BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ACE2-EU European University - ECPv6.18.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:ACE2-EU European University X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.ace2eu.eu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for ACE2-EU European University REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Paris BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20280326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20281029T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20250101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270502 DTSTAMP:20260928T162642Z CREATED:20260925T104246Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T162642Z UID:10000245-1790812800-1809215999@www.ace2eu.eu SUMMARY:Language Tandems DESCRIPTION:« All Events \nLanguage Tandems\n1 October 2026\n–\n1 May 2027\n \nDate/Period: 10/2026 – 05/2027\nSchedule: Online — synchronous\nOrganised by: Medical University of Gdańsk\, Poland\nDeadline for registration: 1 December 2026 (continuous registration from October–December 2026)\nCertificate of attendance: Yes \nLanguage Tandems is a NAWA-funded initiative designed to connect students and staff from partner universities for mutual language learning. Participants will be matched based on language preferences and learning goals\, creating an engaging and practical environment for developing communication skills. \n\nApplication deadline \n00\nDays\n00\nHours\n00\nMinutes\n00\nSeconds \nApplications are now closed. \n1. Objectives \n\nPromote multilingualism across the ACE²-EU Alliance\nStrengthen cooperation between language centres of partner universities\nSupport peer-to-peer language learning through tandem exchanges\nFoster intercultural communication and international networking\nShare modern language teaching methodologies and best practices\n\n2. Event Description \nLanguage Tandems is a NAWA-funded initiative designed to connect students and staff from partner universities for mutual language learning. Participants will be matched based on language preferences and learning goals\, creating an engaging and practical environment for developing communication skills. \nThe project also aims to establish a network of Language Coordinators across the Alliance who will support promotion\, coordination\, and quality development of the initiative. \n3. Target Group \n\nStudents of ACE²-EU partner universities\nAcademic and administrative staff\n\n4. Structure & Methodology \n\nOnline tandem meetings between participants\nMatchmaking based on language level and preferences\nInteractive peer-learning model\nOngoing feedback and monitoring\n\n5. Registration and Participation \nLink active from 01 October 2026. Participants must attend the full session and contribute to collaborative tasks. \nFor programme details: https://gumed.edu.pl/en/ace2-eu/language-tandems (link to be shared) \n6. Timeline of the Activities \n\n01.10.2026 — registration open\n10.2026–04.2027 — matching and online meetings of tandems\n05.2027 — online meeting closing the project and announcing winning projects (date to be announced)\n\n7. Contact & Coordination \n\nAnna Kuciejczyk\, Ph.D. — anna.kuciejczyk@gumed.edu.pl (Head of Department of Foreign Languages\, MUG\, Poland)\nMagda Warzocha\, M.A. — magda.warzocha@gumed.edu.pl (Senior lecturer at Department of Foreign Languages\, MUG\, Poland)\nKatarzyna Bruder\, M.A. — katarzyna.bruder@gumed.edu.pl (Head of ACE²-EU Alliance Office\, MUG\, Poland)\n\n\n\nAdd to calendar \n  \n\nGoogle Calendar\niCalendar\nOutlook 365\nOutlook Live\n\n\n\n\nARIES Incubator Entrepreneurship Virtual Networking Series #1 — “EIC Accelerator and Pathfinder \n\nThe future of rural regions in the context of demographic change \n\n\nCategories:\nStaff Opportunities\, Student Opportunities URL:https://www.ace2eu.eu/event/language-tandems/ CATEGORIES:Events & Meetings,Staff Opportunities,Student Opportunities ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ace2eu.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-25-at-16.25.31.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271002 DTSTAMP:20260914T062009Z CREATED:20260805T061641Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T062009Z UID:10000198-1790812800-1822435199@www.ace2eu.eu SUMMARY:Climate Change & Mental Health Resilience DESCRIPTION:« All Events\n \n\n Climate Change & Mental Health Resilience\n 1 October 2026\n –\n 1 October 2027\n \nCourse Type: MOOC (100% Online\, self-paced)Duration: 25 hours (total workload)Credits: 1 ECTS credit and a certificate of attendance \nWith the impacts of climate change set to increase\, there is a growing need to understand its psychological implications on vulnerable population groups\, specifically older persons\, to support their resilience as well as health and social care professionals’ own resilience. By taking this MOOC\, students will learn about the challenges of climate resilience especially for older people and how to support their psychological strength in response to acute climate-related shocks and long-term\, chronic stress. They will also learn effective strategies to support their own resilience. \n \n \n 1. Organising Institutions \nLead and Host Institution: Carinthia University of Applied Sciences\, Austria (Andrea Stitzel) \nPartner