ERUA Intensive Course – Literary Paths: a short Journey into Italian 19th and 20th Century Culture and History through Writers and Poets
Course description During this intensive course students will be introduced to Italian 19th and 20th century main historical events and main cultural themes through an interactive and somehow non-conventional comparison between three “pairs” of outstanding Italian authors: Giacomo Leopardi versus Alessandro Manzoni (early 19th century); Luigi Pirandello versus Italo Svevo (late 19th and early 20th […]
ERUA Intensive Course: Global Power and Territory: Actors, Conflicts and Critical Regions
Course Description This ERUA Intensive Module investigates the geopolitical transformations shaping today’s world through a spatial, territorial and comparative perspective. It analyses how global and regional powers interact across key critical regions — including Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, the Sahel, and the Indo-Pacific — and how borders, resources, infrastructures, and strategic corridors […]
ERUA Intensive Course: Organizing Self, Others, and Environment
Dates: April 22-24, 2026 Place: SWPS University in Wrocław, Poland SWPS University and ERUA invite Master’s and Bachelor’s level student to participate in an Intensive Course “Organizing Self, Others, and Environment: Psychological, Social, and Cultural Perspectives”, which will take place in Wrocław, Poland, April 22-24, 2026. About the program This intensive course offers an […]
Digital Democracy & Leadership Lab: Democracy, Digital Presence, and Digital Leadership
15 – 19 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 19th 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 “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 […]
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 […]
Intensive course: “Emotional noise in generative art and AI”.
Dates: 18–20 February 2026 Format: on-site ERUA and New Bulgarian University (NBU) are announcing an intensive course “Emotional noise in generative art and AI” that will take place at NBU, between the 18th and the 20th of February 2026. The course will consist of daily meetings from 10:00 to 16:00, group work, practical sessions and […]