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Reflecting on the ‘’InternACTional’’ project

The beginning of June saw the second transnational ‘’InternACTional’’ project meeting in Lyon, France, gathering project partners from all the collaborating countries to look back at the work already done and brainstorm ideas for future project maintenance. Reflecting amongst themselves the partners brought to light the rights and wrongs of the practicality of the project. […]

The second European Innovation Race – sharing big ideas for creating a sustainable university!

Last Thursday, March 3rd, the second European Innovation Race finally happened! The event aimed to generate ideas on making universities sustainable through encouraging skills such as design thinking and teamwork. This one-day hackathon took place online with teams of international participants and partners. The organizers of the event were thrilled that many students from both […]

Join European Innovation Race 2022

Come along with the mission to create more sustainable universities for the future! In the second European Innovation Race (EIR), being a part of an international team, you will brainstorm, prototype, and pitch your ideas for how universities could become more sustainable. What’s more, during EIR, you will become familiar with design thinking and make […]

Don’t miss the workshop “Sustainable education for social innovations”!

February 19th – book the date on your calendar. We are meeting life in the workshop on “Sustainable education for social innovations”. The full-day workshop will start at 9.30 at Best Western Hotel (Konstitucijos pr. 14) in Vilnius, Lithuania. In the workshop, participants will have an opportunity to experience developed material in the internACTional project. […]

Concept of innovative international internships well-received in Learn and Teach Forum

On February 18-19th European University Association held Learn and Teach Forum. It primarily focused on embedding and facilitating sustainability. In the 6th session “Harnessing the potential of digitalization,” Andrius Uždanavičius, Head of Studies’ Quality and Development Office in Vilnius University, carried out a presentation with a focus on sharing experience during “InternACTional “project and lessons learned in creating and implementing a cross-institutional course.

Disrupting formal higher education for a better future

Student teams leading the process, collaborating internationally, solving problems, and developing sustainable innovation solutions for contemporary challenges with ambition of fundamental social, environmental and economic impact! It is not another lecture on the future of education – it is a continuous joint journey of the University of Bergen (UiB), Vilniaus universitetas / Vilnius University, Université Jean Moulin (Lyon III) and Knowledge economy forum.

In the first European Innovation Race – proposals for reinventing universities for sustainable future

On Tuesday, February 9th, the first European Innovation Race took place. The first event was focused on reinventing universities for a sustainable future. International students’ teams worked on three cases, each presented by the different partner university.

Craft your pitch

Have you ever heard about „elevator pitch“? It is a short but effective explanation intended to persuade someone to buy something or accept an idea. Why elevator? It should be short enough to present an idea during an elevator ride. In various conferences and events, when you think about it, the elevator is one of […]

Project implementation challenges during the pandemic

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has profoundly affected life around the globe. Isolation, contact restrictions and economic shutdown impose a significant change to the life of interns’ and some challenges for project realization.

The importance of feedback during the internship

In autumn (2020) project partners organized an additional round of internships between Vilnius University and the University of Lyon. As a result, students have tested beta versions of online modules, worked remotely in groups following design thinking methodologies and joined feedback sessions to exchange feedback.