Institutions: Latvian Academy of Culture (LAC)\, Latvia — Elizabete Palasiosa; Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt (THI)\, Germany — Stefanie Wrobel; UFV\, Madrid — Marc-Antoine Dupuis; MUG\, Poland — Aniela Brzezinska \nIn collaboration with the ACE²-EU Social ImpactorsSocial Impactor Social Well-Being\, Andrea Stitzel (Carinthia University of Applied Sciences)Social Impactors Operational Unit\, Marika Gruber & Mélissa Pebayle (Carinthia University of Applied Sciences)\n \n \n 2. Course Description \nThis 100% online MOOC is conceptualized as a self-learn course. It has a workload of 25 hours (1 ECTS) and is structured in 4 main topics: \n\nMental Resilience\nFactors influencing Climate Resilience\nBehavioural Change to foster resilience\nNature Connectedness as source of resilience\n\nDuring the course students participate in reflective corners which also allow interaction with other students through reading and giving feedback on their posts. At the end of the course\, students will hand in a final assignment. The MOOC is assessed as pass/fail — both posts in the interactive corners and the final assignment are mandatory to pass. \n \n \n 3. Learning Objectives \n\nDefine mental resilience in the context of climate change from the point of view of the older person.\nProvide examples of direct and indirect effects of climate change on mental health and wellbeing.\nDescribe the main factors contributing to resilience related to climate change in older people.\nExplain how change can be promoted at the individual and community level based on the main theories of behavioural change.\nIdentify opportunities to promote resilience and mental wellbeing based on nature contact and connectedness for older persons and Health and Social Care professionals.\n\n \n \n 4. Who should attend \nThis course may be suitable for students from ACE²-EU partner universities enrolled in undergraduate or postgraduate programmes (not only health and social care!). \nThis course may be suitable for those who have an interest in: Mental Health · Mental Resilience · Impact of Climate Change on Health · Nature-based Solutions to strengthen Resilience. \nRecommended Language Level: Preferred intermediate level of English (B2–C1)\, as the working language will be English. \n \n \n 5. Application Process & Further Information \nInterested applicants should apply here: https://forms.gle/QUiLZMawNAp596w2A \nFor any further information or queries related to the course\, please contact: a.stitzel@fh-kaernten.at \n\n \n Add to calendar \n \n \n \n\n\n Google Calendar\n\n\n iCalendar\n\n\n Outlook 365\n\n\n Outlook Live\n\n\n\n\n\n\n APP-Factory Meeting — Shaping the Alliance's Joint Master Degrees and Pedagogical Conference \n\n\n \n The future of rural regions in the context of demographic change \n\n\n\n\n Categories:\n Student Opportunities URL:https://www.ace2eu.eu/event/climate-change-mental-health-resilience/ CATEGORIES:Student Opportunities ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.ace2eu.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/website-calendar-1-2-scaled.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20270223T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20270223T160000 DTSTAMP:20260805T112549Z CREATED:20260608T140807Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260805T112549Z UID:10000181-1803369600-1803398400@www.ace2eu.eu SUMMARY:Culture Traineeship Programme for Staff DESCRIPTION:Course Type: Staff traineeship WP4 \nThis course is designed as an immersive professional traineeship experience aimed at higher education staff who wish to strengthen their intercultural\, communicative\, and student-support competences within an international context. It combines on-site experiential learning\, collaborative activities\, and reflective practice\, enabling participants to engage directly with colleagues from across the ACE²-EU Alliance. \nParticipants will work through real institutional scenarios\, explore inclusive and intercultural approaches\, and exchange good practices that enhance the quality of support services and staff–student engagement across diverse cultural settings. The traineeship emphasises peer learning\, co-creation\, and hands-on application\, offering a structured yet flexible environment for skill development and cross-institutional collaboration. \nUltimately\, this course type fosters a community of practice that empowers staff to apply innovative\, student-centred\, and culturally responsive strategies within their home institutions while contributing to the wider mission of a more inclusive\, connected\, and internationally engaged European university ecosystem. \n  \nDuration and Timeline: \n\nCourse components and contact hours: 20 hrs on-site + 7 hrs independent and group work\nOn-site component: 23-25 February 2027 (it will take place: Villach\, Austria)\n\n  \nAward\, Credits and Certification \nOn successful completion of the course participants will receive 1 ECTS credit and a certificate of attendance \n  \nOrganized by: \nFH KÄRNTEN – University of Applied Sciences (AUSTRIA)  Host Institution \nGerlinde Koppitsch  (CUAS) \nUniversidad Francisco de Vitoria  (SPAIN) Lead \nAlessia Tressoldi (UFV) \nLatvian Academy of Culture (LATVIA) \nIeva Zermite (LKA) \n  \nExternal stakeholders that will be involved