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Issue III of Catch-Up!, the ERUA student magazine, is here
Issue III of Catch-Up! is out — and honestly, this one is something special. For the first time ever, all eight ERUA partner universities have contributed to a single edition. That’s not just a

Exploring language in context — ERUA traveling seminar in Paris
How does the socio-cultural environment shape language and communication? Students from SWPS University (USWPS) and University Paris 8 explored this question during a series of workshops held as part of the ERUA traveling

Research-Creation Methodologies: Interdisciplinarity, Societal Impact, and Co-Production of Knowledge
From 1 – 5 June 2026, Paris 8 University will host a five-day intensive course, with 2 on-line sessions, titled “Research-Creation Methodologies: Interdisciplinarity, Societal Impact, and Co-Production of Knowledge” offering ERUA PhD candidates

Tracing Shakespeare Spring School brought together students and academics from across Europe!
From 22 to 26 April 2026, New Bulgarian University (NBU) hosted Tracing Shakespeare, a Spring School organised by the European Reform Universities Alliance (ERUA) and co-funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+

ERUA DigiTalk highlights the importance of local communities engagement in democratic participation
All photos: © Heide Fest On 23 April 2026, the 4th ERUA DigiTalk, “Doing Democracy – Participatory Democracy in Times of Disinformation” was successfully organized under Work Package 5, “Achieving Social Change

International Conference Marks 40 Years since the Chernobyl Accident
The Radioactive Decay of the Iron Curtain: Re-Examination of the Chernobyl Catastrophe in Comparative Perspective An international conference took place on April 17–18, 2026, at New Bulgarian University, dedicated to examining the long-term

ERUA Cleanup Days 2026: Join us for a Greener Spring!
This spring, ERUA partner universities are once again joining forces to protect and care for their local environments through a series of cleanup initiatives organised between World Earth Day (20 April) and World

Travelling Seminar on Social and Cultural Impact of Digital Nomads in Gran Canaria
Students from the ULPGC and Paris 8 take part in a Travelling Seminar on the current social and cultural impact of digital nomads in Gran Canaria The University of Las Palmas de Gran
Reforming higher education and research
We, the European Reform University Alliance (ERUA), have set up and developed our consortium around our foundational principles as a reform alliance. By pooling our individual strengths and past achievements, we will increase our societal impact by creating a powerful academic hub for critical and innovative contribution to a free, more equitable and democratic Europe. We believe that to shape peaceful, just, and sustainable futures, higher education and research must be transformed.
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