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Blended Intensive Programs 2025/2026

Active Blended Intensive Programmes for the academic year 2025/2026 are available here. Programs marked with an asterisk (*) indicate Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programmes organized under the EU GREEN University Alliance.

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Project Coordinator: Prof. Gioia Angeletti and Prof.ssa Simona Bertolini

Project: 2025-1-IT02-KA131-HED-000321324-5

Blended Intensive Program organized by the University of Parma as part of the Alliance EU GREEN.

As part of the University Alliance EU GREEN, the University of Parma offers students enrolled in one of the Alliance's universities the opportunity to participate in this Blended Intensive Programme, approved by the European Union under the ERASMUS+ Programme 2021/2027.

Co-organizing universities:

Program details:

  • Hosting University: University of Parma (IT)
  • In-presence period: 19-23/10/2026
  • Virtual attendance period: 15/09/2026 -15/10/2026
  • Language of instruction: English - B2
  • Awarded ECTS credits: 6
  • Number of places available: 30
  • Admission requirements: Enrollment in a degree program in the humanities, enrollment in the third year of a Bachelor’s degree, or enrollment in a Master’s degree program, with an English language proficiency of at least B2 level.

Program Description:

The principal objective of this Blended Intensive Programme is to demonstrate and enhance the contribution of the Humanities and the Arts to contemporary environmental challenges, with particular reference to the need to reconceptualize the relationship between the human and the nonhuman in the context of the contemporary environmental crisis. Moving beyond the assumption that environmental knowledge is produced primarily by the natural sciences, the BIP foregrounds the epistemic, experiential, and transformative contribution of disciplines such as philosophy, literature, environmental history, geography, sociology, anthropology, psychology, and the visual and performing arts. Their value lies both in the specific analytical and historical knowledge they generate (e.g. within environmental history) and in their capacity to support experiential, perceptual, and ethical transformations.

Building on these premises, the BIP integrates cognitive, perceptual, creative, and applied dimensions. The school’s approach is articulated through two complementary lines of action, both encouraging students to imagine new modes of coexistence with the more-than-human world. First, it offers students an interdisciplinary learning environment that facilitates dialogue among different humanities-based perspectives on the human–nonhuman relationship, thereby broadening students’ analytical frameworks and supporting the development of cross-disciplinary academic competencies. Second, the programme engages multiple experiential dimensions through which relations with the nonhuman are established, including cognitive, ethical, affective, sensory, and evaluative domains. To this end, the programme integrates interactive lectures, workshops, artistic and embodied practices, experiential laboratories, and outdoor activities.

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Project Coordinator: Prof.ssa Eleonora Fiore

Project: 2025-1-IT02-KA131-HED-000321324-10

Blended Intensive Program organized by the University of Parma as part of the Alliance EU GREEN.

As part of the University Alliance EU GREEN, the University of Parma offers students enrolled in one of the Alliance's universities the opportunity to participate in this Blended Intensive Programme, approved by the European Union under the ERASMUS+ Programme 2021/2027.

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Program details:

  • Hosting University: University of Parma (IT)
  • In-presence period: 03-10/06/2026
  • Virtual attendance period: 25/05 - 30/07/2026
  • Language of instruction: English - B1
  • Awarded ECTS credits: 6
  • Number of places available: 20
  • Admission requirements: The programme is open to students from the following disciplines and degree programmes: final-year Bachelor’s students (3rd or 4th year), Master’s students, and PhD candidates in Design, Architecture, Communication, or related fields.

Program Description:

The EU GREEN Blended Intensive Programme “Context Design Applied to the Cultural and Natural Heritage of Humanity – UNESCO. Designing the Cultural Heritage of Food” invites students from design, architecture, and communication to explore how shop windows and urban displays can communicate cultural heritage and sustainability. Building on the previous edition in Mérida (Spain), this programme focuses on Parma, a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy, as a living laboratory where food culture, craftsmanship, and design innovation intersect. Students will investigate how shop windows, food displays, and local exhibitions can act as micro-museums of taste, telling stories of identity, tradition, and innovation. The programme promotes transdisciplinary collaboration between partner universities — the University of Parma, the University of Évora, the University of Extremadura, and Atlantic Technological University — combining product, visual, and spatial design with architecture and heritage studies. Students will co-create design proposals reinterpreting Italian gastronomy for contemporary audiences.