in the course \nName of the Stakeholder TBD \n  \nCourse Description and Learning Objectives \nCourse Description:\n“The Culture Traineeship Programme for Staff supports the mission of the ACE²-EU Alliance by promoting intercultural understanding\, inclusion\, and social engagement across its member institutions. It aims to strengthen staff competences and institutional capacity by developing intercultural and communication skills\, enhancing mutual knowledge among the nine universities\, improving support for international students\, and fostering inclusive and internationalised practices. The programme also seeks to build a sustainable cross-institutional network for collaboration and knowledge exchange\, encourage reflective leadership\, and empower staff to act as change agents within their institutions—ultimately contributing to a more connected\, empathetic\, and innovative European higher education community.” \nOnsite sessions: \n\nThe onsite component of the programme consists of a structured and immersive mobility week designed to provide participants with a combination of theoretical input\, experiential learning\, collaborative exercises\, and engagement with local stakeholders. The training takes place from 23 to 25 February in Villach\, and integrates seminars\, workshops\, problem-based activities\, mentoring sessions\, and cultural visits.\nThroughout the week\, participants engage in interactive theoretical sessions introducing core concepts related to internationalisation\, intercultural communication\, inclusion\, and multicultural dynamics across the ACE²-EU Alliance. These sessions are complemented by Problem-Based Learning (PBL) activities in which participants work collaboratively to analyse and address real intercultural dilemmas drawn from academic and administrative contexts. The learning experience is further enriched through guided discussions\, group dynamics\, and reflective exercises\, enabling participants to explore diverse cultural and professional perspectives within the alliance.\nThe programme includes practical activities that encourage the application of theoretical insights to real scenarios\, as well as mentoring moments where facilitators support critical reflection\, provide feedback\, and help participants connect the content of the training with their institutional responsibilities. In addition\, stakeholder engagement sessions—including visits to cultural or academic institutions in Villach—allow participants to contextualise intercultural and ethical challenges within real organisational and societal environments.\nThe onsite week also incorporates cultural activities and local visits\, strengthening participants’ understanding of the regional context\, promoting intercultural awareness\, and fostering a cohesive learning community. By combining academic input\, experiential methodologies\, and community engagement\, the onsite sessions provide a comprehensive and transformative learning environment aligned with the pedagogical principles and values of the ACE²-EU Alliance.\n\n  \nSpecific learning objectives include: \nBy the end of the course\, staff members will be able to: \n\nDevelop staff competence in intercultural communication\, enabling effective interaction with students and colleagues from diverse cultural backgrounds.\nIncrease awareness of partner cultures and alliance dynamics\, fostering mutual understanding and smoother collaboration across the nine universities.\nEnhance staff ability to support international students\, particularly those at risk of cultural exclusion\, by promoting inclusive practices and tailored support initiatives.\nEmpower staff to act as change agents within their institutions\, transferring acquired knowledge and practices to their departments and generating a multiplier effect.\nStrengthen institutional frameworks for internationalisation\, embedding inclusive approaches into everyday operations\, governance structures\, and student services.\nBuild a sustainable cross-institutional network\, where trained staff exchange experiences\, resources\, and innovations to advance intercultural learning.\nFoster reflective practice and leadership competences\, encouraging participants to design\, implement\, and evaluate initiatives aligned with the alliance’s mission and values.\n\n  \nWhich staff member would find this course useful for them? \nThis course may be suitable for staff members from ACE2-EU partner universities who (will) work with international students and staff. \nRecommended Language Level : \nIntermediate level of English (B1-B2)\, as the working language will be English \nApplication Process: \nInterested applicants should \n🔗 Apply here: https://forms.gle/ec7VjDDgyipKD5Sp7 \n  \nDeadline for receipt of applications: 1 December 2026 \nA notification of acceptance to participate will be sent to successful applicants on the 17th December 2026 \nFurther Information \nFor any further information or queries related to the course\, please contact: \nace2eu.ufv@gmail.com URL:https://www.ace2eu.eu/event/culture-traineeship-programme-for-staff-2/ CATEGORIES:Staff Opportunities ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.ace2eu.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/website-calendar_1-2-scaled.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR