CIRCLE U. flagships

Circle U. Flagship Initiatives in Education

Mapping innovative initiatives in education in our alliance.

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CATEGORIES

UNIVERSITIES

Internationalization of education

Inter and trans-disciplinarity

Involvement of students

Integration of external stakeholders

CATEGORIES

Each Circle U. partner gathered flagship initiatives that they considered innovative in these categories.

Inter and trans-disciplinarity

Integration of external stakeholders

Involvement of students

Internationalization of education

Initiatives where the students have the possibility to exchange with students and teachers from different countries.

Initiatives where the students have the opportunity to meet students and teachers from different disciplines.

Initiatives where external stakeholders helped the universities to develop innovative activities.

Inititiatives where the students are driving forces in the development and execution of the projects.

Summer University

Case competition "Stay Relevant"

Course "Advance Innovation"

This course confronts students to real company problems in order to encourage them to think about disruptive innovative solutions.

Courses taught in English within the fields of Culture and Society, Media and Communication, Business, Management and Economics, Psychology, Political Science, Law, Health, Natural Science and Technology.All teaching at AU Summer University is based on current research and has a strong international perspective.

A voluntary competition that brings the students to use their knowledge, skills and competences to find solutions to a problem faced by a local company.

Summer University

Case competition "Stay Relevant"

Course "Advance Innovation"

This course confronts students to real company problems in order to encourage them to think about disruptive innovative solutions.

Courses taught in English within the fields of Culture and Society, Media and Communication, Business, Management and Economics, Psychology, Political Science, Law, Health, Natural Science and Technology.All teaching at AU Summer University is based on current research and has a strong international perspective.

A voluntary competition that brings the students to use their knowledge, skills and competences to find solutions to a problem faced by a local company.

Inter and trans-disciplinarity

Course "Advanced Innovation"

Involvement of students

This course confronts students to real company problems in order to encourage them to think about disruptive innovative solutions. Level: Masters

Description

Resources

Integration of external Stakeholders

Contacts

Case competition "Stay Relevant"

A voluntary competition that brings the students to use their knowledge, skills and competences to find solutions to a problem faced by a local company. Level: Bachelor

Integration of external Stakeholders

Resources

Description

Contacts

This initiative has been presented in the project InnovEd4Ts

Summer University

Courses taught in English within the fields of Culture and Society, Media and Communication, Business, Management and Economics, Psychology, Political Science, Law, Health, Natural Science and Technology. All teaching at AU Summer University is based on current research and has a strong international perspective. Level: Bachelor or Master

Internationalization of education

Resources

Description

Contacts

This initiative has been presented in the project InnovEd4Ts

University of Belgrade

English Language Module (ELM) of the Teacher Education Faculty

TRAIN programme

Centre for Career Development and Student Counselling

EQUI ED project

The EQUI ED project is designed to strengthen equal access to higher education by widening admission and university completion of students from underrepresented groups.

The Centre for Career Development aims to enhance student’s employability through specific courses, internships and soft-skills workshops.

The Training and Research for Academic Newcomers (TRAIN) aims to develop soft skills and professional capacities for young academics.

The English Language Module (ELM) aims to mainstream the learning and teaching of English in all the core subjects of university education.

University of Belgrade

Inter and trans-disciplinarity

English Language Module (ELM) of the Teacher Education Faculty

Involvement of students

Internationalization of education

The English Language Module (ELM) aims to mainstream the learning and teaching of English in all the core subjects of university education. Level: Bachelor

Description

Resources

Integration of external Stakeholders

Contacts

University of Belgrade

TRAIN project

Inter and trans-disciplinarity

The Training and Research for Academic Newcomers (TRAIN) aims to develop soft skills and professional capacities for young academics. Level: PhD studentsYoung Academic and Researchers, Associate and Assistant Professors

Description

Resources

Contacts

University of Belgrade

University Centre for Career Development and Student Counselling

Integration of external Stakeholders

The Centre for Career Development aims to enhance student’s employability through specific courses, internships and soft-skills workshops. Level: Bachelor, Masters, PhD Students

Description

Resources

Contacts

University of Belgrade

EQUI ED project

The EQUI ED project is designed to strengthen equal access to higher education by widening admission and university completion of students from underrepresented groups. Level: Bachelor, High School graduates from disadvantaged groups.

