STAFF WEEKS

  CIVIS offers a diverse range of training opportunities for faculty and staff across our 11 partner universities. From on-site and online courses to language learning and staff weeks, our annual programme is designed to support your professional development and international mobility.

If you have a course you would like to offer to fellow CIVIS colleagues, you can do so by clicking on the "enter a new staff week" button below:

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Service-Learning - Discover service-learning and develop your own project!
  • Name Service-Learning - Discover service-learning and develop your own project!
  • Created on 5/27/2025, 12:46:25 PM
  • Topic Pedagogy
  • Training start date 4/10/2025
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  • Audience Teachers, All faculty & Staff, Pedagogical developers
  • Organising University Aix-Marseille Université
  • Course format Hybrid
  • Course language English
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  • Training end date 5/16/2025
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  • Location 63 la canebière, 13001 marseille
  • Content A first online session will be dedicated to introducing participants to the fundamentals of SL and to share experienced on how to design and implement a SL project. As a follow-up to this 1st session, online resources (theoretical contents and exercises) will be shared, in an asynchronous mode on the Moodle platform, to allow participants to study them at their own pace, but also to inspire them. In the second online session, participants will have the opportunity to present their ideas for a project and work in groups with the objective of developing a draft SL project. The expert speakers will go from a group to another to give input and help designing the projects. Before the face-to-face session, participants will get access to more specific readings on various related issues, and materials (e.g., filled-out templates with the description of designed projects, rubrics for evaluation, materials for reflection, etc). During the face-to-face mobility, participants will have the opportunity to improve the design of their projects in collaboration with the other participants and the Service Learning experts. An in-depth training will be provided, focusing on specific issues such as evaluation, reflection, dissemination, research and publication, e-SL, ... A visit to a community local partner of an active SL project in Marseille is also planned. Furthermore, the possibility of creating a CIVIS service-learning network and its organisation will be discussed.
  • Certification provided upon the completion of the training Attendance Certification
  • Application deadline 2/11/2025
Language contact, multilingualism and minorities in the Romance-speaking world
  • Name Language contact, multilingualism and minorities in the Romance-speaking world
  • Created on 5/27/2025, 12:46:25 PM
  • Topic Multiculturalism EU & languages
  • Training start date 4/23/2025
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  • It runs continuously
  • Registration Requirements testing testing
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  • Audience Young researchers, Administrative and technical staff, All faculty & Staff
  • Organising University Paris Londron University of Salzburg
  • Course format Online + On-site (Blended Intensive Programme)
  • Course language English
  • Learning outcomes selkjfguefjhbfhsbfuhWEFUHFASHFIUSRABFV
  • Hosting university
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  • Training end date 4/25/2025
  • Duration of the course (hours) 3
  • Course date
  • Location Salzburg
  • Content errgergetgezwehrt
  • Certification provided upon the completion of the training Level Certification
  • Application deadline 4/8/2025
Beyond Exchange: reaching more students through alternative mobility models
  • Name Beyond Exchange: reaching more students through alternative mobility models
  • Created on 5/27/2025, 12:46:25 PM
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  • Training start date 3/10/2025
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  • Audience Administrative and technical staff, All faculty & Staff
  • Organising University University of Glasgow
  • Course format On-site
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  • Training end date 3/14/2025
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  • Content With students facing more financial pressures than ever before, many of them experience multiple barriers to studying abroad. It is crucial that we innovate and provide a variety of opportunities for students to engage with international experiences. Supported by funding from the Scottish Government’s Scottish Education Exchange Programme, the ‘Beyond Exchange’ 5-days event brings together colleagues from partner institutions to discuss alternatives to traditional student exchange, and to share best practice and innovative ideas. Main topics addressed We have an institutional commitment to design high-quality virtual options in line with our green policy and ambition to reduce our carbon footprint. Our event will address these issues through presentations, discussions and workshops between professionals, academics, and students, with an interest in mobility, sustainability, and curriculum design. In addition, the event will focus on those groups who face additional barriers to international mobility, such as students from widening participation backgrounds or those with disabilities. Activities will include sessions on: summer schools, internships, virtual programmes, collaborative online international learning (COIL), with a focus on themes of accessibility, sustainability, recognition, and embedding into the curriculum. The event will also feature an afternoon session which will invite guests from other Scottish universities and from the Scottish Government, for a sector-wide discussion of these important topics. Please check the provisional programme for more details.
