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Today we had the UNAVEX VE3 virtual exchange on the 5th day of the week, which is also the end of the whole week. The closing day attracted 152 participants. Former President Tarja Halonen of Finland gave a keynote speech and presentation. President Halonen spoke about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and their background.  […]

The 4th online exchange session of UnaVEx (VE3) brought together 127 participants from Africa and Europe for an exploration of how sustainability and culture intersect, influence one another, and shape our understanding of the future. The keynote of Francesco Spampinato (University of Bologna) focused on the interplay between future-oriented thinking, farming, fiction, and facts, highlighting how these

The Day 3 virtual exchange session of the third UnaVEx iteration for students was held on 19 March 2025, bringing together a total of 167 participants in an engaging online exchange. The session featured a guest lecture titled “Catalysing Change Across Continents: How Global Sustainability Advocates Drive an Ecological Circular Economy” by Solomon Derese, Professor of

The second day of the Virtual Exchange Week took place on 12 March, bringing together 191 online participants from around the world. The session was hosted by the University of Helsinki and featured an engaging guest lecture by Professor Cush Luwezi from Université de Kinshasa (UNIKIN), Democratic Republic of the Congo. Professor Luwezi delivered a thought-provoking presentation titled “Foresight

Today marked the start of the UNAVEX VE3 Virtual Exchange Week. A total of 231 participants from European and African countries joined the opening session. During the session, participants took part in a small-group exercise titled “Sustainability Action Task.” We also introduced the students to the practical arrangements of the course, including instructions on how to earn

Tomorrow, March 5th, the 3rd UNAVEX virtual exchange week starts ! If you missed this opportunity you may participate the autumn 2026 virtual exchanges. We are already publishing the UNAVEX schedules for autumn 2026. The moderator training for the first autumn will be organized jointly for moderators of weeks VE4 and VE5. Call-for-Moderators open 01.Sep-15.Oct.2026 Moderators Trainings

The TR3 session for UnaVEX moderators focused on some practicalities and the identity of the moderator in this exchange. A short presentation was given about how to use Zoom, how to make sure there are some ground rules decided within the group, and what to do when students are absent or inactive. After this presentation,

The TR2 session for UnaVEX moderators focused on equipping participants with the mindset, tools, and skills needed to moderate a Sustainability Action Task within a virtual exchange context. Through expert inputs, interactive exercises, and reflective dialogue, the session explored how to foster safe, inclusive, and constructive spaces for sustainability-related collaboration.There were 42 participants attending this

The UNAVEX VE3 Moderator Training Week officially started today, Monday 9 February 2026, with a strong turnout of 50 participants joining the first training session. The training series continues with two upcoming Moderators’ Get-Together Zoom meetings: Call for Students Open Until 28 February 2026 The Call for Students for the 3rd Virtual Exchange (VE) Week is now open

UNAVEX will be introduced as part of the Teaching Resilience and Environmental Democracy (TREnD) 2026 Staff Training Program, an international initiative designed to support innovative teaching practices in higher education. TREnD is organized as a series of online conversations, and the Staff Training Program consists of interactive webinars offered to instructors across the TREnD partnership