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Contents
1. UNICA AS A EUROPEAN ACTOR
2. UNICA MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES
3. UNICA GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND STEERING COMMITTEE MEETINGS
4. EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION
5. CONCLUSIONS
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held 13 UNICA seminars, meetings and workshops which gathered more than 300
participants
welcomed 3 new member universities
formed the following 3 new working groups: development aid cooperation, green
academic footprint and international PR and communication
won the first prize in the EquNet: European Competition for Equity - Inclusive
Higher Education! with the video of the ExchangeAbility project
received 4 trainees at the UNICA Secretariat from 4 UNICA member universities
involved 20 experts from its member universities in the HER III Seminars (Nov
2010 – Aug 2011)
was among 9 European HE organizations and institutions that submitted their
response to the EU Green Paper on innovation and funding.
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One of the main tasks of the UNICA Network is to advocate the views of its members to the
European institutions and to make sure that the role of universities is given prominence in shaping
higher education policies and the development of the European Higher Education Area as well as
the European Research Area. With this regard, UNICA participated in the consultations on the EU
Green Paper “From Challenges to Opportunities: Towards a Common Strategic Framework for EU
Research and Innovation Funding” (enclosed). A significant means of raising the visibility of the
Network on the European scene is the participation and implementation of the EC-funded projects.
That is why UNICA steps up its efforts to develop new projects together with its member
universities, as well as aims to support the dissemination of the results of projects coordinated by
its members. Acknowledging the importance of communication and the mutual exchange of
knowledge and experience with other key higher education stakeholders on the European level,
UNICA places a strong focus on the cooperation with other European HE institutions, such as
European University Association (EUA) and the EUA Council for Doctoral Education.
RESPONSE TO THE EU GREEN PAPER ON INNOVATION AND FUNDING
UNICA was among 9 European higher
education organizations and institutions
that submitted their response to the EU
Green Paper “From Challenges to
Opportunities: Towards a Common
Strategic Framework for EU Research
and Innovation Funding”. In the paper,
UNICA advocates the idea of “green
academic footprint” and highlights the
need for assuring effective doctoral
supervision, strengthening the ties with
business and industry by cross-border
and cross-sectoral initiatives, and
fostering the role of libraries and
learning centres as driving forces in the
elimination of the scientific information
gaps.
José Barroso, President of the European
Commission, Maire Geoghehan Quinn,
EU Commissioner for research,
innovation and science, and Robert-Jan
Smits, Director General Research and
Innovation, expressed their appreciation
for the UNICA’s contributions in letters
addressed to the UNICA President
“I would like to thank you in particular for your support and detailed comments on the importance of the knowledge triangle – the active involvement and integration of education, in particular higher education, is a crucial element for the success of the three distinct but mutually reinforcing blocks of the Common Strategic Framework – excellence in the science base, creating leadership
and competitive frameworks and tackling social challenges” Robert-Jan Smits, Director General Research and Innovation, European Commission
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EC PROJECTS
Completed EC Projects
Erasmus Mundus Action 4 Project “European Campus: Enhancing Overseas
Student Mobility” (UNICA: Coordinator). Contract Period: Nov. 2008 – Jan. 2011; UNICA share - 2
years: € 35.523 (Total budget: € 262,800)
- Platform http://europeancampus.eu/
contains 162 Master programmes, among
them nearly 60% of all existing Erasmus
Mundus Master programmes, a number
which is still growing.
- Within the framework of the project and
in cooperation with Santander and
Coimbra Groups, a Workshop “Successful
Application and Management Procedures
of Erasmus Mundus Action 1 Joint
Programmes” was organized on 11 January
2011 in Brussels and gathered 70
attendees.
- European Campus final café event took
place on 27 January 2011, featured the
speech of Koen Nomden, Erasmus Mundus
Programme Coordinator (EACEA) and
counted the presence of more than 100
guests: representatives of the EC, student
associations, other academic networks.