  • Certification provided upon the completion of the training
  • Application deadline
Shaping the future: Adapting career services for Generation Z and Alpha
  • Name Shaping the future: Adapting career services for Generation Z and Alpha
  • Created on 5/27/2025, 12:46:25 PM
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  • Training start date 2/25/2025
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  • It runs continuously
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  • Audience Teachers, Administrative and technical staff, All faculty & Staff
  • Organising University Paris Londron University of Salzburg
  • Course format On-site
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  • Training end date 2/26/2025
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  • Content A new staff week for the CIVIS community, Shaping the Future: Adapting Career Services for Generation Z and Alpha, invites participants to explore innovative strategies for meeting students' evolving needs and preparing them for the future job market. The younger generations – Generation Z and Generation Alpha – tend to have different values and expectations than previous generations. This is reinforced by the increasing use of AI. The labor market is not used to this. The services and support options offered by career centers at universities must therefore change in order to meet students in the best possible way on the one hand and to bring the job market into line with students‘ new expectations on the other. At the moment, career centers work according to the supply and demand of the job market. The focus is still on the classic specialist career. Universities currently have no strategy to serve students outside of the classic mass subjects (e.g. law studies, business studies). Career centers should offer students the space to combine their personal and professional experiences into a well-founded profile so that they can meet the demands of the 21st century, e.g. for self-organization in teams, and find the necessary sense of purpose in their choice of career fields. Main topics addressed The training week aims to explore how career services can better support students' changing needs, develop strategies for adapting to the evolving labor market, and foster an environment that prepares students for the future. By coming together, participants can: - Share insights - Identify key challenges - Develop actionable solutions to enhance the effectiveness of career services. Learning outcomes - Understanding of challenges of the younger generations in a radically changing work of world: Generation Z and Generation Alpha do have different values and expectations than previous generations. The labor market is not used to this. - Explore the need for adaptation of the services and support options offered by career centers in order to meet students in the best possible way. Career centers should offer students the space to combine their personal and professional experiences into a well-founded profile so that they can meet the demands of the 21st century, e.g. for self-organization in teams, and find the necessary sense of purpose in their choice of career fields. - Knowledge transfer and quality assurance: The exchange harmonizes the perspectives and experiences of the career services in their actual fields of action. - Networking and strategy: Space to explore common fields of action and for joint strategy development. - Best practices: Career service staff learn about best practices and innovative approaches from other universities and can integrate these into their own institution. - Input for strategic alignment of career services in the universities of the participating Career Services employees. - A common understanding of the changing challenges for Universities and Career Services in the world of work - Identification of fields of action and ideas for universities to meet these challenges - Starting points for exchanging and coordinating activities
  • Certification provided upon the completion of the training
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From Ideas to Action: A Collaborative Space to Develop Participatory Research Project
  • Name From Ideas to Action: A Collaborative Space to Develop Participatory Research Project
  • Created on 5/27/2025, 12:46:25 PM
  • Topic Pedagogy, Professional growth
  • Training start date 4/7/2025
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  • Audience Young researchers, Administrative and technical staff
  • Organising University University of Lausanne
  • Course format On-site
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  • Training end date 4/10/2025
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  • Content Looking to integrate participatory research into your project(s) but unsure where to start? We are excited to invite early-career, mid-career, and senior researchers from CIVIS universities to apply for the Staff Training Week: "From Ideas to Action: A Collaborative Space to Develop Participatory Research Project", taking place at the University of Lausanne (Switzerland) from April 7 to 10, 2025. This event is co-organised by the University of Lausanne, Université libre de Bruxelles and the University of Glasgow. Main topics addressed The goal of this week-long programme is to help participants gain a comprehensive understanding of participatory research, what it entails, and how to implement it effectively. Throughout the week, attendees will follow a combination of theoretical courses and hands-on coaching sessions, interactive sessions, aimed at refining their project ideas. By the end of the programme, participants will have outlined a clear framework for implementing participatory research in their work. In addition to these interactive sessions, participants will have the opportunity to attend presentations from participatory research projects, providing concrete examples of how such approaches can be applied in diverse contexts. Learning outcomes By participating in this training, attendees will: - Grasp the principles and challenges of participatory researches. - Learn best practices for engaging stakeholders in research projects. - Develop ethical and inclusive strategies for stakeholder involvement. - Gain hands-on experience using tools for collaboration between researchers and stakeholders. - Understand the external factors shaping participatory research landscapes.