Through virtual collaboration and on-site activities, participants will design and prototype window installations that reinterpret local food and craft heritage as drivers of cultural regeneration and green transition. Outcomes include co-designed prototypes, visual narratives, and a public urban exhibition in Parma, supporting the dissemination goals of the EU GREEN Alliance.

Key topics
Food as tangible and intangible cultural heritage Display, exhibition, and retail design, Visual communication in local foodscapes, Product and packaging design, Sustainable materials and local production, Food heritage and tourism narratives.

Learning outcomes
Students will analyse cultural heritage as a design context; apply sustainable, transdisciplinary methods; collaborate in international teams; design and prototype heritage-based displays; develop narrative communication strategies; critically reflect on design’s role in the green transition; and curate and disseminate results through exhibitions and digital formats.

Methodology
The programme combines design-based learning, lectures and guided visits, hands-on workshops and design sprints, and a blended format with online preparation, an in-person workshop week, and remote follow-up.

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Project Coordinator: Prof. Giancarlo Condello

Project: 2024-1-IT02-KA131-HED-000209672-4

Blended Intensive Program organized by the University of Parma as part of the Alliance EU GREEN.

As part of the University Alliance EU GREEN, the University of Parma offers students enrolled in one of the Alliance's universities the opportunity to participate in this Blended Intensive Programme, approved by the European Union under the ERASMUS+ Programme 2021/2027.

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  • Hosting University: Universidade de Évora (PT)
  • In-presence period: 15-19/06/2026
  • Virtual attendance period: 22/06/2026 -03/07/2026
  • Language of instruction: English - B1
  • Awarded ECTS credits: 6
  • Number of places available: 15
  • Admission requirements: Candidates must be enrolled in a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD program. At the time of application, candidates must demonstrate English language proficiency at the B1 level (CEFR). This proficiency can be certified by their home university. Participation in the program is open to students from any discipline related to public health, sports and exercise sciences, engineering, computer science, or biomedicine.

Program Description:

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a transformative force in our society entering industries like robotic, financial service, agriculture, medicine, transportation, defense. In the context of human well-being, AI also entered the field of healthcare, lifestyle, and elite sport with the target of prevention, diagnosis, monitoring, and prescription. With this BIP, we aim at disseminating current knowledge and future directions regarding the application of AI for the maintenance of a healthy lifestyle in general population, and for performance optimization and injury prevention in athletes. The competences acquired in the BIP will be divided into 4 modules. The module Introduction to Artificial Intelligence consists of a historical trajectory of AI, basic knowledge of data analysis and AI models, and generative AI. The module Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and Challenges addresses keys issues related to ethics, regulation, education, digital transformation, and future directions of AI. The module Artificial Intelligence in Health: Research and Applications explores various applications of AI in health, including wearable technologies, exercise prescription, monitoring of patients at risk of clinical conditions. The module Artificial Intelligence in Sport: Research and Applications is focused on the application of AI in sport setting, considering different models for motion analysis, training monitoring, performance prediction, and injury prevention.
The program consists of lectures and workshops, round tables in both virtual and in-presence modalities, with the participation of experts from educational institutions and industry to explore theoretical bases of AI and practical applications in sport and health sectors. The program is built to guarantee a proficient exchange among students and scholars from different cultural contexts and expertise.

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Project Coordinator: Prof. Giovanni Sogari

Project: 2025-1-IT02-KA131-HED-000321324-9

Blended Intensive Program organized by the University of Parma under the Alliance EU GREEN.

As part of the University Alliance EU GREEN, the University of Parma offers students enrolled in one of the Alliance's universities the opportunity to participate in this Blended Intensive Programme, approved by the European Union under the ERASMUS+ Programme 2021/2027.

Co-organizing universities:

Program Details:

  • Hosting University: Universidad de Extremadura (Spain)
  • In-presence period: 06-10/07/2026
  • Virtual attendance period:08/08/2026 - 30/09/2026
  • Language of instruction: English - B1
  • Awarded ECTS credits: 6
  • Number of places available: 43

  • Admission requirements: Candidates must be enrolled in a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD program.

    At the time of application, candidates must demonstrate English language proficiency at the B1/B2 level (CEFR). This proficiency can be certified by their home university. B2 level will be considered a preferential criterion.

    Participation in the program is open to students from academic disciplines and degree programs relevant to the BIP content.

