The U!Train is an ambitiously exciting Unite! course, scheduled to depart in September 2024. In a nutshell, 30 students will embark on a unique journey, traveling by train from one Unite! partner university (UPC Barcelona) to another (Grenoble INP-UGA). Along the way, students will engage in various non-academic activities. Upon reaching their destination, they will continue with team-building exercises and, of course, academic work. The course, also including virtual studies before or after the September U!Train, will be worth 3 credits (ECTS).
It’s a fantastic opportunity to connect online with fellow Unite! students from across Europe through the U!Train Ideathon. The participants will play a crucial role in shaping the course, with a specific focus on the non-academic, team-building aspects. An Ideathon is an event where participants come together to brainstorm, develop, and present innovative ideas or solutions to specific challenges or problems. Often, there is a pitch at the end to evaluate the work.
Unite! is an Alliance of European Universities, that aims to lead the transformation of the European Education Area through a new generation of Europeans, committed to cross-border, transdisciplinary and multilingual cooperation, whom are able to face the great societal challenges, while contributing to Europe’s leadership as an area of knowledge.
Universidade de Lisboa (ULisboa) is one of nine European Higher Education Institutions integrating Unite! This Alliance also includes Aalto University (Finland), the KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden), the Grenoble Institute of Technology (France), the Polytechnic University of Turin (Italy), the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Spain), Graz University of Technology (Austria), Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (Poland) and TU Darmstadt (Germany), which acts as the Project’s coordinator.
Practical information:
Location: Online
Date: November 27th to December 1st (inclusive) 2023.
Time: Every night, from 17:00 to 19:00 CET.
Registration deadline: November 20th, 2023
