Seminar “Beyond Humanism: Confronting the Anthropocene”

This interdisciplinary seminar addresses the profound changes that characterise the Anthropocene era, marked by the intersection of ecological crises, technological acceleration and transformations in collective ways of life. Starting from the post-pandemic context, the seminar proposes a critical reflection on the limits of classical humanist frameworks for understanding contemporary challenges related to subjectivity, well-being, and […]

Call for Proposals: Critical Edge(s) Rethinking Centrality: Exploring Borders, Margins & Peripheries

Call for Proposals Critical Edge(s) Rethinking Centrality: Exploring Borders, Margins & Peripheries Third Meeting of International Researchers 15-16 June 2026 – Amphi MR002 -Université Paris 8 The International Researchers’ Day, an annual event aimed at fostering exchange, integration, and collaboration among international researchers from Paris 8 and the ERUA alliance, invites you to submit proposals. […]

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, […]

Winter School on SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH REFLEXIVITY

COURSE DATES: January 26-30th, 2026 LOCATION: Paris, France APPLICATION DEADLINE: Dec 12th, 2025 LANGUAGE: English STUDY LEVEL: From the second year of the bachelor’s degree, upward NUMBER OF ECTS: 3 Description of the winter school: This interdisciplinary Winter School that will take place at the University “Paris 8”, brings together students from architecture, management as […]

Winter School on Combinatorics and Computing

COURSE DATES : December 8th – December 12th 4 courses, 6 hours each (24h total) 2h of small research talks   APPLICATION DEADLINE : November 16, 2025 LANGUAGE : English STUDY LEVEL : Students in their final year of a  bachelor’s degree or the first year of a master’s degree. NUMBER OF ECTS : 3   Description of the winter […]

ERUA Showcases Major Achievements at 2025 Summit in Lesvos!

Lesvos, Greece — November 5, 2025 The second day of the European Reform University Alliance (ERUA) Summit 2025 highlighted the alliance’s most significant achievements since its establishment, marking two years of progress in educational innovation, student engagement, research collaboration, and sustainability. Representatives from all 8 member universities gathered in Lesvos to celebrate ERUA’s impact and […]

SUMMER SCHOOL “DEMOCRACY AT RISK. THE THREAT OF THE EXTREME RIGHT”

Date: 24th to 28th of June 28, 2025 Location: Paris, France  The University of Paris 8 and the French Institute of Geopolitics invite you to the Summer School “Democracy at Risk. The Threat of the Extreme Right” which will take place from June 24 to June 28, 2025, in Paris, France. This initiative is part of […]