Program Description:

The world population has reached the mind-boggling number of 8 billion people. Food production is running into an increasing demand for quantity and quality, but agro-livestock activity and the processing industry have a heavy impact on the environment and on Earth’s health. With this BIP, we aim at making students conscious of the problems that must be tackled from different perspectives: sustainable and healthy diets, environmental protection and other related aspects. These will be discussed from an environmental, food production, business, consumers and legislative point of view. 

The program will be divided in five sections: the ecological, the food, the nutrition, the business/consumers, and the law modules. The ecological module supports students in understanding how the production of food may impact on environment and how to protect the environment while producing food. Students will be involved in case studies and a field trip presenting real case scenarios for which they will be asked to apply knowledge acquired during the BIP. The food module addresses the topics of sustainable food production integrating solutions for waste recovery, efficiency and sustainability of food production, food safety and food security, while also considering the environmental impact. The nutrition module will cover aspects related to the nutrition of food, including the relationship between healthy diet and sustainable consumption. Key issues of the business/consumers module will be the concept of transition in terms of potential contribution of innovative policies, localised production and distribution approaches, novel technologies and foods, and alternative consumption scenarios. The law module aims at familiarising participants with the holistic approach the European Union (EU) is undertaking towards food sustainability and novel foods regulation

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Blended Intensive Program coordinated and hosted by WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND LIFE SCIENCES (Poland) under the EU GREEN Alliance.

Project Coordinator: Malgorzata Korzeniowska (Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences)

University of Parma local coordinator: Prof. ssa Barbara Prandi

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Program Details:

  • Hosting University: Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences (Polonia)
  • In-presence period: 29/06 - 03/07/2026
  • Virtual attendance period: 22/06 - 07/07/2026
  • Language of instruction: English - B1
  • Awarded ECTS credits: 3

  • Program description: This Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) focuses on the sustainable valorisation of food co-products originating from plant and animal sources, addressing one of the key challenges of the European agrifood system: the reduction of waste and the transition towards a circular bioeconomy. The programme integrates scientific, technological, economic and social perspectives, equipping students with interdisciplinary competencies needed to transform food by-products into valuable ingredients, materials and energy sources. 

    The course combines online lectures, self-study modules and an intensive in-presence week including laboratory work, case studies and project development. Participants learn about new product development, sustainability principles, physicochemical and functional properties of co-products, emerging biotechnological valorisation techniques, innovation pathways and consumer-driven product development.
     

    Through challenge-based learning, students work in interdisciplinary teams to design a mini-project including a valorisation concept, prototype idea or business model. The BIP strengthens collaboration among EU GREEN Alliance partners by supporting joint teaching activities, student mobility, and knowledge exchange in sustainable food innovation.
    Ultimately, the programme aims to raise awareness of sustainability challenges, improve employability, and contribute to the development of a new European educational model in circular and responsible food systems.

  • Number of places available: 25
  • Application deadline: 15/04/2026

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Blended Intensive Program coordinated and hosted by WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND LIFE SCIENCES (Poland) under the EU GREEN Alliance.

Project Coordinator: Jacek Urbaniak (Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences)

University of Parma local coordinator: Prof. Rossano Bolpagni

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Program Details:

  • Hosting University: Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences (Polonia)
  • In-presence period: 18-22/05/2026
  • Virtual attendance period: 11/05 - 19/06/2026
  • Language of instruction: English - B2
  • Awarded ECTS credits: 5
  • Program description: Invasive alien species (IAS) are one of the greatest threats to biodiversity globally, as they negatively impact the ecological stability of invaded habitats and native species, leading to consequent pressures on essential ecosystem functions and services. It is estimated that, in Europe, 11% of the c. 12,000 introduced alien species are invasive, causing significant environmental, economic and social damage and Europe is predicted to receive a further 2,500 IAS by the year 2050.

    In recent decades, the implementation of IAS management throughout Europe has been fragmented and uncoordinated despite the implementation of the IAS Regulation (EU) 1143/2014 a decade ago. Across Europe, total invasion costs have been estimated at €116.2 billion for the year 2020.

    This “BIP Invasive Alien Species” aligns with EU GREEN’s sustainability mission to tackle environmental, social, cultural and economic challenges in our regions by bringing together IAS researchers and Masters students from transdisciplinary backgrounds to collaborate on the wicked problems posed by IAS and invigorate innovative solutions to burgeoning IAS invasions.

