Purpose of this call
UNIC wants to support virtual international educational activities within the UNIC consortium. We consider a virtual international collaboration as an innovative mobility format and as an addition to traditional student exchange formats. Virtual international educational activities are part of Internationalization at home strategies and can at best serve to internationalize the curriculum.
The fund aims to support virtual international educational activities across UNIC university partners. Initiatives may bring individuals together for a first-time collaboration and new activity, or they may consolidate, deepen or transfer an existing engagement; both categories are eligible.
All activities should be inclusive for all learners of the respective courses, e.g. provide accessible documents for visually impaired students, if necessary, or use tools that are accessible for all students and do not require special individual resources, respect care obligations by not having the course after childcare times, etc.
Formal conditions
- Format: Virtual international educational activities (Examples: Virtual exchanges; Blended exchanges with a predominant share of virtual teaching, Virtual collaboration on challenge-based learning…) (see application form: question 1.d, 2.1.c).
- At least two UNIC university teachers from two different universities design the learning activity collaboratively (see application form: question 1.e).
- Students of all participating partner teachers are involved in collaborative virtual international learning activities (see application form: questions 2.1.a, 2.1.b, 2.1.c).
- ECTS recognition for the activities through each participating university (see application form: question 2.2.a).
- Intended integration of the activities in the formal curricula of the participating universities (see application form: question 2.2.a).
- Dissemination/visibility activities are included in the general activity plan (see application form: point 3).
Who can apply?
The call is open to all staff members of all ten UNIC universities (part- and full-time professors, educators, lecturers etc.) involved in teaching.
All faculties of UNIC universities and all topics and disciplines are welcome.
Please note that “UNIC Thematic Line” (TL) activities financed by UNIC budget cannot be financed through this fund but academics active in UNIC Thematic Lines with further activities are invited to apply.
Each university can only support costs related to their own institution and/or own staff members, independently of their role in the activity. Costs for staff members of other partner universities cannot be supported, unless collaborators in the partner universities seek funding within their own institutions.
Additional Information for applicants:
Persons from different universities designing an activity together can apply individually for funds at their local universities.
Applicants from the same university working together in an initiative with international partners can only submit one application form together at their local university. (Maximum two involved applicants per university and per application).
The same cost cannot be covered by two partners.
One applicant can participate in two initiatives/applications per call round with different partner constellations.
The selection of applications is criteria-based.
Even if the technical assessment criteria are met, funding of all partners in the proposed activity is not guaranteed. Only one partner might receive the funding if there is no more budget available at another university.