Description

Resources

Involvement of students

Contacts

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

The Humboldt Law Clinic Grund- und Menschenrechte (HLCMR)

Q-Programme

A university-wide initiative fostering research-based learning by integrating students on research projects.

The Law Clinic pursue an innovative teaching concept that combines academic activity with practical experience at an early stage of legal education.

Inter and trans-disciplinarity

Q-Programme

Involvement of students

A university-wide initiative fostering research-based learning by integrating students on research projects. Level: Bachelor and Master

Internationalization of education

Description

Resources

Integration of external Stakeholders

Contacts

This initiative has been presented in the project InnovEd4Ts

The Humboldt Law Clinic Grund- und Menschenrechte (HLCMR)

Involvement of students

The Law Clinic pursues an innovative teaching concept that combines academic activity with practical experience at an early stage of legal education. Level: Bachelor & Master

Resources

Description

Integration of external Stakeholders

Contacts

Clinical Humanities & Wellbeing programme

Course "Markets, Society and Organisation"

Course "Keep London Wild!"

Consulting project allowing marketing students at King’s Business School to develop a communication campaign for an NGO.

Programme integrating creative and critical thinking from Arts and Humanities into the clinical curriculum of Oral Healthcare students.

Innovative course where students take the role of a marketing consultant and build a response to challenges posed by a client.

Inter and trans-disciplinarity

Clinical Humanities & Wellbeing programme

Involvement of students

Internationalization of education

Programme integrating creative and critical thinking from Arts and Humanities into the clinical curriculum of Oral Healthcare students Level: Bachelor.

Description

Resources

Integration of external Stakeholders

Contacts

Inter and trans-disciplinarity

Course "Markets, Society and Organisation"

Involvement of students

Innovative course where students take the role of a marketing consultant and build a response to challenges posed by a client. Level: Bachelor and Masters

Description

Resources

Integration of external Stakeholders

Contacts

Inter and trans-disciplinarity

Course "Keep London Wild!"

Involvement of students

Consulting project allowing marketing students at King’s Business School to develop a communication campaign for an NGO. Level: Masters

Description

Resources

Integration of external Stakeholders

Contacts

UCLouvain

Innovation Classes

Artists-in-Residence programme

moocXperience

Ingénieux-Sud

‘Louvain moocXperience’ is a project that seizes the MOOC opportunity for rethinking higher education at UCLouvain and worldwide. MOOCs stand for Massive Open Online Courses: free courses, open to be attended by anyone interested in the world.

With this initiative, the school offers a different pedagogical approach to encourage students' creativity and to familiarize them with the innovation methods developed in recent years.

Original progrmme that offers students, professors and researchers the opportunity to interact with artists and work with them on a collective artistic project.

Course organised in partnership with NGOs. Every year, it enables around 150 students from Belgium and universities of the South to work together on 25 concrete and sustainable projects.

Inter and trans-disciplinarity

Artists-in-Residence programme

Involvement of students

Original programme that offers students, professors and researchers the opportunity to interact with artists and work with them on a collective artistic project Level: Bachelor.

Resources

Description

Contacts

This initiative has been presented in the project InnovEd4Ts

Inter and trans-disciplinarity

Ingénieux-Sud

Internationalization of education

Course organised in partnership with NGOs. Every year, it enables around 150 students from Belgium and universities of the South to work together on 25 concrete and sustainable projects. Level: Bachelor and Master

Description

Resources

Contacts

This initiative has been presented in the project InnovEd4Ts

moocXperience

‘Louvain moocXperience’ is a project that seizes the MOOC opportunity for rethinking higher education at UCLouvain and worldwide. MOOCs stand for Massive Open Online Courses: free courses, open to be attended by anyone interested in the world. Level: all

Internationalization of education

Description

Resources

Contacts

Inter and trans-disciplinarity

Innovation Classes

Involvement of students

‘With this initiative, the school offers a different pedagogical approach to encourage students' creativity and to familiarize them with the innovation methods developed in recent years. Level: Master (second year) at the school of Engineering and also in other faculties, as well as international students

Internationalization of education

Description

Resources

Integration of external Stakeholders

Contacts

Center for Sustainable Healthcare Education - SHE

Honours-programme

Center for Computing in Science Education

Centre for Integrated Earth System Education – iEarth

Centre for Experimental Legal Learning - CELL

CityStudio Oslo programme

Course where students across academic institutions and the City of Oslo collaborate to build and execute projects addressing the city’s environmental and social challenges.

