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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

We are happy to announce that the third UnaVEx call for students opens 15.1.2026! Una Europa Virtual Exchanges for Sustainability (UnaVEx) is a 1 ECTS virtual exchange course for university students interested in sustainability. The next UnaVEx exchange takes place in March 2026 and consists of five weekly online sessions: 5.3.2026 12.3.2026 19.3.2026 24.3.2026 26.3.2026

The call for moderators for the 3rd Una Europa Virtual Exchange for Sustainability (UnaVEx) is now open. The virtual exchange will take place in March 2026 and brings together European and African students to discuss sustainability from interdisciplinary perspectives. Moderators facilitate students’ online discussions in Zoom sessions and take part in online training before the