Ongoing EC Projects
Information Project on Higher Education Reform III, service contract with the European
Commission DG EAC and EACEA (TEMPUS unit); Contract Period: Dec 2009 – Dec 2011;
Consortium: UNICA (coordinator)-Brussels Education Services; UNICA share - 2 years: € 385.570
(Total budget: € 1.239.225)
- Organization of 3 training seminars for
Bologna and Higher Education Reform
Experts combined with workshops: "The
Social Dimension of Higher Education:
Building Excellence & Equity", University
of Cyprus, 22-24 November 2010,
“Promoting Learning Mobility”, Brussels,
21-23 March 2011 and “Modernization of
Curricula”, University of Oslo, 6-7 June
2011.
- - Organization of 3 TEMPUS regional
seminars: "Management of Quality in the
context of National Quality Framework”,
Tbilisi State University, 4-5 November
2010, “"Higher Education in Western
Balkans: Quality Assurance and
Accreditation", Polytechnic University of
Tirana, 21-22 February 2011, "Diploma and
Degrees Comparability. Double/Multiple
Diplomas and Degrees", Moscow State
University of Railway Engineering, 11-12
April and "Strategic Planning in Higher
Education in Central Asia" in T. Ryskulov
Kazakh Economic University, 7-8 July
2011.
- 20 experts from UNICA member
universities were involved in the HER III
seminars in the period from November
2010 to July 2011.
- Virtual Community for Bologna and
Higher Education Reforms’ Experts
http://www.bolognaexperts.net/ counts
more than 900 participants.
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ExchangeAbility: Fostering the mobility of students with disabilities. Project linked to the UNICA
Working Group on Special Needs - Equal Opportunities. Contract Period: Nov. 2010 – Oct. 2011;
UNICA share – 1 year: € 16.550 (Total budget € 141.950); Consortium members: UNICA
(Coordinator), Erasmus Student Network (BE), University of Cyprus (CY), Tallinn University of
Technology (EE), Eötvös Lorand University Budapest (HU), Comenius University Bratislava (SK),
Erasmushogeschool Brussel (BE)
- 5 site visits at project partner universities
took place: Comenius University in
Bratislava, 31 January – 1 February 2011,
Erasmus Hogeschool Brussel, 15-16
February 2011, Eötvös Loránd University of
Budapest, 24-25 March 2011, University of
Cyprus, 7-8 April 2011, Tallinn University of
Technology, 5 - 6 May 2011.
- 5 ExchangeAbility videos depicting the
student lives of disabled students from the
project partner universities were shot by 2
students of film making; the video
portraying Mei Lan, visually-impaired
student of Erasmus Hogeschool Brussel,
won the 1st prize (audio-visual category) in
the EquNet Competition 2011: European
Competition for Equity.
- Eva Reina from the UNICA Office
presented the project at the ERACON
Conference, Athens, 27 April-1 May 2011,
European Access Network 20th
Anniversary Conference, Amsterdam 20-22
June, and the International Conference
“Education For All”, University of Warsaw,
29 June – 1 July.
- The final café event of the
ExchangeAbility project with the screening
of the ExchangeAbility movie will take
place on 25 October in Brussels; on 26
October the project will be presented
during the National Agencies’ meeting at
the European Commission.
Be-twin: ECTS-ECVET project “Building
Bridges and Overcoming Differences”, in
the framework of the Leonardo da Vinci
sub-programme (LLL programme).
Coordinator: Chambre de Commerce de
Paris Ile-de-France ; UNICA coordinated WP
2 (Methodology) and participates in WP 6
(Dissemination); Contract period: Mar 2009
– Feb 2012. UNICA share - 3 years: € 12.643
(Total budget: € 566,270;); www.betwin-
project.eu
- Methodological Guide “ECVET-ECTS:
Building Bridges and Overcoming
Differences” (electronic publication)
published in July 2010.
- The project and the methodological
guide were presented during the 11th
UNICA Bologna Lab meeting, Vilnius
University, 1-2 December 2010.
- UNICA participated in the 2 SC meetings
held in 2010-2011 in the framework of
the project: Venice, 2-3 March 2011 and
Paris, 22-23 September 2011.
- Project’s final event: Paris, 9 December
2011 will feature contributions from the
representatives of UNICA members.
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INENTER project: Improving the quality of placements and internships from academia to
enterprises. Coordinator: University of Cyprus. Contract period: Oct. 2010 – Sept. 2012. UNICA
share – 2 years: € 20.480 (Total budget: € 289.300). UNICA coordinates 2 Work Packages and is
responsible for the creation and management of the project website, translations, promotional
material and dissemination plan.
