This public CIVIS session explored how joint learning can grow from early cooperation into new educational pathways across institutions, disciplines, and borders. Through the stories of TRACEE, NAT4DD, and POLYCIVIS, the conversation highlighted innovation in programme development, student experience, and alliance-based educational design.
Bringing together staff, students, and external guests, the session offered an engaging reflection on what it takes to build learning together in Europe today. Open to both onsite and online audiences, it showcased the educational ambition of CIVIS and the practical lessons emerging from its evolving portfolio.
Speakers:
- Alasdair Skelton (Professor at Stockholm University, Co-Chair of the CIVIS Hub on Climate, Environment and Energy, and member of the TRACEE programme team)
- Sara Laginder (Coordinator/Deputy Institutional Coordinator for CIVIS at Stockholm University and member of the TRACEE programme team)
- Lavinia Ruță (Lecturer at the University of Bucharest and member of the NAT4DD programme team)
- Daniela de Vita (Associate Professor at Sapienza University of Rome and member of the NAT4DD programme team)
- Gudrun Zagel (Associate Professor at Paris Lodron University of Salzburg and member of the PolyCIVIS team)
- Roman Puff (member of the PolyCIVIS team)
- Clara Baumgarten (TRACEE student from the first cohort, with an academic background in ethnology and diversity studies)
- Francisc-Ioan Dâncă (University of Bucharest student and former PolyCIVIS BIP participant)
- Anne Lequy (Professor at Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences, former Board member of the European University Association and member of the German Science and Humanities Council)
Moderator: Alexandru Carțiș, Head of CIVIS Education Unit, Assistant Professor at the University of Bucharest
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Challenge-based learning approach in course design (2026)
This module is part of a broader upskilling initiative aimed at educators who wish to learn how to apply innovative methodologies to their teaching practice.- Challenged-based approach
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- Academics
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IMAGINING HOMELAND: PALMYRA'S (IN)TANGIBLE HERITAGE AND THE VOICES OF DISPLACEMENT
This volume is a monograph documenting the virtual reconstruction projects of the Temple of Baalshamin, one of the most significant forms of tangible heritage belonging to the Syrian community, destroyed as a result of terrorist attacks. Through a series of workshops with Syrian communities—including refugees, displaced persons, and individuals who have experienced either forced or voluntary migration—the virtual reconstruction is presented as a process that supports social inclusion and the reconstruction of cultural identity.- Communication and Dissemination
- Cultural heritage
- E-book
- Students
- Academics
- Researchers
- Civil society