Aktuality

Dear Partners,

We are pleased to invite your students to participate in the upcoming Blended Intensive Program (BIP) titled "Technical Communication For All", hosted by ISCAP – Polytechnic of Porto in July 2025.

This Erasmus+ BIP is an exciting opportunity for students to gain foundational skills in technical communication, a field that is increasingly vital in today’s digital and technological environment.

Participants will explore core topics such as:

• Basics of Technical Communication
• Document Types, Definitions, and User/Task Analysis
• Visual Highlight of Features
• Web Accessibility Guidelines

📅 Key Dates:

• Online Introductory Session: 2nd July 2025
• Face-to-Face Week in Porto: 7th – 11th July 2025
• Application Deadline: 13th June 2025

🏫 Format & Location:

• Online + In-person at Porto Accounting and Business School – ISCAP
• Participants earn 3 ECTS credits
• Includes teambuilding, workshops, hands-on projects, and presentations

📌 Please Note:

• Students must attend both the online and the full face-to-face program
• Priority will be given to applicants from partner universities
• Accommodation is not provided, but support with housing resources is available

📍 Venue:
ISCAP – Polytechnic of Porto
R. Jaime Lopes Amorim, 4465-004 São Mamede de Infesta, Porto, Portugal

👉 Registration Form & Deadline:

Form:https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=luUd1aBFpUqg2EfRyViqMkMyIxSq3jZKiYkQHeN6Q89UNEZIVjFVSllFWDkzOVo0RVZNN0RPNUFPMy4u&route=shorturl

Deadline: June 13, 2025

We encourage you to circulate this opportunity within your institution and among eligible students. Thank you for helping us promote international learning and collaboration!

Warm regards,

Dear colleagues,

This year KU Leuven is celebrating its 600^th anniversary! This is the ideal opportunity to invite you all to join in the festivities with us.

Visit us during the International Staff Week and help us celebrate our special anniversary.

• Get to know KU Leuven
• Build your international network 
• Discuss topics relevant to your everyday work with international peers
• Explore some of the most beautiful towns in Belgium
• Discover Leuven, Brussels, Antwerp or Ghent

Join us from Tuesday 4/11/2025 until Friday 7/11/2025.

We are looking forward to welcoming you and to showing you around our campuses and cities, so save the date! Registrations will open soon.

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from your colleagues at KU Leuven

This international staff week is organised by the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Engineering Science, the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, the Faculty of Engineering Technology, the Faculty of Architecture and the Faculty of Arts.

• Organizer: School of Tourism and Hospitality Management
• Timeframe: 28 June – 5 July 2025 – face to face, 10 July – virtual component
• 5 ECTS
• Duration: 8 days face to face & one day online:
• Highlights of the program:
  • one week at the Black Sea
  • International Guest Professors
  • General Managers from Travel, Tourism and Aviation
  • Project based courses and practical activities
  • Simulation Games Sea Survival Training at Tuzla Airport
  • Study visits Cultural activities
• Program package – 597 EUR – including: airport transfers; 1-2 nights of accommodation in Bucharest, 6 nights of accommodation at the seaside; transfer from Bucharest to the seaside and back; transfers to the Tuzla Airport and back (6 days); Bucharest City Tour; cultural trips; breakfast; 2 dinners

• Organizer: REACT Initiative (Research Excellence Against Child Trafficking)
• Timeframe: 7 – 12 July 2025 – face to face, virtual component – TBD
• 3 ECTS
• Duration: 6 days
• Main activities:
  • seminars: daily sessions led by experts in law enforcement, legal research, cybersecurity, or AI.
  • workshops: practical activities on using cyber-security tools, AI applications, data analysis, and investigative techniques to tackle potential organised crime groups/human trafficking cases
  • discussions: engage at a multidisciplinary group level to discuss current challenges and solutions
  • networking: opportunities to connect with peers, lecturers, and stakeholders committed to fighting cyber organised crime and human trafficking
  • projects: team-based projects where participants will apply their learning to propose and develop a solution to a specific challenge related to human trafficking, cyber-crime, and AI
  • field and cultural activity: weekend cultural visits in Bucharest and field trip to Danube Delta.

Dear partners and colleagues,

greetings from Finland!

We want to remind that the application period for Xamk Summer School of Gaming is ending on May 18th! There is still time for your students to fill in the application form (link below).

Xamk is arranging the Xamk Summer School of Gaming (3 ECTS) on 4 – 10 August, 2025. We are delighted to invite your students to spend a week in the beautiful city of Mikkeli!

The Summer School will focus on Essentials of Video Game Creation (3 ECTS) and will teach you how to create a video game by studying concept design and development. You will learn in practice how to develop a basic game concept, from an idea to a pitch, without needing to have a background of previous gaming studies. 

The classes will be held by gaming industry professionals:

• Dr. Jan Storgårds: with over 25 years of experience in the gaming industry, he is entrepreneur, Director of CADGI (Cambridge Academy of Games and Innovation) and CEO of Cambridge Gamechanger ltd. He has also experience working with start-ups and early-stage technology companies including video games studios.
• James Shepherd: CEO Cypherdelic Limited and Head of Studio at nDreams, who just recently published Ghostbusters VR. Double Bafta and Develop winning executive responsible for delivering multi-million selling products. He has been working for both Microsoft (creating the Xbox games community 'Upload' and the app 'Upload Studio') and Sony (delivering triple 'A' products including ‘Heavenly Sword’and ‘LittleBigPlanet’.

Why participate in the Xamk Summer School of Gaming in Finland?

• Learn from highly recognized instructors, who are seasoned experts in the gaming field.
• A mentoring session about work-related tips and gaming start-ups is also included in the programme.
• Gain 3 ECTS or more.
• Finnish summer is one-of-a-kind experience – spend 1 full week in the bright summer of the happiest country in the world!

Language of instruction: 
English

Price: 
550€ for students from partner institutions
570€ for students from non-partner institutions

The price includes tuition, study material, scheduled free time activities, insurance during the scheduled activities, and study certificate for recognition of study credits. The price does not include accommodation.

Application:

The Summer School application will be carried out in DreamApply: [SSG 2025] Xamk Summer School of Gaming 2025 - South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, Xamk. The application period will be open until May 18^th 2025.

For more information, please refer to the attached Brochure of Summer School of Gaming and the schedule, visit our website Summer School of Gaming - Xamk, or contact Ms Anu Pirttimäki at Tato e-mailová adresa je chráněna před spamboty. Pro její zobrazení musíte mít povolen Javascript..

Don’t miss the chance to be a part of this unforgettable experience! 

- Xamk, all for the future –

Kind regards,

Anu Pirttimäki

Education Export Specialist

South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences – Xamk

International Services

Campus address: Paraatikenttä 7, Kouvola, Finland

Tel. +358 44 702 8237

www.xamk.fi

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