intercultural Virtual Exchange) is a project designed and run by Espace Langues, a centre for language learning and intercultural exchange at the University of Bordeaux.

The University of Tartu offers a one-year partly online Master’s programme in educational technology. The programme has developed so far as a cosmopolitan community of educational practitioners (teachers, lecturers, coaches but also entrepreneurs involved in the educational secto) who would like to explore alternative teaching and learning practices with digital technologies and gain a more reflective stance on the process.

As of April 30 all partners in ENLIGHT have established their Regional Academies. The Regional Academies connects ENLIGHT to local and regional actors within each partner university’s communities. It is through regular dialogue in partnership with cities and regions, civil society organizations, industry and commerce that ENLIGHT will be able to identify the local interpretations of ENLIGHT’s flagship challenges.

The Univeristy of Groningen launches the Aletta Year to highlight the theme of ‘Women in Academia’. The University community will be honouring Aletta Jacobs with a year-long programme filled with jointly organized activities to draw continuing attention to the role of diversity in academia.

The Ghent University Medical Students Association is proud to announce the 10th edition of the the Summer School “Health & Globalization” and 4th edition of "Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights".

The Institute for Lifecourse and Society at NUI Galway (ILAS) is delighted to announce a series of 6 weekly, free to public virtual conversations taking place between Thursday 15th April - Thursday 20th May - 5:00-6:00pm (6pm -7pm CET).

NUI Galway’s Irish Centre for Human Rights offers 20 free places for the International Criminal Court Summer School available to students across the ENLIGHT Network.

The Department of Education at Uppsala University is looking for a PhD student for a project in curricum studies.

Project description: For this PhD position applicants are welcome to submit project plans that investigate Curriculum Studies issues (from pre-school to higher education) relating to research areas that are represented at the Department of Education. We especially welcome proposals on so-called challenge-based teaching on sustainability issues within higher education settings.

The full-time employment will be on a temporary basis for a period of four years and should lead to a dissertation (PhD thesis). Departmental duties (typically teaching and administration) at a level of at most 20% can be included in the position, in which case the employment period will be extended beyond the four years. PhD students are expected to study full-time and actively participate in the department’s activities.

More information and instructions for applicants.

The University of Tartu offers 9 scholarships for ENLIGHT participants (one per ENLIGHT partner university) for the International Summer School "Educational Change in Times of Rapid Technological Innovation" taking place physically in Tartu 16 – 25 August 2021; or if physical meetings are not possible, online in November 2021. This summer school is part of UT's International Summer University 2021.