A three-year elective interdisciplinary bachelor programme to develop a comprehensive knowledge in various disciplines.

A centre of excellence and innovation encouraging students’ participation in developing new forms of teaching and learning.

SHE is a Center of Excellence in Education. SHE aims to empower future healthcare professionals to make evidence-based decisions that protect and preserve our planet's resources to both present and future generations.

The Center for Computing in Science Education is an internationally leading hub for the integration of programming and computing into education programs from schools through higher education.

Honours-programme

A three-year elective interdisciplinary bachelor programme to develop a comprehensive knowledge in various disciplines. Level: Bachelor

Description

Resources

Inter and trans-disciplinarity

Contacts

‘Centre for Experimental Legal Learning - CELL

A centre of excellence and innovation encouraging students’ participation in developing new forms of teaching and learning. Level: Masters

Description

Resources

Involvement of students

Contacts

Inter and trans-disciplinarity

CityStudio Oslo programme

Involvement of students

Original course where students across academic institutions and the City of Oslo collaborate to build and execute projects addressing the city’s environmental and social challenges. Level: Bachelor

Description

Resources

Integration of external Stakeholders

Contacts

Center for Sustainable Healthcare Education - SHE

Involvement of students

SHE is a Center of Excellence in Education located within the Faculty of Medicine. SHE aims to empower future healthcare professionals to make evidence-based decisions that protect and preserve our planet's resources to both present and future generations.

Description

Resources

Integration of external Stakeholders

Contacts

Level: Bachelor

Centre for Integrated Earth System Education – iEarth

Center for Integrated Earth Science Education (iEarth) is a Norwegian Center of Excellence in Education. We aim to establish an innovative and student-centered learning emvironment

Description

Resources

Involvement of students

Contacts

Inter and trans-disciplinarity

Center for Computing in Science Education

Involvement of students

The Center for Computing in Science Education is an internationally leading hub for the integration of programming and computing into education programs from schools through higher education.

Resources

Description

Internationalization of education

Contacts

Level: Bachelor

Université Paris Cité

IDEAL+ programme

Course “Body Mind – Mind Body”

Problem-based learning in health education

Course "Scientific Escape Game"

MOOC "Fostering inclusive education from kindergarden to higher education"

Digital OSCE training platform

The course mixes students from th e different faculties of the university, and articulates academic knowledge with bodywork and theatre courses.

The main goal of the program is to allow students to learn medical knowledge cooperatively in a contextualized setting while solving clinical cases, and at the same time, to acquire competences that are easily transferable to clinical practice.

Digital platform dedicated to Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) training and evaluation for medical students.

Mooc for education professionals accompanying pupils and students with a chronic serious illness.

A course where students have to design and build a serious escape game around a scientific enigma.

Intercultural and innovative teaching programme aiming at enhancing medical students' knowledge in Infectious Diseases.

Course "Scientific Escape Game"

Inter and trans-disciplinarity

A course where students have to design and build a serious escape game around a scientific enigma. Level: Bachelor

Description

Resources

Involvement of students

Contacts

IDEAL+ programme

Intercultural and innovative teaching programme aiming at enhancing medical students' knowledge in Infectious Diseases. Level: Undergraduate medical students

Resources

Description

Internationalization of education

Contacts

Digital OSCE training platform

Digital platform dedicated to Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) training and evaluation for medical students. Level: Undergraduate medical students

Integration of external Stakeholders

Resources

Description

Contacts

MOOC “Fostering Inclusive Education from Kindergarten to Higher Education”

MOOC for education professionals accompanying pupils and students with a chronic serious illness. Level: Bachelor & Master. Professors and teachers, health professionals and social workers

Integration of external Stakeholders

Resources

Description

Contacts

Inter and trans-disciplinarity

Course “Body Mind – Mind Body”

Involvement of students

The course mixes students from the different faculties of the university, and articulates academic knowledge with bodywork and theatre courses. Level: Bachelor

Description

Resources

Internationalization of education

Integration of external Stakeholders

Contacts

This initiative has been presented in the project InnovEd4Ts

Inter and trans-disciplinarity

Problem-based learning in health education

Involvement of students

The main goal of the program is to allow students to learn medical knowledge cooperatively in a contextualized setting while solving clinical cases, and at the same time, to acquire competences (know-how and soft skills) that are easily transferable to clinical practice. Level: 2nd and 3 rd year students

Description

Resources

Internationalization of education

Contacts

MUSEIA: Museum Culture Workshop

Summer School : monitoring environment and climate changes

Tessiture

IThis laboratory is an opportunity to enhance student skills on problem related to environmental and climatic changes and create public management of environmental data obtained within a frame of rigorous scientific approach.

