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[ ![](https://civis.eu/storage/files/digital-learning-1-800x600.jpg?token=cdd3fead7c775deb96e5d1389c6162f2)Rethinking Higher Education through digital learning General 4 June 2020 ](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom/paving-the-way-for-inclusive-and-digital-learning-in-higher-education) - [ ![](https://civis.eu/storage/files/zbynek-burival-4nhqyqeerp8-unsplash-800x600.jpg?token=17b1e68838e429ccba84c891b303a111)Call for Proposals for CIVIS Hub 1 Activities: Climate, Environment and Energy General 19 May 2020 ](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom/call-for-proposals-for-civis-hub-1-activities-climate-environment-and-energy) - [ ![](https://civis.eu/storage/files/civis-subpage-header-13-800x600.jpg?token=4b5ff8891816546dcb341e7033dc4c75)Call for Researchers - 2020 MSCA-IF programme General 18 May 2020 ](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom/call-for-researcher-2020-msca-if-programme) - [ ![](https://civis.eu/storage/files/civisvsvirus-800x600.jpg?token=a5f80f5ee10a8128d4f7400fb6697ee1)University of Bucharest participated in the Eu vs Virus virtual hackathon General 29 April 2020 ](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom/university-of-bucharest-participated-in-the-eu-vs-virus-virtual-hackathon) - [ ![](https://civis.eu/storage/files/sweden-soderbergh-widding-astrid-1-800x600.jpg?token=115b9411e5976cf62c61ded4c338b2c5)Interview with Prof. Söderbergh Widding, new President of the CIVIS alliance General 29 April 2020 ](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom/interview-with-prof-soderbergh-widding-new-president-of-the-civis-alliance) - [ ![](https://civis.eu/storage/files/covid-19civis-800x600.jpg?token=957535056c98dac09a9b56d239f0d759)CIVIS member universities united against COVID-19 General 27 April 2020 ](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom/civis-member-universities-united-against-covid-19) - [ ![](https://civis.eu/storage/files/from-the-bench-to-the-internet-800x600.jpg?token=f843d434317aade1f365618251415703)From the bench to the internet, how are our CIVIS universities coping with the digital shift? General 22 April 2020 ](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom/from-bench-to-internet-how-our-civis-universities-are-coping-with-the-digital-shift) - [ ![](https://civis.eu/storage/files/header-800x600.jpg?token=e72aeb4788111cf7132f82afe9ee6886)CIVIS alliance celebrates the inauguration of the new CIVIS President, Professor Astrid Söderbergh Widding General 1 April 2020 ](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom/civis-alliance-celebrates-the-inauguration-of-the-new-civis-president-professor-astrid-soderbergh-widding) - [ ![](https://civis.eu/storage/files/erc-800x600.jpg?token=424a0f3cf44d3245c2bca54302340030)5 CIVIS member universities have been awarded ERC Advanced grants General 1 April 2020 ](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom/5-civis-member-unviersities-have-been-awarded-erc-advanced-grants) - [ ![](https://civis.eu/storage/files/49091008262-290d2dd43e-c-800x600.jpg?token=70f5dcb7f3440c44100c3bddd20bfa05)Rector E.Gaudio mandate's as 1st President of the CIVIS European University alliance ends General 31 March 2020 ](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom/celebration-of-prof-e-gaudio-end-of-mandate-as-1st-president-of-the-civis-european-university-alliance) - [ ![](https://civis.eu/storage/files/science-in-hd-9kstf9pvetm-unsplash-800x600.jpg?token=3dd2b1aed36d31358550ea7ae52f340a)3 CIVIS member universities to receive EU grants for coronavirus research General 24 March 2020 ](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom/civis-member-universities-to-receive-eu-grants-for-coronavirus-research) - [ ![](https://civis.eu/storage/files/covid-19civis_1-800x600.jpg?token=b360e0821731699397ba234f319f6e9e)CIVIS member universities have organised solidarity actions to help their communities against COVID19 General 23 March 2020 ](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom/civis-member-universities-launched-several-solidarity-initiatives-to-help-their-communities-against-covid19) - [ ![](https://civis.eu/storage/files/sapienza-03-800x600.jpg?token=c598774827f9ec6657dc3f11da2d839a)CIVIS board of Rectors biannual meeting at Sapienza University General 17 March 2020 ](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom/bi-annual-civis-board-of-rectors-at-sapienza-university) - [ ![](https://civis.eu/storage/files/amu-1-800x600.jpeg?token=8d8b4dae01cd22426f8ae1d5f49ea09d)1st meeting of Directors of administration to work on the legal entity of the CIVIS alliance General 4 March 2020 ](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom/directors-of-administrations-of-the-civis-member-universities-met-in-aix-marseille-universite-to-lay-down-the-foundation-for-the-long-term-administration-of-our-european-university) - [ ![](https://civis.eu/storage/files/diego-ph-fiq0tet6llw-unsplash-800x600.jpg?token=0b7a285c482ecd624e1b7bc88e8cff46)Launch of the first CIVIS Open Lab at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid General 18 February 2020 ](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom/launch-of-the-first-civis-open-lab-at-universidad-autonoma-de-madrid) - [ ![](https://civis.eu/storage/files/stitch-conferencec-1-800x600.jpg?token=937798fed5509b6ac4f15f8a721b7988)Conference