    The students will be equipped with the necessary skills and competencies to address biological invasions and these skills can later be adapted on problem solving for other sustainability challenges requiring a similar quadruple perspective. The first module provides a background to IAS, the second is on management of IAS with varying case studies, the third is on IAS and society.

    The BIP touches on: the Importance of teaching new approaches to deal with IAS, citizen science, remote sensing, sensors, engaging society in prevention and management of IAS, environmental education, participation of citizens in conservation efforts and the Relevance of sharing experiences in managing/controlling IAS across Europe.
  • Number of places available: 15
  • Application deadline: 20/04/2026

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Blended Intensive Program coordinated by UNIVERSIDAD DE EXTREMADURA (Spain) and hosted by UNIVERSITATEA din ORADEA(Romania) under the EU GREEN Alliance.

Project Coordinator: Ana María Piquer Píriz (Universidad de Extremadura)

University of Parma local coordinator: Dott.ssa Giulia Costa

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Program Details:

  • Hosting University: Universitatea din Oradea (Romania)
  • In-presence period: 04-08/05/2026
  • Virtual attendance period: 07/04 - 23/05/2026
  • Language of instruction:  ENGLISH - B2
  • Awarded ECTS credits: 3
  • Program Description: Contemporary classrooms are increasingly marked by linguistic and cultural diversity, with the presence of monolingual students, heritage speakers, and learners from immigrant backgrounds. In this context, language plays a decisive role not only as a communicative tool but also as a factor of inclusion or exclusion. Limited proficiency in the majority language can restrict access to knowledge, fundamental rights, and participation in social and educational life, placing some students at a disadvantage.

    Language education, therefore, cannot be reduced to the acquisition of grammatical structures. It must also cultivate cognitive, communicative, and socio-affective strategies that enable learners to negotiate meaning, adapt to varied communicative contexts, and transfer knowledge across their different languages. In this regard, language awareness emerges as a central component, particularly for heritage and multilingual learners, as it supports the integration of their linguistic repertoires, strengthens communicative competence, and affirms linguistic diversity within the classroom. This BIP, aimed at language educators, proposes training to address these challenges in their multilingual classrooms. This BIP aligns with transformative teaching and learning, promoting critical thinking, creativity, future-oriented reflection, values-based decision-making, and compassionate, ethically grounded educational practice in line with EUGREEN Alliance principles. Specifically, it is informed by the EUGREEN priorities of inclusivity, equity, and sustainability in education. It treats multilingualism as a strength and encourages teachers to design practices that make all students—local and international—active contributors.

    Together, the six modules provide an integrated pathway for developing multilingual pedagogies and inclusive classroom practices. Beginning with an exploration of CLIL’s contribution to multilingualism (Universidad de Extremadura), participants will examine the role of empathy, language awareness, and Global Englishes in fostering intercultural understanding (Universidade de Évora). They will then engage with translanguaging and code-switching as dynamic tools for reflection and communication in diverse classrooms (Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy we Wrocławiu) and explore strategies for assessing academic language across bilingual curricula (Università di Parma). The programme further broadens perspective through a focus on on-campus internationalisation and its transformative potential in higher education (ELTE TÓK), culminating in approaches to supporting linguistic diversity and international students in university contexts (Universitatea din Oradea). Collectively, these modules promote inclusive, equitable, and sustainable language education aligned with the values of the EUGREEN Alliance.
  • Number of places available: 15
  • Application deadline: 07/03/2026

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Blended Intensive Program coordinated by UNIVERSIDADE DE EVORA (Portugal) and hosted by HÖGSKOLAN i GÄVLE (Sweden) under the EU GREEN Alliance.

Project Coordinator: Maria Ilhéu(Universidade de Évora)

University of Parma local coordinator: Antonella Bachiorri

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Program details:

  • Hosting University: University of Gävle (Sweden)
  • In-presence period: 14-19/06/2026
  • Virtual attendance period: 01/06 - 10/07/2026
  • Language of instruction: ENGLISH - B1
  • Awarded ECTS credits: 6

  • Program Description: In today’s world, connection to ‘others’ (human and more than human) is paramount. Enabling different ways of knowing, feeling, perceiving, and connecting with ‘others’, in the realm of the multispecies communities we live in, is consequently a key for a sustainable future.

