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EDUC – for academic staff

Teaching and researching in a European context has never been easier!

 

Curious about EDUC? Or are you already involved and want to do more? Join the EDUC CoP. EDUC Research Internships lasts from one week to 6 months. The EDUC Course Catalogue also includes e-learning courses aimed at academic staff. Visit another EDUC university to enhance your professional skills, build networks, and gain valuable insights into current topics. This project is the Research and Innovation part of our alliance. Create more dynamic teaching and collaboration with colleagues from across the alliance. This is a dynamic digital platform that connects EDUC universities from both an educational and research perspective. Join a dynamic network connected to EDUC, and become part of a shared vision for innovation, collaboration and the future of European universities.

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The European Digital UniverCity or EDUC makes it possible for teachers and researchers to network and exchange across Europe, share resources and address a European audience.

With EDUC, your teaching and research is not limited to your university. By targeting innovative online and blended courses, EDUC creates many new opportunities for sharing and networking.

Increase the reach of your lectures, seminars or language courses, experience inter-European exchange in the lecture hall or in the lab, create a strong scientific community to tackle contemporary issues together.

Academic staff: EDUC Alliance – Access the European community

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Have an EDUC Coffee 

Every Monday morning, you're invited to bring along your cup of coffee and meet colleagues from across EDUC. This is an informal and open space for good conversations and new connections. There is no set agenda, no preparation is required, and there is no need to register in advance.

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News from EDUC

Four career development courses for researchers

Do you want to become better at communicating your research, explore new career paths, develop an employability mindset, or contribute to a more inclusive academia? EDUC offers four online courses for academic staff and PhD candidates at USN this autumn.

5. October 2026

Calls from EDUC

Do you want to learn Arabic?

Would you like to explore one of the world’s most widely spoken languages, but are not quite sure where to begin? This introductory course gives you a safe and inspiring start. Open to everyone and available all the time.

Online course: International Employability Mindset

Are you a young researcher looking to broaden your professional horizons? Do you want to thrive in today’s competitive job market by developing key transferable skills? Join the International Employability Mindset online course.

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Online Course: Intercultural Communication

Do you want to feel more confident in international contexts? This course gives you the opportunity to learn how to communicate across cultures and understand the perspectives behind everyday interactions. The course is asynchronous and open to all students and staff throughout the year.

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Get info on EDUC opportunities within your discipline

 

This is EDUC

What and who is EDUC?

European Digital UniverCity (EDUC) is a European university alliance with eight members in seven countries. European university alliances are the EU's flagship for bringing the academic community in Europe closer together and solving major societal challenges.

In the alliance, we collaborate, among other things, on a common digital campus, digital study programs, flexible international opportunities for students and staff and skills development for young researchers and staff.

In addition to USN, EDUC consists of these universities: 

  • University of Potsdam, Germany 
  • University of Rennes, France 
  • University of Paris-Nanterre, France 
  • Masaryk University, Czech Republic 
  • University of Cagliari, Italy 
  • University Jaume I, Spain 
  • University of Pécs, Hungary 

Together, the alliance has around 200,000 students and 31,000 employees.

Use the map to get to know the other institutions better. 

EDUC is funded by Erasmus+ from 2022-2026.

What do we want with EDUC?

  • Provide students and staff with varied and flexible international opportunities

  • Increase the quality of our education through collaboration and innovation

  • ​​​The alliance collaboration gives USN a competitive advantage in Europe 

Any questions?

Contact us: educ@usn.no

 

More info about EDUC on educalliance.eu