- UNICA participated in the 2 consortia meetings: University of Cyprus, 25-27 October 2010, and
Tallinn University of Technology, 17 February 2011.
UNICA-EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION
UNICA, member of the EUA’s Council for
Doctoral Education organizes UNICA
MASTER CLASSES: the 2011 edition:
“Toolkit on Supervision in Doctoral
Education” took place in the Centre for
Advanced Academic Studies of the
University of Zagreb, Dubrovnik, 28
August-1 September 2011. Melita
Kovacevic, Vice-Rector of Science and
Technology and member of the EUA-CDE
Steering Committee, and Lucas Zinner,
Head of the Center for Doctoral Studies
University of Vienna, are members of the
UNICA Master Class Organising
Committee.
UNICA attended the EUA Annual
Conference “Investing Today in Talent
for Tomorrow”, Aarhus University, 13-15
October 2011.
Andrejs Rauhvargers, EUA Senior Adviser,
gave a presentation “University Rankings:
How Do They Influence Quality
Management and Policy-Making at
Universities?” during the UNICA Rectors’
Seminar 2011: Quality in Pursuit of
Excellence, 16 September 2011.
PARTICIPATION IN OTHER ORGANISATIONS' ACTIVITIES
UNICA attended several ACA Seminars:
Mobility under the magnifying glass: New
insights, old challenges, future
perspectives, Brussels, 3 December 2010;
Brazil, Russia, India, China. Key points on
the European higher education
compass?, Brussels, 18 March 2011 and
ACA Annual Conference: The excellence
imperative. World-class aspirations and
real-world needs, Vienna, 22-24 May
2011.
UNICA participated in the Erasmus
Mundus Info Days, 7 February, 4th
University-Business Forum, 22-23 March
201, and the EU-China Forum on Youth
Entrepreneurship, Brussels 19 May 2011,
the EC Brainstorming Sessions and
Experts’ Round Tables.
UNICA Secretary General was invited to
take part in the EC-Stakeholders meeting
“Modernisation of Higher Education:
Education, Research and Innovation”,
Brussels, 25 January 2011, U-Multirank
final conference, Brussels, 9 June 2011,
and the European University-Enterprise
Network Conference in Reykjavik, 19-21
May 2011.
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in the academic year 2010-2011, UNICA
organized a wide range of events in accordance
with the UNICA clusters of activities. Apart
from regular UNICA meetings and seminars,
new events took place, targeted to the
changing academic landscape and new needs
of universities, organized on the initiative of
the UNICA members, such as UNICA Workshop
on Green Academic Footprint, UNICA Meetings
on Development Aid Cooperation and the 1st
UNICA International Workshop on PR and
Communication. This fresh impetus from UNICA
member universities helps the Network
improve its added value, identify the topical
issues of common importance and organise
activities that correspond to specific interests
and concerns of the university communities.
IINNTTEERRNNAATTIIOONNAALLIISSAATTIIOONN && MMOOBBIILLIITTYY UNICA CP/IRO meeting 2010, University of Vienna, 30 October 2010 in the framework of the UNICA General Assembly 2010
IRO meeting 2011, University of Oslo, 4-6 May, 2011
- Gathered 44 International Relations Officers from 29 UNICA member universities, - Featured 5 sessions: “Challenging cooperation and mobility: examples and opportunities”, “Putting the squeeze on international offices: options on how to do with too much and too few people to do with”, “Youth on the Move: mobility without funding?” (presentation by
Lene OFTEDAL, EC), “Learning from Norway: obligatory stays abroad and national databases” and “Your timeslot: contributions from the members”.
Preparation of the IRO meeting 2012, Université de Lausanne, 2-4 May, 2012
-Preparatory meeting 16 September 2010, Copenhagen, in the framework of the EAIE Conference 2011, was conducted by Trine SAND (IRO Observer, University of Copenhagen)
UNICA CP/IRO meeting 2011, Tallinn University, 15 October, in the framework of the UNICA General Assembly 2011
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Preparation of the UNICA Student Conference 2012, University of Oslo, 10-13 October 2012.
