EUTOPIA

Let us know your contacts!

As the alliance is growing stronger, we are collecting the current collaborations. Do you have good contacts with one of the EUTOPIA partners, or does your research group have an established project with another EUTOPIA research group? Let us know! Send an email to eutopia@vub.be with the main information and contact points so we can contact you with the relevant opportunities!

Erasmus exchange

Check if your programme has Erasmus exchange opportunities on the Exchange pages!

Summer schools

• From 13 June to 26 July 2019, the Joint Summer School Toulouse-Ljubljana will take place. For participants coming from universities that are partners of both organizing institutions (School of Economics and Busines of the University of Ljubljana and Toulouse Business School), a discount (200 €) is ensured. More information.

• As part of the celebrations around the 100th anniversary of the founding of the University of Ljubljana, the Faculty of Arts is organising a summer school for students and other participants with the title FAIL BETTER which will take place from 26 to 30 August 2019. Renowned philosophers Alenka ZUPANČIČ, Slavoj ŽIŽEK AND Mladen DOLAR will present their latest as well as new work and will try to come up with some proposals as to how to "fail better". More information.

• The Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Barcelona (UPF) has a wide offer of International Summer Schools. All courses have an applied component with workshops, activities, etc. which enables learning beyond the classroom. The schedules and calendars (during the month of July) are based on modules, so that students have the flexibility to combine courses of 4, 2 or 1 week. The 2019 application deadline has now passed and the call is closed. Information about the next call will be shared on their website next year. More information.

Conferences

• On 17 September 2019, the fourth CUTTING EDGE conference for early stage researchers will take place at the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology of the University of Ljubljana. The topic of the conference is COMMUNICATING IN SCIENCE. The deadline for registration for Bachelor's, Master's, PhD students who want to present a poster is 30 June 2019. The registration for students from EUTOPIA members is free of charge. More information. 
   
• On November 11-14, some thirty Europeans aged 18-24 are welcomed to a four-day conference in Gothenburg, organised by the Think tank project. Together with European decision-makers they will discuss how to sustain a democratic and open society during the first International Youth Conference. More information.

PhD Scholarschips

• Warwick and VUB offer a number of PhD scholarships for joint projects. The funding, which covers tuition fees, a salary/stipend and research/travel expenses, allows students to be jointly supervised by an academic at Warwick and an academic at VUB. The 2019 scholarship application deadline has now passed and the call for applications is closed. Information about the next call will be shared here next year. More information. 

For more research funding opportunities, also check the page for Staff!

Conferences

• On 17 September 2019, the fourth CUTTING EDGE conference for early stage researchers will take place at the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology of the University of Ljubljana. The topic of the conference is COMMUNICATING IN SCIENCE. The deadline for registration for Bachelor's, Master's, PhD students who want to present a poster is 30 June 2019. The registration for students from EUTOPIA members is free of charge. More information. 
   
• University of Ljubljana presents the EIT Health helps healthcare ventures which create lasting improvements to health throughout Europe and the wider world. The Bootcamps are the first step towards healthy growth for many start-ups. They are open to MSc, MDs, PhD students and/or postdocs, and professionals with a business idea for a product in the field of MedTech and Digital Health still in the research and development phase. The brochure with available 2019 Bootcamps is available on the website. More information. 

Doctoral Schools

• The School of Economics and Business of the University of Ljubljana is organizing a Doctoral Summer School which will take place from 15 to 19 July and from 22 to 26 July 2019. Participants who apply for two courses can benefit from a discount. More information.

As the alliance is growing stronger, we are collecting the current collaborations. Do you have good contacts with one of the EUTOPIA partners, or does your research group have an established project with another EUTOPIA research group? Let us know! Send an email to eutopia@vub.be with the main information and contact points so we can contact you with the relevant opportunities!

Fellowships

• The Paris Seine Institute of Advanced Studies has launched a new scheme, the EUTOPIA Visiting Fellowships, to facilitate the hosting of EUTOPIA researchers wishing to collaborate with Paris Seine faculty. Applications are open and welcome! More information.
• The VUB is actively recruiting experienced researchers for the prestigious Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action – Individual Fellowship (MSCA-IF) which is part of the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 funding scheme. The MSCA-IF funding scheme is geared to promising experienced researchers (ER). Please note: an ER denotes a researcher with a PhD degree, or at least 4 years of full-time equivalent research experience (unrelated to PhD studies). A repository of topics to inspire potential applicants, and to ensure a two-way knowledge transfer between applicant and host institution (a requirement for the proposal) has been created. The topics of the repository are thought to be seen as grounds for discussion and further evolution into a project idea together with the respective VUB supervisor. The applicant will have to write a proposal to further expound his or her idea regarding e.g. innovation, training and stakeholders. More information.

For PhD scholarships, check the page for PhD students!

For more information, inquiries, or comments, please contact us through eutopia@vub.be