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EDUC – for PhD Candidates

Are you ready to join an international community of researchers and boost your skills in your academic and work life?

 

Curious about EDUC? Or are you already involved and want to do more? Join the EDUC CoP. Join relevant gatherings (for PhD Candidates and Postdocs) that promote professional engagement and networking among young researchers. Join a research group or laboratory at one of the EDUC universities. You can practice foreign languages with an EDUC colleague through the E-tandem Language Programme or participate in digital language courses. In the EDUC Catalogue, you can search for relevant courses and filter by different target groups, such as "Researchers," "Teachers," and "Postdocs." Sign up for online courses. Annual event focused on skill development and career building, This project is the Research and Innovation part of our alliance. This is a dynamic digital platform that connects EDUC universities from both an educational and research perspective. Blended Format Summer Schools for PhD Candidates.

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Are you ready to take the next step in your academic career? Join an international community of researchers and academics and share your passion.

Explore the opportunities and discover how you can contribute to groundbreaking research.

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From PhD to Career: Join EDUC TESE Days at USN

PhD candidates still have the opportunity to secure a place at TESE Days 2026, taking place over three days in June. Participants will develop key skills in career development, entrepreneurship and communication, while also building international networks. The application deadline is 29 March.

23. March 2026
Thomas Brekke og Jarle Løwe Sørensen

Offering PhD students a unique position

Meet Thomas Brekke and Jarle Løwe Sørensen, two of the creators of the EDUC course on International Entrepreneurial Mindset for PhD candidates, which is now being offered for the second time.

17. September 2025

Calls from EDUC

EDUC Research Fellowship Call

Denne ordninga gjer forskarar på alle karrieresteg (R1–R4) høve til å arbeide på tvers av fag, sektorar og kulturelle kontekstar gjennom å finansiere kort- og mellomlange forskingsopphald som har som mål å utvikle nye ferdigheiter og fremje forskingssamarbeid innan alliansens universitet og økosystema våre.

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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