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Wednesday, 19 February 2025

The University of Limerick is delighted to announce several opportunities for partner universities to visit UL under the Erasmus+ programme in 2025. This includes several Staff Week opportunities as well as a conference. UL is delighted to be selected as the host for the European University Foundation Open Space conference in June 2025.

Global and Digital Citizenship Erasmus+ Staff Week

The UL Language Hub and the School of Modern Language Applied Linguistics will host a Global and Digital Citizenship Erasmus+ Staff Week on 28th April running until 2nd May. This Staff Week will provide workshops and hands on demonstrations to explore areas of plurilingual communicative competence, intercomprehension, the power of storytelling, virtual exchange, digital citizenship, and artificial intelligence (AI) for academic writing. 

The deadline for registration is Friday, 21st February.

Enhancing Student Employability for a Rapidly Changing World

UL Cooperative Education and Careers Division are running a consecutive Staff Week from 28th April to 2nd May around Enhancing Student Employability for a Rapidly Changing World - Opportunities and Challenges for European Universities. The programme will feature engagement strategies with stakeholders, workshops on emotional intelligence and personality typology, and opportunities and challenges for global work placements.

The deadline for registration is Friday, 28th February.

Opportunities in Internationalisation at Home

The next opportunity to engage with UL is through a staff week hosted by the UL Global team from May 19th to 23rd.  The theme of Opportunities in Internationalisation at Home will allow for a hands-on development opportunity for those looking to strengthen “Internationalisation at Home” in meaningful ways. It aims to equip participants with the knowledge, tools, and connections to make internationalisation more accessible for all students and staff. 

The deadline for registration is Wednesday, 5th March.

The European University Foundation (EUF) Open Space Conference

Finally, UL and the UL Erasmus+ team are delighted to work with the European University Foundation to host a three-day conference from 11th June to 13th June. The European University Foundation (EUF) Open Space Conference intends to provide space for a collaborative environment amongst higher education professionals and connect with peers working on or aspiring to engage in Erasmus+ projects. 

The deadline for registration is Thursday, 17th April.