on Innovative Medical Education in the Digital Era General 10 February 2020 ](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom/conference-on-innovative-medical-education-in-the-digital-era) - [ ![](https://civis.eu/storage/files/health-2-800x600.jpg?token=5ac3cde57e1b236fdacbd7094d650604)CIVIS hubs: creating innovative study and research programmes around global societal challenges General 3 February 2020 ](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom/civis-hubs-first-workshop) - [ ![](https://civis.eu/storage/files/reunion-civis-doctorado-12-12-19-800x600.jpg?token=32d46f3120de191b39af4bef009cf3bb)First steps on harmonizing CIVIS Doctoral Programs General 16 December 2019 ](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom/first-steps-on-harmonizing-civis-doctoral-programs) - [ ![](https://civis.eu/storage/files/bu-event-academic-integrity-800x600.jpg?token=fad6f2c5798038443770f4addb0cec37)Students meeting on Academic Integrity at Bucharest University General 11 December 2019 ](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom/students-meeting-on-academic-integrity-at-bucharest-university) - [ ![](https://civis.eu/storage/files/capture-decran-2019-12-10-a-154810-800x600.jpg?token=ac694d080b567cf84d7358b20c2c9834)Mayors day: paving the way for successful collaborations between Universities, Cities & Regions General 10 December 2019 ](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom/mayors-day-paving-the-way-for-successful-collaborations-between-universities-cities-and-regions-1) - [ ![](https://civis.eu/storage/files/49091007167-ee02aab7b3-c-800x600.jpg?token=8abe96617c80c022db448cb8dc5a0e91)Launch of Kick-off meeting of CIVIS in Rome General 26 November 2019 ](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom/kick-off-of-civis-in-rome) - [ ![](https://civis.eu/storage/files/civis-team-at-the-european-university-initiative-event-3-800x600.jpg?token=6536eb6186261cd150dfefd8d421292b)European Universities Initiative - Building the universities of the future General 8 November 2019 ](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom/european-universities-initiative-building-the-universities-of-the-future-1) - [ ![](https://civis.eu/storage/files/european-universities-logo-ce-800x600.jpg?token=12cb03a67c9bfb605fd2d626a1582466)Kick off meeting of the European Universities initiative by the European Commission General 4 November 2019 ](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom/european-universities-initiative-building-the-universities-of-the-future) - [ ![](https://civis.eu/storage/files/civis-logo-800x600.jpg?token=01d2cea72e9fac5b7eb2009f8036ec94)Official launch of CIVIS, the European Civic University General 1 October 2019 ](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom/official-launch-of-civis-the-european-civic-university) - [ ![](https://civis.eu/storage/files/2054px-commission-europeenne-fr_1-800x600.jpg?token=973d1154b69b6a190d4096ab457ea5fc)CIVIS is a 2019-2022 pilot project for the "European Universities" initiative of the European Commission General 28 June 2019 ](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom/civis-is-a-2019-2022-pilot-project-for-the-european-universities-initiative-of-the-european-commission) - [ ![](https://civis.eu/storage/files/plan-de-travail-1-80-800x600.jpg?token=7fa3df11ecc03dae62c6e9885d109bbd)Le nozze di Cadmo e Armonia General 25 June 2019 ](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom/le-nozze-di-cadmo-e-armonia) - [ ![](https://civis.eu/storage/files/colosseum-1960111-960-720-800x600.jpg?token=97acf566943bb122c831ae0ff4f95c68)Summer School in Classics General 3 June 2019 ](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom/summer-school-in-classics) - [ ![](https://civis.eu/storage/files/tubingen-800x600.jpg?token=9af6305bfc8f3cf25a391008e6831acb)CIVIS board of Rectors will meet in Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen General 1 April 2019 ](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom/civis-board-of-rectors-will-meet-in-eberhard-karls-universitat-tubingen) - [ ![](https://civis.eu/storage/files/depot-civis-800x600.jpg?token=fe8fc2aa54dcd4d803d8d9d6179275ce)Submission of the CIVIS project General 28 February 2019 ](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom/submission-of-the-civis-project) 501 to 529 results of 529 - [‹](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom?page=10#news-list) - [1](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom?page=1#news-list) - [2](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom?page=2#news-list) - ... - [6](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom?page=6#news-list) - [7](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom?page=7#news-list) - [8](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom?page=8#news-list) - [9](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom?page=9#news-list) - [10](https://civis.eu/en/the-civis-newsroom?page=10#news-list) - 11 - › ![CIVIS – Europe’s Civic University Alliance](https://civis.eu/build/assets/civis-CCpvK1nT.svg) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Europe’s Civic University Alliance ![Co-funded by the European Union](https://civis.eu/build/assets/co-funded-by-the-european-union-DSKLW1us.png)Views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). 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