UNICA Secretariat traineeship: 4 trainees in 2010-2011 o Roma Tre University: 1 student o University of Ljubljana: 1 student o Comenius University in Bratislava: 1 student o Sapienza University: 1 student
1st UNICA International Workshop on PR and Communication, 26-27 May 2011, brought together nearly 30 PR-specialists from UNICA universities and discussed the current challenges of communication at higher education institutions and different ways to communicate with the international and local communities, employees and prospective, current and former students. The concerns expressed and the issues raised by the participants during the Workshop prompted the setting up of a UNICA Group on PR and Communication. The 2nd Workshop on PR and Communication is planned for the year 2012.
Preparation of an EC-project proposal: Social Dimension of Mobility (Lifelong Learning: Erasmus Accompanying Measures): proposal prepared with the support of José LISON, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
EEDDUUCCAATTIIOONN 11th Bologna Lab Coordinators Meeting:
“Meeting Challenges of Bologna 2020”, University of Vilnius, 2-3 December 2010
Preparation of 12th Bologna Lab Coordinators’ Meeting, Charles University Prague, 1-2 December 2011
European Campus project: developed in the framework of the Erasmus Mundus Action IV (see section “UNICA as a European Actor”> EC Projects)
Information Project on Higher Education Reform III, in the framework of LLL programme (see section “UNICA as a European Actor”> EC Projects)
INENTER project: Improving the quality of placements and internships from academia to enterprises. Coordinator: University of Cyprus (see section “UNICA as a European Actor”> EC Projects)
Admission and recognition: Be-twin, ECTS/ECVET project, in the framework of the Leonardo da Vinci sub-programme, LLL programme (see section “UNICA as a European Actor”> EC Projects)
UNICA Master in European History: - 9 UNICA universities as teaching institutions: University of Vienna, Tallinn University, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Freie Universität zu Berlin, University College Dublin, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Università degli Studi di Roma Tre, Universidade de Lisboa, King’s College London. -Establishment of programme structure and history modules (compulsory and optional). -The consortium agreement to be signed by the end of 2011.
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RREESSEEAARRCCHH && DDEEVVEELLOOPPMMEENNTT 5th UNICA meeting for EU Research Liaison
Officers: “FP7 & FP8 Simplifying procedures; Fostering University-REA partnerships for professional project management”, Università degli Studi di Roma Tre, 17-19 November 2010; the outcome of the meeting, “UNICA EU Research Liaison Officers position paper for the simplification of future Framework Programmes of Research and Technological Development of the European Union” was sent to the European Commission.
Organization of the 6th UNICA meeting for EU Research Liaison Officers, Stockholm University, 20-21 October 2011: the meeting will count the contributions from Elisabeth Schermer (EC: Marie Curie Actions) and Daniel Tarschys, former Secretary of the Council of Europe.
Organization of the 2nd UNICA Entrepreneurship Competition for Students and Young Researchers: teams of 14 UNICA universities successfully submitted their business plans, 10 of which have taken part in the Competition for the 2nd time.
2nd UNICA Master Class: “Toolkit for Supervision in Doctoral Education”, 28 August-1 September, Centre for Advanced Academic Studies University of Zagreb, Dubrovnik and work on the post-conference publication “Toolkit for Supervision in Doctoral Education”
Preparation of the 3rd UNICA Master Class 2012, Centre for Advanced Academic Studies University of Zagreb, Dubrovnik, 2-6 September 2012.
PPOOLLIICCYY && SSTTRRAATTEEGGYY UNICA Rectors’ Seminars: High level discussions on Higher Education issues
UNICA Seminar in the framework of the UNICA General Assembly 2010, University of Vienna: “Internationalization Strategies”, 30 October 2010.
UNICA Rectors’ Seminar: “Quality in Pursuit of Excellence”, Centre for Advanced Academic Studies University of Zagreb, Dubrovnik, 16 September 2011.
UNICA Seminar in the framework of the UNICA General Assembly 2011, Tallinn University: “Arts in the University Curricula”, 15 October 2011.
Preparation of the UNICA Workshop “The Relation between Universities and Academic Hospitals: the Academic Function of Medical Schools”, King’s College London, 29 November 2011.
