EPICUR Staff Week at Unistra: Strengthening Academic Collaboration
News
Let’s Connect, Collaborate, and Innovate!

From February 10th to 12th, 2025, the University of Strasbourg (UNISTRA) hosted the EPICUR Staff Week, a dynamic three-day event bringing together professors, educational developers, experts, and administrative staff from EPICUR partner universities. The event provided insights into EPICUR’s existing training offerings and tools, while serving as a platform to exchange best practices, explore new module development, and expand EPICUR’s educational initiatives.

Key Takeaways from the Staff Week

  • Presentation of the Master’s Programme in European Geopolitics, International Security, and Law (working title), co-developed by Adam Mickiewicz University (AMU), the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), and UNISTRA.
  • Introduction of the Diversity Across Boundaries (EDI) elective course, co-developed by the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and UNISTRA.
  • Proposal for an EPICUR module on future intelligence, focusing on AI governance, regulation, and practical implementation (UNISTRA).
  • Presentation of one of the first EPICUR courses at UNISTRA on European integration, co-developed by AMU and EM Strasbourg Business School, examining European integration through a transnational lens while fostering critical thinking and intercultural collaboration.
  • Showcase of Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) in EM Strasbourg’s ‘Ethics in Business’ course, emphasizing intercultural collaboration, soft skills development, and international learning opportunities. This model can also serve as a reference for expanding EPICUR’s educational initiatives.
  • Discussions on multilingualism in EPICUR and the development of European degrees from concept to quality assurance (UNISTRA). Educational principles shaping the learning experience (University College Freiburg (UFR)).
  • Insights into existing pedagogical and digital tools, including VURS, EPICUR Hybrid Classrooms (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki), and the EPICUR Centre for International Teaching & Learning (University of Freiburg).
  • Presentation of the Collaboration of Pépite Etena with EPICUR: EPICUR advances entrepreneurial education through its partnership with Pépite Etena, a key resource center in Alsace. Together, they empower students, doctoral candidates, and young graduates by fostering startup creation, business innovation, and the development of entrepreneurial skills.
Some of the participants in the Staff Week 

This event marked a significant milestone in EPICUR’s mission to strengthen collaboration, foster innovation, enhance existing tools, and expand training and mobility opportunities.