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On March 28, UNAVEX hosted its 5th Virtual Exchange (VE) Day, themed “Design in the Ecological Transition.” The plenary address was given by Prof. Ezio Manzini, Honorary Professor at Milan Polytechnic. He emphasized that “often, the challenge is not about creating new inventions but about better applying existing technologies to local conditions.” Following his presentation, […]

On March 20, UNAVEX hosted the 4th Virtual Exchange (VE) Day under the theme “Social and economic sustainability”. The plenary speech was delivered by Mr. Evans Njewa, representing the focal Point for the Government of Malawi. Following his presentation, Mr. Njewa answered students’ questions. The event was chaired by Dr. Julie Metta-Versmessen from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL).

The UNAVEX  project will be presented as oral presentation at the EGU General Assembly 2025 (Vienna, Austria) in session EOS2.5 “From real-world data and perception to climate change education: A call to action” (see session details: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/session/52056). The title of presentation is “Virtual Exchanges and Climate Education as a Tool for European Partnership Development for

On March 14, UNAVEX hosted the 3rd  Virtual Exchange (VE) Day under the theme “Ecological sustainability”. The plenary speech was delivered by Prof. Daniel Olago, University of Nairobi. Following his presentation, Prof. Olago answered students’ questions on ecological services. The event was chaired by Dr. Solomon Derese from the University of Nairobi. Initially, over 2,000

On March 7, UNAVEX hosted the second Virtual Exchange (VE) Day under the theme “Sustainable Development in Politics.” The plenary speech was delivered by former President of Finland, Mrs. Tarja Halonen. Following her speech, President Halonen answered students’ questions on equality and SDG goals. Mrs. Halonen addressed the importance of social justice in our societies.

On February 24, UNAVEX successfully launched its first Virtual Exchange (VE) Day. The VE week program consists of five interactive sessions, each lasting about three hours. Participants use DigiCampus, a dedicated online platform, to access course materials and submit assignments for credit. Initially, over 2,000 students from universities in Europe and Africa expressed interest in

We are happy to tell you that UNAVEX Moderator training is underway and nearly completed. The last meeting before the 1st Virtual Exchange week takes place on Thursday, January 13 at 2 p.m. EET. We are currently training 26 “confirmed” moderators for the first Virtual Exchange Week. Moderators’ training program consists of 5 session in

Detailed schedule for the 1st UNAVEX Virtual Exhange (VE) is published.You are also welcome to apply to VE Week! Find here the virtual exchange program. Join the UNAVEX virtual exchange.

The General Assembly of the UnaEuropa network took place at the Università di Bologna on November 27–28. Hanna Lappalainen and Laura Riuttanen from INAR at the University of Helsinki attended the event, along with several other coordinators from the University of Helsinki who are part of the UnaEuropa network.Lappalainen and Riuttanen participated in the “Self-Steering

Are you passionate about sustainability and eager to engage with an international community? Have you thought about joining a student exchange program but want a unique, accessible experience? Look no further than UnaVEx – a virtual exchange designed for globally minded students like you! UnaVEx is a five-week virtual exchange, 3 hours per day for