    This BIP proposes immersive and transformative experiences in the landscape and in the hardscape, as hubs for learning and research. Through theoretical backgrounds, immersive experiences, analysis and discussions of Real-World case studies, participants will develop the perception of their roles in embracing sustainability in their daily lives as global citizens, regardless of their different backgrounds and professional roles within society. 

    Three phases define this BIP:
    i) online classes on the basic theoretical concepts and background practices related to sustainability competences and outdoor experiential research-based learning;
    ii) in-person immersive and participatory experiences involving different methods of inquiry;
    iii) autonomous inter/transdisciplinary outdoor project, done individually or in a group (with online tutorial support), contributing to the expected transformative process, followed by discussion and assessment.

  • Number of places available: 30
  • Application deadline: 03/04/2026

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Blended Intensive Program coordinated and hosted by UNIVERSITATEA din ORADEA (Romania) under the EU GREEN Alliance.

Project Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Adelina Venig (Universitatea din Oradea)

University of Parma local coordinator: Prof.ssa Benedetta Chiancone

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  • Hosting University: Universitatea din Oradea (Romania)
  • In-presence period: 18-22/05/2026
  • Virtual attendance period: 20-24/04/2026
  • Language of instruction:  ENGLISH - B1
  • Awarded ECTS credits: 5
  • Program Description: The academic content consists of five on-site modules and one online integrative module. Topics include sustainable and smart orchard management; fertilisation and nutrition of fruit trees; fruit production, viticulture and green technologies; phenology, climate change and decision-support tools; and food chains and fruit marketing for sustainable valorisation. The online module focuses on integrated orchard systems and soil–plant–climate interactions, strengthening interdisciplinary understanding through applied problem-solving.

    By the end of the programme, participants will be able to apply principles of sustainable and smart orchard management, use precision fertilisation and climate-adaptive strategies, evaluate innovative green technologies, interpret phenological and climate data, and understand the role of food chains and marketing in sustainable fruit valorisation. They will also enhance their ability to work in international, multidisciplinary teams and communicate professionally in English.

    Assessment is based on active participation, a group project in the form of an integrated smart and green orchard case study, a final group presentation, and an individual reflection report or learning diary.
  • Number of places available: 27
  • Application deadline: 06/04/2026

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Blended Intensive Program coordinated and hosted by WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND LIFE SCIENCES (Poland) under the EU GREEN Alliance.

Project Coordinator: Anna Karczewska (Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences)

University of Parma local coordinator: Prof.ssa Elena Maestri

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Program details:

  • Hosting University: Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences (Poland)
  • In-presence period: 07-11/09/2026
  • Virtual attendance period: 08/06 - 09/10/2026
  • Language of instruction: English - B1
  • Awarded ECTS credits: 6
  • Program description: The SOIL BIP is aimed at making students conscious of crucial soil functions and the main threats to soil, as well as at showing the examples of solutions that can be undertaken to protect soil and to reclaim lands negatively impacted by various kinds of human activity. The BIP will cover the following issues:
    • Introduction to soil properties and functions, and the main threats to soil,
    • Principles of soil protection and the methods that can be applied to improve soil properties, with focus on farmlands and urban soils,
    • Remediation of contaminated soils and reclamation of technically disturbed lands, including mining sites.
    The in-presence part will include two days of stationary lectures and lab classes and three days of field trips.
  • Number of places available: 30
  • Application deadline: 20/03/2026

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Blended Intensive Program coordinated by WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND LIFE SCIENCES (Poland) and hosted by UNIVERSIDAD DE EXTREMADURA(Spain) under the EU GREEN Alliance.

Project Coordinator: Magdalena Raftowicz (Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences)

University of Parma local coordinator: Prof. Davide Menozzi

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  • Hosting University: Universidad de Extremadura (Spain)
  • In-presence period: 29/06 - 03/07/2026
  • Virtual attendance period: 22-26/06/2026
  • Language of instruction: ENGLISH - B2
  • Awarded ECTS credits: 6
  • Program Description: The Blended Intensive Programme “Sustainable Food Marketing and Local Chains” explores how marketing, communication, and innovation support the transition towards sustainable and resilient agri-food systems. It examines the links between consumer behaviour, product innovation, short food supply chains, and territorial development, aligned with the objectives of the European Green Deal and the Farm to Fork Strategy.

