WHAT IS UNIC VIP FUND
UNIC Fund for Virtual and International Educational Projects supports virtual joint international educational activities across UNIC university partners. We consider a virtual international collaboration as an innovative mobility format and as an addition to traditional student exchange formats. Virtual international educational activities are part of internationalisation at home strategies and can at best serve to internationalise the curriculum.
This fund aims to incentivise faculty members of UNIC universities to include virtual collaborative international educational activities (Virtual/Blended Exchange) into the regular curriculum (e.g. within existing or new courses). The fund provides support to design, coordinate and implement those activities.
OBJECTIVES OF UNIC VIP FUND
- at least two UNIC university teachers from two different universities design the learning activity collaboratively;
- a predominant share of virtual activities;
- students of all participating partner teachers are involved in collaborative virtual international learning activities;
- intended integration of the activities in the formal curricula of the participating universities, ECTS recognition for the activities through each participating university;
- promotion and dissemination activities are included in the general activity plan.
WHO CAN APPLY TO UNIC VIP FUND
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- the call is open to the members of a university community involved in teaching in all thematic areas;
- persons from different universities designing an activity together apply individually for funds at their local universities;
- one applicant can participate in two initiatives/applications per call round with different partner constellations;
- applicants from the same university working together in an initiative with international partners can only submit one application form together at their local university. (Maximum two involved applicants per university and per application).
WHAT CAN BE SUPPORTED BY UNIC VIP FUND
Virtual Exchange
Virtual Exchange is a form of virtual mobility characterised by particularly intensive interaction between teachers and students involving at least classrooms in two countries. They follow joint learning objectives in international groups by communicating via the internet. Virtual exchange is based on teacher collaboration, where educators jointly design and implement educational activities that are part of regular study programmes.
Blended Exchange
Blended Exchange formats combine online and on-site learning and teaching phases. One part of the course takes place online, one part takes place as a group activity on-site at one of the partner universities.
Challenge-based-learning (CBL)
It refers to education based on actual problems that consists in applying theoretical knowledge to develop solutions for real-world challenges through collaboration in diverse, interdisciplinary teams.
For more information please consult UNIC handbook on physical and virtual mobility.
SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS TO UNIC VIP FUND
The applications must be submitted until 16.12.2024, 23:59, through an online form.
The link to the application form, as well as documents related to the call (regulations, call for applications), can be found in the Employee Knowledge Database, in the UŁ Employee Service.
Click here to apply for the UNIC VIP Fund