First Unite! Online Language Café starts January 15

If you want to learn a new language, you also have to speak it. Language learning theories argue that language learning takes place unconsciously and by chance through exchanges with native speakers or through contact with authentic language use outside the classroom. The Unite! Online Language Café (UOLC) aims to do just that and invites students from all Unite! universities for the first time on 15 January 2025

Submit your ideas for the 2nd Unite!-Ed Future Conference

The 2nd Unite!-Ed Future Conference – Reimagining Education for AI ready graduates – will be a showcase for Seed Funding Projects and a matchmaking event for those interested in joint teaching and joint programmes. The conference offers an excellent opportunity to exchange experiences and ideas with focus on, for example, interaction in digital and hybrid learning environments, student-centered learning and various aspects of sustainable development. The conference will be online via Zoom, on March 13.

Unite! Seed Fund Initiative: Unite! Online Language Café

Unite!’s multilingual and multicultural environment provides an excellent setting for informal language learning which, based on language learning theories, can occur unconsciously and incidentally outside the classroom setting through interaction with native speakers or exposure to authentic language. The Unite! Online Language Café (UOLC) is designed to do just that – easily accessible and voluntary. It fosters informal interactions to promote and encourage students to use and learn all Unite! languages. A virtual space, where meetings are planned, the UOLC will be run by students for students starting on 15th January 2025.

Save the date for the XI Unite! Dialogue at UPC in Barcelona!

We are excited to announce that the 11th Unite! Dialogue will take place from February 25-28, 2025, at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-Barcelona Tech (UPC). This Dialogue will bring together the vibrant Unite! community to deepen collaboration among the nine partner universities of the Alliance, fostering innovation and collective growth.

The workshop “Shape Your Future” organized by the Central Coordination Office for Refugee Integration (ZKF) at the Technical University of Darmstadt, took place on December 9th and 10th, 2024. Within two days, the participants attending the preparatory German classes received valuable tips for a successful start into student life.

Bebewerbungsschluss ist der 20. Januar!

Vom 10. bis 13. Dezember 2024 reiste eine Delegation der Technischen Universität Darmstadt nach Shanghai, um die strategische Partnerschaft mit der Tongji-Universität zu vertiefen und neue Kooperationsmöglichkeiten zu eruieren.

Unite! students call for Improvement of the European rail systems

Europe is at a decisive crossroads in its pursuit of sustainability, with rail transport poised to reclaim its position as a cornerstone of mobility. The U!Train initiative brought together students from nine European universities to confront the challenges and unlock the potential of rail travel. During a collaborative mapathon last september, 28 students identified over 200 points of interest across the European rail network, highlighting areas that urgently need improvement. The culmination of these efforts is the U! Train Manifesto, a set of actionable recommendations aimed at transforming rail transport for a more sustainable and connected Europe.

Application deadline: February 07, 2025

Ocean sustainability in the sights of ULISSES

ULisboa is holding the 5th edition of the project and applications are open from 15 November to 15 December. Under the motto ‘Ocean without Plastics’, the initiative aims to creatively develop innovative technological solutions to characterise and mitigate the pollution of the oceans by plastics, guaranteeing biodiversity and the sustainable reuse of these materials in applications with economic value.

Informationsveranstaltungen zum Auslandsstudium – Bewerbungsfrist: 30.11.2024

Sie wollen im akademischen Jahr 2025/26 (Winter- und/oder Sommersemester) als Austauschstudierende*r ins Ausland? Dann können Sie sich ab dem 15. Oktober bis zum 30. November 2024 auf einen Platz an einer unserer weltweiten Partneruniversitäten bewerben. Nutzen Sie die Informationsveranstaltungen des Dezernats Internationales und der Fachbereiche, um sich zu informieren und Ihre Bewerbung erfolgreich vorzubereiten.

A recap of the nighttime letter writing event at TU Darmstadt

Intercomprehension workshop for staff members of all Unite! universities

Intercomprehension is the competence or strategy to understand languages that we haven’t learned yet, but that are part of the same language family of a language we already know. In the workshop, intercomprehension as a strategy will be explained and tested. The workshop will take place in December 2024 and January 2025, apply by 30. November.

Expertise of all nine Unite! Universities

The first cohort of PhD candidates has officially begun their studies within this collaborative framework and are already benefitting from a common training offer from the 9 Partner Universities and the most advanced educational programs. Discover the catalogue.

Awards presented for international students