    The programme combines five days of virtual learning and five days of on-site sessions in Extremadura (Spain), offering a mix of theoretical foundations and practice-oriented workshops. The online part focuses on marketing concepts, consumer decision-making, sensory marketing, and supply chain governance, while the on-site part applies these concepts through case studies and team projects in an international setting.

    Using interactive lectures, discussions, and project-based learning, participants develop analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills. By the end of the programme, students will be able to design and present a sustainable marketing strategy for local food chains, integrating knowledge and competences acquired throughout the course.
  • Number of places available: 15
  • Application deadline: 22/03/2026

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Blended Intensive Program coordinated and hosted by HÖGSKOLAN i GÄVLE (Sweden) under the EU GREEN Alliance.

Project Coordinator: Britt Johanne Farstad (University of Gävle)

University of Parma local coordinator: Doc.ssa Giulia Conti

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  • Hosting University: University of Gävle (Sweden)
  • In-presence period: 18-22/05/2026
  • Virtual attendance period: 01/04 - 04/12/2026
  • Language of instruction: ENGLISH - B2
  • Awarded ECTS credits: 7

  • Program Description:This Blended Intensive Programme invites students to explore the intersections between literature, ecology, climate science, and sustainability. Through the use of eco-fiction and speculative narratives as “thought laboratories”, students will learn the power of language and story to imagine possible, probable, and desirable futures shaped by climate change and societal transformation. 

    Bringing together critical theory, creative writing, and participatory dialogue, the BIP offers hands-on collaboration in an international, interdisciplinary setting. Staff and students will develop their skills in pedagogic and teaching methods as well as how to lead interdisciplinary courses with a focus on peer-to-peer learning and the involvement of authors and other practitioners. 

    These skills are transferable to participants’ own teaching and can support the training of other educations at their respective universities.

  • Number of places available: 15
  • Application deadline: 14/03/2026

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Blended Intensive Program coordinated and hosted by UNIVERSIDADE DE EVORA (Portugal) under the EU GREEN Alliance.

Project Coordinator: Bruno Lopes (Universidade de Évora)

University of Parma local coordinator: Prof.ssa Benedetta Maria Crivelli

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  • Hosting University: University of Gävle (Sweden)
  • In-presence period: 06-10/07/2026
  • Virtual attendance period: 15/06 - 03/07/2026
  • Language of instruction: ENGLISH - B2
  • Awarded ECTS credits: 6
  • Program Description: The BIP "Taste of Identity: Food Heritage Between History and Tourism" is designed to explore food as a central dimension of cultural heritage, focusing on its historical roots, contemporary expressions, and tourism potential. Through a multidisciplinary and intercultural approach, the program examines how food practices shape collective identities, contribute to regional development, and interact with sustainability challenges.

    The program takes the interior Alentejo region (Southern Portugal) as its starting point – a living laboratory where food heritage, landscape, and traditional knowledge intersect. Local products, culinary techniques, and food-related rituals will be analyzed as expressions of long-term historical processes such as agricultural systems, land-use patterns, migratory flows, and socio-economic transitions. Particular emphasis will be placed on the Mediterranean Diet, not only as a UNESCO-recognized heritage, but also as a dynamic cultural system.
  • Number of places available: 25
  • Application deadline: 30/03/2026

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Blended Intensive Program coordinated and hosted by UNIVERSITATEA din ORADEA (Romania) under the EU GREEN Alliance.

Project Coordinator: Codruta Bendea (Universitatea din Oradea)

University of Parma local coordinator: Prof. Mirko Morini

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  • Hosting University: Universitatea din Oradea (Romania)
  • In-presence period: 19-23/10/2026
  • Virtual attendance period: 01/09 - 19/10/2026
  • Language of instruction: ENGLISH - B2
  • Awarded ECTS credits: 4
  • Program Description: This BIP on Thermal Energy in the Green Transition: Technologies, Integration and Sustainability builds on a previous high-value programme hosted by the University of Gävle in June 2025. The new edition offers a comprehensive exploration of state-of-the-art thermal technologies, with a focus on sustainable solutions and innovative applications. It combines expert-led sessions on current developments with interactive workshops on practical implementation, equipping participants with knowledge, skills, and connections for work in industry, research, and policy.

    The programme includes four two-hour online sessions followed by a one-week in-person summer school at the University of Oradea. The virtual component provides foundational insights into thermal energy conversion, storage, and distribution. Participants will also complete an individual project linked to their field of study or research, contributing their own perspectives to the programme.

