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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

The 5th Virtual Exchange session of the second iteration for students was carried out on 11th December 2025. In total, 155 participants attended the online exchange. The guest speech ”Catalysing Change across Continents: How Global Sustainability Advocates Drive an Ecological Circular Economy” was given by Prof. Solomon Derese, University of Nairobi. Professor of Organic Chemistry,

The fourth Virtual Exchange session of the second iteration for students was carried out on 4th December 2025. In total, 155 participants attended the online exchange. During this session, the students enjoyed another interesting guest lecture before continuing their work on the sustainability action task. The guest speech was given by By Professor Cush  Luwezi,

UnaVEx was discussed at the South African Science Forum in a panel discussion “From Climate Data to Educating Professionals with Environmental Insight” in 27.11.2025. Discussion was hosted by the Finnish embassy in South Africa, specifically Senior Specialist in Higher Education and Science Policy Veera Virmansalo. Professor Pieter Van Zyl from North-West University and dr Ville Vakkari

The third Virtual Exchange session of the second iteration for students was carried out on 27 November 2025. In total, 193 participants attended the online exchange. During this session, the students enjoyed another interesting guest lecture before continuing their work on the sustainability action task. The guest speech was given by President Tarja Halonen, former

The second Virtual Exchange session of the second iteration for students was carried out on 20 November 2025. In total, 198 participants attended the online exchange. During this session, the students enjoyed another interesting guest lecture before starting their work on the sustainability action task they will carry out for the duration of the UnaVEx

The first Virtual Exchange session of the second iteration for students was carried out on 13 November 2025. In total, 251 participants attended the online exchange. During this session, the students were introduced to the UnaVEx project, its history, and the vision behind it. Furthermore there was an in depth explanation of the sustainability action

The third and final training for moderators participating in the second Virtual Exchange iteration for students was carried out on 6 November 2025. In total, 71 participants attended the training online. During this training, the moderators received all practical information for the exchange, including the code of conduct, using Zoom, etc. The majority of the

UnaVEx Virtual Exchange Week – Schedule and Program ****************************************************** 13 Nov 1st VE day at 15-18 EET time / 20 Nov 2nd VE day at 15-18 EET time / 27 Nov 3rd VE day at 15-18 EET  time / 04 Dec 4th VE day at 15-18 EET time / 11 Dec 5th VE day at