  • Certification provided upon the completion of the training
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Modular Futures: Rethinking Learning through Micro-credentials
  • Name Modular Futures: Rethinking Learning through Micro-credentials
  • Created on 9/16/2025, 2:41:36 PM
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  • Training start date 9/11/2025
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  • Registration Main Link / Email Address https://forms.office.com/e/5fKp1sQxXG
  • Audience Administrative and technical staff
  • Organising University Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
  • Course format On-site
  • Course language English
  • Learning outcomes empowering educators to design targeted, flexible and transformative learning pathways
  • Hosting university Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
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  • Training end date 9/14/2025
  • Duration of the course (hours) 5 days
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  • Location Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
  • Content Designing a micro-credential involves creating a focused, short-term learning experience that provides learners with verifiable, skill-based achievements. These are especially valuable in today’s education and professional development environments where flexibility, upskilling, and targeted competencies are key. Participants in this staff week will gain in-depth knowledge to designing a micro-credential, step-by-step. Main topic addressed: building the capacity among academic staff to design, implement, and recognize high-quality micro credentials aligned with European standards, particularly the European Approach to Microcredentials and the needs of CIVIS: Europe´s Civic University Alliance.
  • Certification provided upon the completion of the training
  • Application deadline 9/15/2025
AI for University Communicators
  • Name AI for University Communicators
  • Created on 9/16/2025, 2:44:39 PM
  • Topic Professional growth
  • Training start date 11/25/2025
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  • Registration Requirements Who Can Participate? This Staff Week is open to communication professionals from CIVIS European University Alliance member institutions. You are eligible if: You work in university communications at the central, faculty, or departmental level. You are a member of the CIVIS Communication Unit. A limited number of seats will also be reserved for communicators from other European University Alliances in which Universities of the Federation Wallonie-Bruxelles (Belgium) are members. Your project When registrations open, you will be asked to submit a one-page motivation statement. This should include: Your interest in the topic of Artificial Intelligence in university communication. A brief description of a real-world task or project you would like to explore during the Staff Week. One of the key goals of this programme is to provide expert and peer feedback on participants’ projects, helping you apply what you learn directly to your institutional context.
  • Registration Main Link / Email Address https://mobility.civis.eu/e/685abc5f6ab728a4be115bcc
  • Audience Administrative and technical staff
  • Organising University Université libre de Bruxelles
  • Course format On-site
  • Course language English
  • Learning outcomes 30 university communicators trained in the ethical use of AI. Enhanced multilingual communication strategies across CIVIS institutions. A community of practice ready to share and scale knowledge. A replicable programme model for other European University Alliances.
  • Hosting university Université libre de Bruxelles
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  • Training end date 11/28/2025
  • Duration of the course (hours) 4 days
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  • Location LB Usquare Campus, Boulevard Général Jacques 210, 1050 Brussels
  • Content Discover the Future of Communication in Academia CIVIS European University Alliance invites university communication professionals to explore the role of Artificial Intelligence in their daily work. Expert insights, hands-on training, and peer collaboration are combined to tackle the ethical, practical, and strategic dimensions of AI in multilingual, international university contexts.. Opening Keynote: AI-powered multilingualism: friend or foe for European Universities? The Staff Week will open with a high-level keynote panel exploring how AI is reshaping multilingual communication in academia. Featuring expert voices in communication, AI ethics, translation, and practitioners in the field, the session will examine real-world case studies, ethical challenges, and the transformative potential of AI in breaking down language barriers across European University Alliances. The panel will also address the impact of AI on student recruitment, engagement, and the creation of inclusive, multicultural academic communities. Why Attend? Understand the societal and ethical challenges of AI and disinformation in academia. Gain practical skills in using AI tools for multilingual communication, content creation, and crisis response. Collaborate with peers and experts to develop real-life communication projects. Contribute to a growing community of practice within the CIVIS Alliance and beyond.