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UNICA Core Group on Evaluation in Research and Higher Education (chair: Prof. Philippe VINCKE, Université libre de Bruxelles): the Group members conducted several questionnaires at their universities and hold meetings in order to evaluate and analyse the results. The members committed themselves to work on the creation of a Vade-mecum for the Rectors and Presidents of UNICA Universities as a sustainable outcome of the exercise: the development of indicators’ ratios, identifying shortcomings and inaccuracies in the existing methodologies, and providing interesting and useful comparisons for the university management.
UNICA Green Academic Footprint: -Establishing a UNICA Green Academic Footprint Working Group (chair: Jorulf SILDE, University of Oslo) and Reference Group composed of Rectors and Vice-Rectors -Organisation of 1st UNICA Workshop on Green Academic Footprint, University of Oslo, 3-4 May 2011 and preparation of the 2nd Workshop, Université libre de Bruxelles, 25-26 -2 Skype conferences aimed at delineating the policy proposal on UNICA Green Academic Footprint: the document acknowledges environmental sustainability as being at the core of universities’ mission and advocates UNICA universities’ commitment to rising to the global environmental challenges. -The Working Group aims to develop the policy into an overall strategic plan for UNICA universities and investigate the opportunities to undertake an EC-funded project.
Scholarly Communication: -5th Scholarly Communication Seminar “Find it, Get it, Use it, Store it”, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 7-9 November 2010. -Preparation of the 6th Scholarly Communication Seminar “Libraries at a Crossroads: Crisis and/or Dialogue?”, Université libre de Bruxelles - Vrije Universiteit Brussel, November 2012: preparatory meeting UNICA Secretariat, Brussels, 20 June 2011
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UNICA sent a “UNICA Participation Chart 2007-2011” to each member university. The report presents a comprehensive overview of UNICA activities for the academic years 2007-2011. The Participation Charts aim to evaluate the quality of the conducted activities, but also analyse the interests and priorities of UNICA members. It is recommended that the Contact Person and Rector/President organize a meeting at their institution with all colleagues that have participated in UNICA activities. We would greatly appreciate if you could send your comments and suggestions to the UNICA Secretariat: your feedback will allow us to enhance dialogue, better fulfil the needs of our member Universities, and improve the quality of our services.
The “UNICA Policy for Projects” was drafted, amended in consultation with International Relations’ Officers and discussed by the UNICA Steering Committee. The policy statement aims at clarifying the project development opportunities open to UNICA Members and Working Groups (WG). The document will be presented at the UNICA General Assembly, 14 October, 2011.
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Establishing a UNICA Working Group on Development Aid Cooperation (Chair: Gaëlle Ducarme, Université libre de Bruxelles)
-1st meeting, UNICA Secretariat, Brussels, 27 January 2011 identified the issues and questions to be addressed by the Group -2nd meeting, UNICA Secretariat, Brussels, 17 June 2011, focused on the funding opportunities and featured the contributions from Dr. Carlos Casal (Legal Officer, EuropeAid) and Deirdre Lennan (EC EAC).
-The Group plans to submit an EC project related to internationalisation at universities in developing countries (more information in the Work Programme 2011-2012).
Cooperation with the representation offices of capitals of the European Union:
- UNICA Secretary General met with Mr. Geert DE ROEP, Director International Relations, Ministry of the Brussels Region, and Ms. Romée PAMEIJER, representative of the Dutch
G4 (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht) office in Brussels to discuss the possibilities of cooperation.
UNICA-University of Warsaw Conference “Cities and their Universities for the Creation of Knowledge and Innovation”, University of Warsaw, 26-27 September 2011 (organised in the framework of the Polish presidency to the EU and under the patronage of Mayor of Warsaw Ms. Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz ); the Conference had 4 plenary sessions: “Universities as Creators of Innovation for Development”, “Entrepreneurial and Innovative University’, “Strategies for University Research and Education” and
“Urban Policies for Research and Education”.
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UNICA General Assembly 2010, 28-30 October, University of Vienna.
Preparation of the UNICA General Assembly 2011, 13-15 October, Tallinn
University/Tallinn University of Technology.
