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New offer of summer school for PhD students. Fee applies.

It is an opportunity to start new collaborations and develop new ideas and research projects with other ECIU researchers in the fields "Energy & Sustainability", "Transport & Mobility", "Health & Wellbeing" or "Digital Transformation". 

The next Lunch & Learn session will take place online on 11th February 2026 at 12.00-13.00. Join us!

Applications to participate in the ECIU University Forum 2026 are now open!

In early December, TUL hosted the first edition of the ECIU Student Leadership Development Programme with 42 Student Ambassadors from across Europe. Discover the atmosphere of the event in our photo gallery and summary video.

The call for applications for the Team Impact Award 2026 is now open. This ECIU University award recognises teams that, through the implementation of an ECIU Challenge, have developed solutions delivering tangible and positive impact for local communities.

On March 19–20, the third edition of the ECIU User Focus Groups will take place at the University of Stavanger (Norway). Applications are open until January 20, and final-year students with prior ECIU experience are especially encouraged to apply.

The ECIU University Creathon 2026 will bring together students from across the ECIU Alliance to co-create inclusive solutions at the intersection of care, community and mobility. Taking place in Barcelona in May 2026, this intensive challenge invites participants to work with real stakeholders on pressing urban and rural challenges in Catalonia.

The second edition of the ECIU Research Mobility Fund has been launched. The application period ends on 30th January 2026.

Deadline extended till 9.01.2026!!! The ECIU University Forum will take place on June 16-17th at the University of Aveiro in Portugal. With preparations underway, members of the ECIU University community can submit their session proposals until 9 January 2026.

In October, TUL hosted students from the Portugal and Lithuania, who came to Lodz to join our students in tackling a Challenge-Based Learning (CBL) task titled Sustainable Transitions & Reliable Engineering for Automated Manufacturing (STREAM).

As the ECIU prepares to launch its first Student Leadership Development Programme in Łódź this December, the next edition — led by the University of Trento and the University of Twente and schedule to take place in winter next year— is already inviting new participants.