    Designed for Master’s and PhD students within EU GREEN, as well as engineers seeking to expand their expertise, the BIP offers both a broad overview and deeper insights into thermal science. Partner universities contribute lectures across both the online and in-person phases, covering key areas such as district heating, geothermal energy, energy storage, heat pumps, and solar energy. The 2026 edition retains seven core modules: Thermodynamics; Heat Transfer; Thermal Energy Storage; Thermal Energy Distribution; Renewable Thermal Energy; ICT Methods for Thermal Science; and Sector Coupling & System Integration.

    The BIP also provides opportunities to engage with industry, explore career pathways, and network with international peers. Participants can attend the EUGTEC 2026 conference and take part in site visits. A social programme, including a welcome dinner and evening activities, supports exchange and collaboration, while assignments during the online phase encourage sharing of regional approaches across EU GREEN partner countries.
  • Number of places available: 25
  • Application deadline: 10/07/2026

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Blended Intensive Program coordinated and hosted by UNIVERSITÉ d'ANGERS (France) under the EU GREEN Alliance.

Project Coordinator: Dr Marc Fadel (Université d'Angers)

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Program details:

  • Hosting University: Université d'Angers (France)
  • In-presence period: June 22 to 26 2026
  • Virtual attendance period: May 4 to June 19, 2026
  • Language of instruction: English - B1
  • Awarded ECTS credits: 6
  • Participation in this program is open to students from the following Departments of the University of Parma:
    • Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability
    • Department of Humanities, Social and Cultural Enterprise
    • Department of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science
    • Department of Law, Political and International Studies
    • Department of Industrial Engineering Systems and Technologies
    • Department of Medicine and Surgery 
    • Department of Economics and Management
  • Number of places available:  30
  • Application deadline: March 15, 2026

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Blended Intensive Program coordinated and hosted by ATLANTIC TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (Ireland) under the EU GREEN Alliance.

Project Coordinator: Emma Boylan (Atlantic Technological University)

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  • Hosting University: Atlantic Technological University (Irlanda)
  • In-presence period: 26-30/10/2026
  • Virtual attendance period: 05/10 - 06/11/2026
  • Language of instruction: English - B2
  • Awarded ECTS credits: 5
  • Participation in this program is open to students from the following Departments of the University of Parma:
    • Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability
    • Department of Mathematical, Physical and Computer Sciences
    • Department of Humanities, Social and Cultural Enterprise 
    • Department of Economics and Management 
  • Number of places available: 20
  • Application deadline: 01/05/2026

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Blended Intensive Program coordinated and hosted by UNIVERSITATEA din ORADEA (Romania) under the EU GREEN Alliance.

Project Coordinator: Monica Ariana Sim (Universitatea din Oradea)

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  • Hosting University: Universitatea din Oradea (Romania)
  • In-presence period: 06-10/07/2026
  • Virtual attendance period: 02/06/2026 - 10/07/2026
  • Language of instruction :English - B2
  • Awarded ECTS credits: 5
  • Participation in this program is open to students from the following Departments of the University of Parma:
    • Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability 
    • Department of Humanities, Social and Cultural Enterprise 
    • Department of Mathematics, Physics and Computer science 
    • Department of Law, Political and International Studies 
    • Department of Industrial Engineering Systems and Technologies
    • Department of Medicine and Surgery
    • Department of Economics and Management 
  • Number of places available: 14
  • Application deadline: 31/03/2026

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Blended Intensive Program coordinated and hosted by HÖGSKOLAN i GÄVLE (Sweden) under the EU GREEN Alliance.

Project Coordinator: Jennie Jackson (University of Gävle)

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  • Hosting University: University of Gävle (Sweden)
  • In-presence period: 17-21/08/2026
  • Virtual Attendance Period: 07/05/2026 - 18/06/2026
  • Language of instruction: English - B1
  • Awarded ECTS credits: 6
  • Participation in this program is open to students from the following Departments of the University of Parma:
    • Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability 
    • Department of Mathematical, Physical and Computer Sciences
    • Department of Medicine and Surgery 
    • Department of Food and Drug Sciences 
  • Number of places available: 15
  • Application deadline: 22/03/2026

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Blended Intensive Program coordinated and hosted by WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND LIFE SCIENCES (Poland) under the EU GREEN Alliance.