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14 March 2011, SC meeting, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid
6 May 2011, SC meeting, University of Oslo, Oslo
12 September 2011, SC meeting, UNICA Secretariat, Brussels
13 and 15 October 2011, SC meetings, Tallinn University
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Given the increasing diversity of events, undertaken projects, and the need to strengthen the
visibility of the Network and attract the prospective partners and funding opportunities, one of
UNICA’s major attempts is to communicate the outcomes of UNICA activities via Web and a number
of publications that can be disseminated among the members of the UNICA community as well as
stakeholders: representatives of the European Commission, European Parliament, Ministries of
Higher Education, student associations and peer academic networks.
Rome Declaration: as a document expressing the voice of nearly 300 students participating in the UNICA Student Conference 2010, the publication was sent out to the Rectors, Presidents and IROs of UNICA member Universities, Ministers of Education, Members of the European Parliament (Commission on Culture and Education) and the representatives of the European Commission. Minister of Education of Spain, Mr. Ángel Gabilondo Pujol, Minister of Education and Culture of Cyprus, Mr. Andreas Demetriou, and Minister of Education of Malta, Mrs. Dolores Cristina, expressed their appreciation for the document and the testimony to the significant role that students play in the advancement of Higher Education. Michaela Pellegrino, student of Psychology of Università degli studi di Roma La Sapienza and participant of the Conference, created the graphic design for the publication.
UNICA e-newsletters: Since 2006, UNICA sends 4 (quarterly) e-newsletters to the UNICA member Universities and partners. Each newsletter represents the 3 months of UNICA activities in a nutshell: reports on recent meetings and announces the upcoming ones, contains information on new initiatives, includes pictures and links that direct you to the relevant articles on the UNICA website. On its 5th birthday, the UNICA e-newsletter gained a new, refreshing look.
“I have read the declaration with great interest. It touches upon a number of issues that we have been discussing in Europe for a number of years by means of the Bologna Process and which I consider to be of great value in enhancing the holistic learning experience of students (…)”
Dolores Cristina, Minister of Education, Employment and the Family, Malta
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Websites: - updating the calendar of UNICA events and activities, EC
projects and Working Groups, - updating the “News from Our Members” section: all
member Universities are welcome to send us the news about the organised conferences, achievements and awards as well as project and recruitment calls,
- maintaining the HER III and European Campus websites,
- maintaining the Virtual Community of Bologna Experts (in the framework of the Higher Education Reform III Project)
- creating the accessible ExchangeAbility website.
UNICA Stationery: The change of premises and website required new UNICA stationery materials: in 2011, new UNICA envelopes, folders for conference materials, and notepads were printed.
UNICA EC Projects promotional materials: - “Higher Education Expert’s Personal Handbook” (publication of the HER III project)
combines a notepad and a memorandum with agenda, information on EU policies in the field of Higher Education, useful tips on how to efficiently prepare for and use the training gained during the HER III Seminars, and inspirational quotes.
- UNICA-HER III and TEMPUS USB Sticks - ExchangeAbility leaflets - ExchangeAbility postcards with inspirational quotes in Braille and in print.
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All of the activities envisaged in the Work Programme 2010-2011 were undertaken. Some of them, such as the WIN initiative are still in the process of development and will be
continued in the current academic year.
UNICA warmly thanks all the Rectors/Presidents, Vice-Rectors/Vice-Presidents, members of the UNICA Steering Committee, International Relations Officers, UNICA Contact Persons, members of the UNICA Working Groups and other members of the UNICA
community for your ongoing active support.
Brussels, October 2011
UNICA Secretariat, c/° University Foundation, Rue d'Egmont n°11, 1000 Brussels, BELGIUM
UNICA Secretariat is pleased to welcome you in its Brussels premises and the
UNICA meeting room: the room can be booked for the activities of the UNICA
members (maximum capacity 8-10 people) and offers facilities such as projector
and Internet access. Traineeship at the UNICA Secretariat: Students from the
UNICA member Universities are encouraged to apply for a traineeship at the
UNICA office in Brussels: it is a great opportunity to work in a small but
multinational office, acquire sound knowledge on the recent developments in
the EHEA & ERA, and gain hands-on experience in varied activities and projects
of the Network!
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