Digital Democracy & Leadership Lab: Democracy, Digital Presence, and Digital Leadership
15 – 17 June 2026 | New Bulgarian University, Sofia New Bulgarian University announces a three days ERUA intensive course: The Digital Democracy & Leadership Lab: Democracy, digital presence, and digital leadership. The course will take place between 15th and 17th of June 2026 on-site at NBU. This intensive, interdisciplinary course explores the intersection […]
ERUA Intensive Course: “Ancient Rhetoric in the Digital Age: From Plato to Contemporary Media”
Rhetoric is not just an ancient philosophical topic: it is the art of persuasion and the crafting of speeches that can shape reality. Starting with Plato’s dialogues (especially Gorgias and Menexenus) this course explores the origins of the debate on rhetoric, emphasising that the issues raised by Greek philosophers – such as the relationship between […]
MRU invites ERUA students to the Blended Intensive Course “Children’s Rights in Action”
Study level: BA and MA Mykolas Romeris University (MRU) invites students of the European Reform University Alliance (ERUA) to participate in the Blended Intensive Course “Children’s Rights in Action”, focusing on the protection and promotion of children’s rights at international, European Union, and national levels. The course will take place from 16 to 25 March […]
Intensive Course: Gender and Politics
Description of the Intensive course The course on “Gender and Politics” will start from current anti-gender campaigns throughout the world and then examine : 1. theories and concepts (eg gender and intersectionality; biopolitics and sexual democracy); 2. academic debates (eg sexual nationalisms; the sexual politics of neoliberalism); 3. social controversies (eg MeToo, the Islamic veil, […]
Intensive Course “Building Cultural Competence – a practice-oriented international collaboration course”
Description of the course Intercultural Competence is considered a key competence and future skill. However, its idea remains fuzzy. There is a variety of definitions as well as critique. Intercultural learning and cultural awareness are becoming more and more relevant, e.g. in the sustainability discourse, as challenges require collaboration and consideration from an interconnected and […]
ERUA intensive course: Classics for Europe
Description of the course The course aims to introduce the lives, the historical contexts and the works of four significant authors of Latin literature (Cicero, Catullus, Sallust, and Livy), as well as their themes and styles. It will also cover the reading and commentary of significant passages. After providing a general overview of the […]
Semester Course: Environmental Humanities in Intercultural Perspective
Description of the course This course aims to foster in students an active awareness of the impact that the humanities (literature, philosophy, psychology, pedagogy, etc.) can have on how human beings perceive and relate to the environment. Over the span of five sessions, the course will address the following topics: Theories of Environmental Humanities; The […]
Intensive Course: Otherness and ethnicities
Dates: 19 – 23 of January 2026 Location: Paris, France Description of the Intensive course The course consists of mapping the multiple facets of otherness as a common, singular and plural, multifaceted and tangible experience that shapes modes of existence. The exploration of these modes of existence and expression, their variations, connotations and degree of […]
Intensive Course: “Semiotics of interface and devices”
Description of the course This workshop explores interfaces and devices. It focuses on both their graphical and technical dimensions: from user interfaces and screens to sensors, recognizers, and speculative design. From a theoretical perspective, the workshop interrogates the meaning and communicative values of interfaces, artefacts, and devices. From a practical standpoint, it adopts a research-creation […]
ERUA intensive course: Perspective on Sensory Studies. Sensorial Investigations
COURSE DATES November 25-29, 2025 APPLICATION DEADLINE November 14, 2025 LANGUAGE English STUDY LEVEL Undergraduate students (Bachelor’s level), Graduate students (Master’s level) NUMBER OF PLACES 15 About the program This course of lectures presents an introduction to the field of sensory studies. The term ‘sensory studies’ was coined in 2006 to denote the confluence of […]