Project Coordinator: Sylwia Wierzcholska (Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences)

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  • Hosting University: Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences (Poland)
  • In-presence period: 08-12/06/2026
  • Virtual Attendance Period: 04-15/05/2026
  • Language of instruction: English - B1
  • Awarded ECTS credits: 6
  • Participation in this program is open to students from the following Departments of the University of Parma:
    • Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability 
    • Department of Mathematical, Physical and Computer Sciences
    • Department of Food and Drug Sciences 
    • Department of Economics and Management 
  • Number of places available: 15
  • Application deadline: 01/03/2026

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Blended Intensive Program coordinated and hosted by UNIVERSITATEA din ORADEA (Romania) under the EU GREEN Alliance.

Project Coordinator: Roxana Hatos (Universitatea din Oradea)

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Program Details:

  • Hosting University: Universitatea din Oradea (Romania)
  • In-presence period: 29/06-03/07/2026
  • Virtual Attendance Period: 02/06-10/07/2026
  • Language of Instruction: English - B2
  • Awarded ECTS credits: 6
  • Participation in this program is open to students from the following Departments of the University of Parma:
    • Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability 
    • Department of Mathematical, Physical and Computer Sciences
    • Department of Economics and Management 
  • Number of places available: 15
  • Application deadline: 31/03/2026

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Blended Intensive Program coordinated and hosted by UNIVERSITATEA din ORADEA (Romania) under the EU GREEN Alliance.

Project Coordinator: Dan Catalin Noje (Universitatea din Oradea)

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Program Details:

  • Hosting University: Universitatea din Oradea (Romania)
  • In-presence period: 08-12/06/2026
  • Virtual Attendance Period: 27/04 - 29/05/2026
  • Language of Instruction: English - B2
  • Awarded ECTS credits: 6
  • Participation in this program is open to students from the following Departments of the University of Parma:
    • Department of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science
    • Department of Industrial Engineering Systems and Technologies 
    • Department of Economics and Management
  • Number of places available: 15
  • Application deadline: 15/03/2026

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Blended Intensive Program coordinated and hosted by UNIVERSIDADE DE EVORA (Portugal) under the EU GREEN Alliance.

Project Coordinator: Andrea Dionísio (Universidade de Évora)

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Program Details:

  • Hosting University: Universidade de Évora (Portugal)
  • In-presence period: 13-17/07/2026
  • Virtual attendance period: 01/06 - 03/07/2026
  • Language of instruction: ENGLISH - B2
  • Awarded ECTS credits: 6
  • Participation in this program is open to students from the following Departments of the University of Parma:
    • Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability
    • Department of Mathematical, Physical and Computer Sciences
    • Department of Humanities, Social and Cultural Enterprise 
    • Department of Industrial Engineering Systems and Technologies 
    • Department of Economics and Management 
  • Available positions: 25
  • Date to apply: 20/03/2026

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Blended Intensive Program coordinated and hosted by UNIVERSITÉ d'ANGERS (France) under the EU GREEN Alliance.

Project Coordinator: Michael Federspiel (Universitè d'Angers)

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Program Details:

  • Hosting University: Universitè d'Angers (France)
  • In-presence period: 01-06/06/2026
  • Virtual Attendance Period: 28/05/2026
  • Language of instruction: English - B2
  • Awarded ECTS credits: 3
  • Participation in this program is open to students from the following Departments of the University of Parma:
    • Department of Mathematical, Physical and Computer Sciences
    • Department of Humanities, Social and Cultural Enterprise
  • Number of places available: 15
  • Application deadline: 23/03/2026

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Blended Intensive Program coordinated and hosted by OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITÄT MAGDEBURG (Germany) under the EU GREEN Alliance.

Project Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Sebastian Eichfelder (Otto Von Guericke University Magdeburg)

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Program Details:

  • Hosting University: Otto Von Guericke University Magdeburg (Germany)
  • In-presence period: 01-05/06/2026
  • Virtual Attendance Period: 22/04 - 27/05/2026
  • Language of Instruction: English - B2
  • Awarded ECTS credits: 3
  • Participation in this program is open to students from the following Departments of the University of Parma:
    • Department of Mathematics, Physics and Computer science 
    • Department of Economics and Management Sciences 
  • Number of places available: 20
  • Application deadline: 30/03/2026

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