  • Certification provided upon the completion of the training
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Collaborative Pedagogies on Real life Cases
  • Name Collaborative Pedagogies on Real life Cases
  • Created on 9/16/2025, 2:49:48 PM
  • Topic Pedagogy
  • Training start date 9/2/2025
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  • It runs continuously
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  • Registration Main Link / Email Address https://mobility.civis.eu/e/6878be06f398a697e5222304
  • Audience All faculty & Staff
  • Organising University Université libre de Bruxelles
  • Course format On-site
  • Course language English
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  • Hosting university Université libre de Bruxelles
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  • Training end date 9/4/2025
  • Duration of the course (hours) 3 days
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  • Location Bruxelles, Belgium (USquare)
  • Content Curious about bringing real-world challenges into the classroom? Want to engage your students with hands-on learning that tackles the societal issues of tomorrow? Whether it’s climate transition, social justice, urban mobility, or digital inclusion — this Staff Week invites you to imagine new ways of teaching through authentic cases. Discover how other educators across Europe are rethinking their pedagogical approach by anchoring learning in real-world problems and collaborations beyond the university. Collaborative Pedagogies on Real life Cases focuses on collaborative pedagogies built around real-life case studies. Participants will explore how to collaborative pedagogies and transdisciplinary approaches to enrich learning experiences. You’ll be equipped with practical methodologies for involving external stakeholders through participatory design, co-creation processes, and experiential learning. The programme is grounded in exchange: co-developing tools, testing approaches, and sharing good practices across institutions and disciplines. More than training! A joyful, interactive, and pragmatic experience The Staff Week offers a vibrant, collegial environment designed to spark creativity and collaboration. Through interactive sessions, peer exchanges, and applied workshops, you'll contribute to a growing CIVIS community of practice. Together, we’ll build a common toolkit, strengthen our networks, and co-create actionable plans that you can bring back to your institution—ready to implement and scale. There will have 3 types of sessions: Designing: a course using collaborative pedagogy based on real-life cases (what to keep in mind!) Inspiring: an overview of learning/ participatory mediation tools such as nature, art, games, or digital tools Valorisation: how to give academic value to this type of course (publications, conferences, etc.) The Staff Week is open to a maximum of 30 participants, including researchers, scientists, administrative staff, and OpenLab managers from across the CIVIS alliance.
  • Certification provided upon the completion of the training
  • Application deadline 9/15/2025
Erasmus Mundus Unlocked: Preparing Successful Proposals for Sustainable CIVIS Joint Master’s Programmes
  • Name Erasmus Mundus Unlocked: Preparing Successful Proposals for Sustainable CIVIS Joint Master’s Programmes
  • Created on 9/16/2025, 2:52:37 PM
  • Topic Professional growth
  • Training start date 10/13/2025
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  • It runs continuously
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  • Registration Main Link / Email Address https://mobility.civis.eu/e/686b85873b5d0066138dd255
  • Audience Administrative and technical staff, All faculty & Staff
  • Organising University National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
  • Course format On-site
  • Course language English
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  • Hosting university National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
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  • Training end date 10/15/2025
  • Duration of the course (hours) 3 days
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  • Location Athens, Greece
  • Content upporting the sustainability of Joint Master Programmes A major challenge for CIVIS Joint Master Programmes is ensuring their sustainability beyond the current CIVIS funding period. To help address this, Work Package 9 (WP9)of the CIVIS2 project is organising a Staff Week designed to support programme teams in preparing and submitting successful Erasmus Mundus proposals—a key step towards enhancing both the sustainability and competitiveness of these programmes. Why attend? This Staff Week offers a valuable opportunity for members of the CIVIS community to engage with the latest developments and best practices related to Erasmus Mundus. Participants will benefit from expert insights, practical guidance, and peer exchange, all aimed at strengthening their capacity to develop high-quality proposals and sustainable joint programmes. Who Can participate? The Staff Week is open to: Administrative and academic staff involved in CIVIS Joint Master Programmes Higher education staff intending to submit Erasmus Mundus proposals Teams working on CIVIS Joint Bachelor or Master programmes already approved by CIVIS governance Academics currently designing joint programmes Staff responding to the latest CIVIS Educational Offer call Speakers Angela Meley, expert, ex-University of Glasgow Clare McManus,University of Glasgow Paola Vellani, Université libre de Bruxelles Christel Dupont Ferrier, Aix-Marseille Université Alexandru Carțiș, University of Bucharest, Head of Education Unit
  • Certification provided upon the completion of the training
  • Application deadline 9/10/2025
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