UNITA - Universitas MontiumThe alliance of European universities
7 countries, 12 institutions, 1 alliance
UNITA is composed of:
- l’Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI - Portugal)
- l’Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour (UPPA - France)
- l’Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB - France)
- l’Universitatea de Vest din Timişoara (UVT - Romania)
- l’Università degli studi di Torino (UNITO - Italy)
- l’Universidad de Zaragoza (UNIZAR - Spain)
- l'Instituto Politécnico da Guarda (IPG - Portugal)
- l'Università degli Studi di Brescia (UniBS - Italy)
- l'Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA - Spain)
- l'Universitatea Transilvania din Brașov (UniTBv - Romania)
Associated partners:
- Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale (HES-SO - Switzeland)
- Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University (Ukraine)
Rooted in their territories, the alliance works to revitalise regions that are sometimes marginalised, promoting mobility, innovation and cooperation.
Co-funded by Erasmus+ and the French National Research Agency (ANR-20-GURE-0014).
The Alliance areas of action
Opportunities for all
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Virtual courses: take distance learning courses offered by partner universities.
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Blended Intensive Program (BIP) : take part in hybrid programmes! Go on a short 5-day trip abroad with a few online courses to acquire new skills such as learning a new language
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Rural Mobilities : from 3 weeks to 2 months in the summer, in regions covered by UNITA.
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Joint supervision theses: opportunity to prepare a thesis with shared supervision between two partner universities.
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Micro-certifications and workshops: on European citizenship, multilingualism, etc.
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Competitions and events: hackathons, photo competitions, student meetings. Check the news regularly to stay up to date!
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Language opportunities: improve your understanding of Romance languages through the intercomprehension method and language weeks organised by partners.
- Get involved in the Students Assembly, the UNITA student assembly, and participate in the life of the Alliance.
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Blended Intensive Program (BIP) : participate in or design and lead short hybrid programmes with colleagues from partner universities.
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Intercomprehension course: annual session to improve communication and collaboration in Romance languages.
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UNITA funding: starting grants, advanced grants, calls for projects to support collaborative research (see the news section for current calls).
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Thematic research hubs: join disciplinary networks to share expertise and joint projects.
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Teaching and learning innovation : develop COIL (collaborative online learning) modules and experiment with approaches such as STEAM pedagogy.
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UNITA virtual campus: access to digital tools, educational projects and mapping of UNITA training courses.
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Joint degrees and co-supervision: participate in the development of curricula and supervise students in joint programmes.
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- Blended Intensive Program (BIP) for staff : take part in hybrid programmes! Go on a short 5-day trip abroad with a few online classes to learn new skills, such as a new language.
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Intercomprehension course: annual session to improve communication and collaboration in Romance languages.
- Competitions and events: hackathons, photo competitions, workshops on European citizenship, social events
Practical informations
Come and meet us on the ground floor of the Sciences building - Pau Campus
General information: unita @ univ-pau.fr
Mobility issues: unita-mobilites @ univ-pau.fr
Intercomprehension questions: lesparre.g @ univ-pau.fr