The project is part of the Special Projects for Education that the University of Pisa promotes for research and experimentation of innovative teaching.

The project "TESSITURE: Textures. Sources and methods for a transversal and cultural reading of the challenges of the present and the past" took the form of a film club accompanied by seminars for in-depth analysis and shared reflection.

Inter and trans-disciplinarity

MUSEIA: Museum Culture Workshop

Involvement of students

The project is part of the Special Projects for Education that the University of Pisa promotes for research and experimentation of innovative teaching. Level: Bachelor & Master

Resources

Description

Integration of external Stakeholders

Contacts

Summer School: monitoring environment and climate changes

Involvement of students

This laboratory is an opportunity to enhance student skills on problem related to environmental and climatic changes and create public management of environmental data obtained within a frame of rigorous scientific approach. Level: Bachelor

Description

Resources

Internationalization of education

Contacts

Inter and trans-disciplinarity

Tessiture

Internationalization of education

The project "TESSITURE: Textures. Sources and methods for a transversal and cultural reading of the challenges of the present and the past" took the form of a film club accompanied by seminars for in-depth analysis and shared reflection. Level: Bachelor

Resources

Description

Integration of external Stakeholders

Contacts

Internationalization of Education

Initiatives where the students have the possibility to exchange with students and teachers from different countries.

English Language Module (ELM) of the Teacher Education Faculty

Clinical Humanities & Wellbeing programme

Summer University

Course “Body Mind – Mind Body”

IDEAL+ programme

Problem-based learning in health education

Q-Programme

Ingénieux-Sud

Summer School: monitoring environment and climate changes

moocXperience

Tessiture

Innovation Classes

Inter and trans-disciplinarity

Initiatives where the students have the opportunity to meet students and teachers from different disciplines.

Clinical Humanities & Wellbeing programme

English Language Module (ELM) of the Teacher Education Faculty

Course "Markets, Society and Organisation"

TRAIN project

Course "Keep London Wild!"

Course “Body Mind – Mind Body”

Course "Advanced Innovation"

Course "Scientific Escape Game"

Problem-based learning in health education

Q-Program

MUSEIA: Museum Culture Workshop

Artist-in-Residence programme

Tessiture

Ingénieux-Sud

Honours-programme

Innovation Classes

CityStudio Oslo programme

Involvement of students

Inititiatives where the students are driving forces in the development and execution of the projects.

Clinical Humanities & Wellbeing programme

English Language Module (ELM) of the Teacher Education Faculty

Course "Markets, Society and Organisation"

EQUI ED project

Course "Keep London Wild!"

Course “Body Mind – Mind Body”

Course "Advanced Innovation "

Course "Scientific Escape Game"

Problem-based learning in health education

Q-Program

The Humboldt Law Clinic Grund- und Menschenrechte (HLCMR)

MUSEIA: Museum Culture Workshop

Summer School: monitoring environment and climate changes

Artist-in-Residence programme

Innovation Classes

Centre for Experimental Legal Learning - CELL

CityStudio Oslo programme

Integration of external stakeholders

Initiatives where external stakeholders helped the universities to develop innovative activities.

Clinical Humanities & Wellbeing programme

English Language Module (ELM) of the Teacher Education Faculty

Course 'Markets, Society and Organisation"

Centre for Career Development and Student Counselling

Course "Keep London Wild!"

Course “Body Mind – Mind Body”

Course "Advanced Innovation"

Digital OSCE training platform

Case competition "Stay Relevant"

MOOC "Fostering inclusive education from kindergarden to higher education"

Q-Program

MUSEIA: Museum Culture Workshop

The Humboldt Law Clinic Grund- und Menschenrechte (HLCMR)

Tessiture

Innovation Classes

CityStudio Oslo programme