European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU)

Opportunities for students

LiU is part of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU), a network of 12 research intensive universities well known for being innovators in higher education and collaboration with wider society. ECIU is a European university where students, teachers and researchers collaborate with wider society and industry to solve relevant problems.

Are you a student interested in widening your education? With the ECIU, you get the opportunity to do just that, through Challenges and Micro-modules offered all around European ECIU universities, both digitally and physically.

Challenges

Work in multidisciplinary and international teams
Work with industry and society across Europe
Solve local, national and global problems using problem-based learning

Micro-modules

Fill the gaps in your knowledge and experience in a special area – for example in energy and sustainability, or circular economies
Learn more about intercultural communication
Improve your language skills

You also have the opportunity to participate in longer exchange programmes of 2-12 months at one of the higher education institutions in the ECIU network via Erasmus+ studies and Erasmus+ internships. You can read more about how to apply and information about grants under the heading “Funding”.

Application to challenges and micro-modules

Read more about challenges and micro-modules and how to apply.

Grants for travelling

If you travel to one of our ECIU partner universities, whether for a shorter or longer stay, you may be able to apply for funds or grants. You can apply for different funds and grants depending on the length of your journey – that is to say, the physical mobility – and what you will do.

Physical mobility shorter than five days

You can apply for funds for travelling and maintenance of up to 500€. In total, LiU has 5000€ to allocate as a member of ECIU during 2022. Applications are open for continuous submission, with a deadline on the 1st of every month (excluding July and August). In order to apply, you must have been admitted to a Challenger or Micro-module. You must also have an invitation or equivalent to an activity that takes place physically at the host higher education institution. A certificate should be submitted after the end of your trip.

Contact Konstantinos Mitropoulos for the application for funding.

Physical mobility of a minimum of five days and up to a maximum of 30 days, including a Challenge or an internship of at least three weeks, and in which a part of the course is online, without resulting ECTS but with a diploma supplement (Erasmus+ short-term blended mobility – Internship)

For longer study and internship exchanges of 2-12 months

There is even the opportunity to go on a regular exchange trip to our ECIU partners.
Read more about the application process, applying for a place and funding.

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Last updated: 2022-03-31